When it comes to compensating its players, Major League Baseball has it right. For the past few weeks and into the next several, many players have been and will be heading to arbitration with their...

In an effort to avoid yet another major labor dispute in professional sports, Major League Baseball has reportedly already agreed upon a new collective bargaining agreement between owners and players that...

We're two weeks into baseball's offseason, and although only a handful of players have shifted squads — most notably, former Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon to the Phillies — the majority of baseball's...

With the end of the National Football League lockout, the public is locked in to football now more than ever. Last week, a record 107.4 million people watched the season's first weekend of games, and every...

There's no question that there are major flaws in the world of American professional sports, especially when it comes to ownership. From Peter Angelos of the Baltimore Orioles to Jerry Jones of the Dallas...

There are 162 games in the Major League Baseball season. Not that this is news to anyone, but again, I need to remind everyone that there are 162 games. So after only a dozen or so games just two weeks...

Opening Day is finally here. No more Hot Stove, no more spring training reports from Florida and Arizona — the boys of summer have returned. In many parts of this country, yesterday and today are...

The mantra "it's just a game" could not be further from the truth when it comes to professional baseball. Not only do many fans treat the performance of their teams as a life-or-death matter, but for the...

Baseball is losing its luster. The NFL has now become the sport that most Americans prefer to watch, a fact that was on full display this past Sunday as 111 million people put their lives on hold to watch...

Last fall, I wrote an article arguing that the time had come for Major League Baseball to expand its use of video replay to review incorrect calls. I pointed out that umpires had made three painfully obvious...

For fans of a certain age, it is hard to imagine Major League Baseball's postseason structure has ever deviated from its current format. We can't remember the time before 1994, when the Eastern and Western...

I'm just going to put this out there right now: If you're not a Red Sox fan like me, you're probably not going to agree with what you're about to read. And you're probably not going to believe that my...