NCAA Final Four bracket contest for THT Fantasy readers.

Chip Johnson of the San Francisco Chronicle is miffed that Lew Wolff isn’t even considering Oakland in the effort to get a new stadium for the A’s. Fair enough, even though the economics probably aren’t on his side. But then Johnson trips the light moronic: In light of the team’s stated unwillingness to even consider […]

For those who found value in yesterday’s media piece, here’s a much, much longer and richer take on the future of news from Steven Berlin Johnson. No, he doesn’t have all of the answers either, but there are a ton of powerful ideas in there that will ultimately help those who do come up with […]

Lar at Wezen-Ball has a fascinating look back at what folks were saying the last time Yankee Stadium was replaced. And it seems like the second verse is the same as the first: In less than one month now, the new Yankee Stadium will open amidst a sea of publicity and fanfare. Newspapers and television […]

Davy Johnson said that he’d rather forfeit the WBC than play someone out of position at catcher, fearing that such a thing risks injury. Why then did he have no problem playing my team’s catcher out of position in left field? Yes, I will grant that it’s easier to get hurt catching than it is […]

The big Coca-Cola bottle in the outfield of AT&T Park in San Francisco has a slide in it, and that slide is called the Guzzler. The sign says “keep your head and arms inside the Guzzler at all times.” But Chad Mello — HE WAS A DAREDEVIL! — just like his old man! “My foot […]

We all know that making the postseason = $$$. Maury Brown has decided to measure how much $$$.

Jason has 20 questions for author/Facebook addict Jeff Pearlman about his new book “The Rocket that Fell to Earth.” Pearlman is a really direct guy, so there’s a lot of good stuff in there. My favorite part: IIATMS: Does Clemens regret: a. Using? b. His defense? c. Anything? JP: Roger Clemens doesn’t do regret. It […]

There are few debates that aggravated me more last year than the one about Joba Chamberlain’s role. Thankfully, that debate has been ended: Some believe Chamberlain’s highest value is as the eighth-inning bridge to Mariano Rivera, while others think the 23-year-old fireballer better serves the Yankees by pitching five, six or seven innings every fifth […]

Things to read while realizing that sometimes it’s better to let the metaphors go and simply call it like you see it: Scott Lucas has five questions about the Texas Rangers. Question number 6: how much money would the Rangers pay you if you built a machine that turned corner guys with some pop into […]