Let’s lead with two things, one clearly more important than the other: Sports betting is a rather seedy institution that preys on addicts and uses gamification and misleading “promos” to sap people of their money in what is often a losing endeavor. In fact, it’s so rigged that books can…

I love holding myself accountable each year by posting my MLB preseason win total over/unders on here. Last year I got 20 of 30 right, which was actually two lower than in 2019 (2020 being pandemic killed of course), and the year before that I won Mark Simon’s Baseball Predictions…

Ok, yes, it has been more than seven months since Olivia Rodrigo dropped “Deja Vu,” the second single from her debut album, Sour. But you know what, it’s seven months later, and I still can’t get enough of this song. …

For those unfamiliar with the set-up — welcome! Here’s the scoop. Otherwise, let’s dive right in. “One Final Imagination of the Baseball Hall of Fame” Pre-excerpts This space has been filled with themed excerpts in the past, but let’s get back to what the heart of this book is: random thoughts about random players. Smoky Joe Wood: A bit of…

Ok, honestly, I’m mostly putting these here for posterity, so we don’t need to do a long introduction. I’ll go team by team, taking an over or an under available on either DraftKings or FanDuel and make a quick little quip for my reasoning. Feel free to follow or not…

For those unfamiliar with the set-up — welcome! Here’s the scoop. Otherwise, let’s dive right in. “One Final Imagination of the Baseball Hall of Fame” Pre-excerpts: NL Franchise THAT GUYs Every city has a unique and beautiful relationship with their baseball team. Even the New Yorks, Bostons, and Philadelphias of the world have a very fitting relationship with the team that often speaks volumes…

For those unfamiliar with the set-up — welcome! Here’s the scoop. Otherwise, let’s dive right in. “One Final Imagination of the Baseball Hall of Fame” Pre-excerpts: AL Franchise THAT GUYs Every city has a unique and beautiful relationship with their baseball team. Even the New Yorks, Bostons, and Philadelphias of the world have a very fitting relationship with the team that often speaks volumes…

This will be a short article, just something I noticed and when I went to look into the matter further, I couldn’t find much written about it. …

For those unfamiliar with the set-up — welcome! Here’s the scoop. Otherwise, let’s dive right in. “One Final Imagination of the Baseball Hall of Fame” Pre-excerpts: Hutch, Stengelese, and FIP-ERA This space has been filled with themed excerpts the past couple months but let’s get back to what the heart of this book is: random thoughts about random players. Fred Hutchinson Hutchinson completed only…