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The First Victims Of The Sports TV Bubble 22 May 2013 | 03:21 am
With the Dodgers and Angels both playing horrible, sub-.500 ball, my attention naturally drifts to other topics. Being my native mien is one of skepticism, and one of my favorite story lines in sports...
Mauling All Angels: Astros 5, Angels 0 13 Apr 2013 | 11:50 pm
Josh Hamilton's ignominious ending of this game — walking away from first base, which allowed catcher Jason Castro to double him off — was certainly its most memorable moment, but the fact that the An...
As If 2012 Never Ended: A's 9, Angels 5 10 Apr 2013 | 12:14 pm
The blithe details of the game belie the kind of team I believe the Angels now are, one directly reflected in the current standings. Only a half game ahead of the hapless Astros, they would be in last...
Vernon Wells Traded To The Yankees 25 Mar 2013 | 06:38 pm
MLB Trade Rumors reports that Vernon Wells is on his way to the Bronx; return unknown. We shall see what the return is, but anything that results in his disappearance off the 25-man is a good deal, ev...
John Perricone On Steroids 30 Jan 2013 | 05:26 am
It has been a great long time since I read the wonderful Only Baseball Matters about anything, which is really my loss, because I missed this thoughtful post about steroids in the context of the Lance...
Dodgers, Time Warner Form New Cable Network 23 Jan 2013 | 12:37 am
The Dodgers have announced a deal with cable TV company Time Warner that will give the team its own network. I scarcely need to add how this will affect Fox, who would then be shut out of one of the p...
Trying And Failing To Sell The "Cable TV Isn't Ripping Off Non-Sports Consumers" Myth 19 Jan 2013 | 12:05 am
Alex Taberrok at Marginal Revolution tries to sell the standard-issue cable TV spiel that non-sports consumers aren't being ripped off by cable TV pricing practices: Here is where the LA Times and th...
The New Schedule And The Looming Threat Of The National League DH 4 Jan 2013 | 05:30 am
Eno Sarris at Fangraphs on how the new schedule will affect the NL's use of the DH. Basically, it comes down to: keep a full-time DH (i.e. pretend you're in the AL anyway), use a pinch-hitter, move an...
Dear Jamie: Yes, You're Well And Truly Screwed. Now, STFU 4 Jan 2013 | 05:29 am
Blackstone Group, one of the corporate entities that owns the Dodgers, successfully quashed a move for discovery that would grant her access to just about everything regarding the subsequent sale of t...
Angels Deal Kendrys Morales To Seattle For Jason Vargas 20 Dec 2012 | 06:11 am
Reuniting old Cal State Long Beach teammate Jered Weaver, the Mariners have traded Jason Vargas for fifth wheel DH Kendrys Morales. Morales couldn't really hit lefties in 2012 (.229/.289/.471), though...
