Tim McCarver has won a legal victory against the investment advisor he claims fleeced him: Memphis native and sports broadcaster Tim McCarver has been awarded $100,000 in compensatory damages as a result of the arbitration claim he filed over losses from Morgan Keegan & Co. mutual fund investments. The award was much smaller than the […]

I’ve defended the Citi-Mets naming rights deal against the political attacks because those political attacks have tended to be misinformed and hypocritical. The Mets deal is a big fat obvious target, but the criticisms ignore the fact that there’s an underlying contract in place that can’t magically be undone. More generally, these attacks stink of […]

Rijo is out, Bowden is reportedly right behind him: The Nationals, according to multiple industry sources, are strongly considering firing general manager Jim Bowden and replacing him with Blue Jays assistant GM Tony LaCava. Bowden has been implicated in a bonus skimming scandal in the Dominican Republic and is reportedly being investigated by the FBI. […]

Someone asked what the catching platoon was that I referred to yesterday. I’m ashamed to admit it because there’s no way it pans out, but it’s John Baker (FLA) and Dusty Ryan (DET). It’s a sim league and I chose them based on MARCEL projections that are probably way off for at least Ryan because […]

Why you need to be careful with upside-only players

Is Jeff Francouer worth $12 million? Is anyone?

A-Rod free for two Thursdays!

I’m really spacing out this afternoon. I need something interesting to happen. dingdingdingdingdingding! OK, that was interesting.

OK, that’s a bit premature. But we do have game action! Alex Rodriguez was booed, then homered in his first game since admitting he used a banned substance. The New York Yankees slugger started the spring training season with a two-run home run and two walks Wednesday at the Toronto Blue Jays’ ballpark. The third […]

Lost in all of the hype over Yankee Stadium and Citi Field is the fact that, for all practical purposes, we have a new Kauffman Stadium this year as well: In the end, it was decided that there was no need for a new baseball stadium in Kansas City. Instead, Kauffman Stadium would be renovated. […]