Newsday columnist Neil Best posed an interesting question on his blog the other day: Why are baseball outfields deepest in centerfield and shallowest in left and right? Why not a …
Category: Fields, Courts, Etc.
In Like a Lion, and So On
And I’m back, just in time to get snowed in. First and foremost: Major, major props to Phil for keeping everything running without a hitch during my absence. You da …
Documenting a Maligned Decade
New ESPN column today — look here. Meanwhile … I recently got a note from reader Steve K., as follows: A friend of mine was moving and his wife made …
Dwarf Stars
[Editor’s Note: Reader Mike Miller recently attended the the 2008 Carolina League/California League All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach and provided such a thorough report that I’ve decided to run it …
Not Quite the Roman Coliseum, But It’ll Do
[Editor’s Note: Longtime reader Mike Cooperman attended last Saturday’s Dodgers/Bosox exhibition game at the fabled L.A. Coliseum and generously offered to provide the following account of his day — enjoy. …
Field of Dreams
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: Last week, in the middle of our server changeover, I got an e-mail from Chris Hill, with a subject line that …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Lots of ground to cover today, beginning with the excellent time I had last Friday at Giants Stadium, where I spent the afternoon interviewing equipment director Joe Skiba. This will …
They Play Like a Mickey Mouse Team, So….
You probably know that the Devil Rays played a few “home” games in Orlando last week at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex, which, despite having only 9000 seats, …
It’s All in the Wrist
If you think I was a Scrooge for giving the thumbs-down to MLB’s pink Mother’s Day wristbands, that’s nothing compared to what umpire Bill Welke did in Houston on Wednesday …
Less Than the Sum of Its Parts
The WNBA preseason begins today, and the league kicked things off yesterday by unveiling a new set of uniforms for all the teams. The truth: I don’t really give a …
And Life Once Again Has Meaning
Man, is there anything better than an entire day and night filled with nothing but baseball? It’s like a gift from the gods, I tells ya. And look what we …
Don’t Eat Any Yellow Snow Green Ice
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, which means MLB teams will be wearing green uniforms. Some minor league hockey and basketball teams will probably get into the act too, along with …
What Is It They Have in Europe? Oh, Right: Taste
The annual Spengler Cup tourney was recently held in Switzerland, providing an ideal showcase for the bizarre advertising-plastered hockey uniforms that are so commonplace in Europe. I have a hard …
So Much for that ‘Sun Devils’ Moniker
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: As I was working on some other stuff late last night, I got an e-mail from reader Mark Surra, who had …
Color Line
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: Every so often, someone writes in and says, “Why don’t you write about the designs on basketball courts, or the logos …