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...

The Super Bowl, Valentine's Day and the NBA trade deadline have all come and gone. Despite Punxsutawney Phil's shadow, it's 70 degrees and sunny somewhere in Florida (or Arizona). Yes, ladies and gentlemen,...