Archive for the 'Managing' Category

He was physically intimidating, a tall, strong guy, and when he got upset, he got very upset.

Let’s examine Brown’s legacy a little more closely.

It would behoove Rob Manfred to treat diversity in MLB as a constant concern.

Taking stock of the effects of baseball’s brave new world.

We can’t get all the calls right, but there is a subset of calls where baseball can do better.

If rules shape baseball, the unwritten rules are the attempt by the players to shape the game as their own.

Could a team punt Game One against the other team’s ace to gain the upper hand for the rest of the series?

Believing you have it all figured out can be dangerous.

In the final installment, we look at Earl Weaver, Lou Piniella, Dale Sveum, contemplate how misery loves company (or does it?) and ponder the future of manager ejections.

Digging in deeper on manager ejections, including Joe Torre and another famous New York Yankees manager.