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When a Garfoose got John Farrell worked up

Three or four times every day, I'm reminded that I follow too many Twitter feeds. Reminded when I realize I've missed something interesting. Case in point, Wednesday night when Clay Buchholz was...

15

Take the money, Chase Headley.

Hey, it's only May and we've got some big contract news about Chase Headley! Really! He's all set to become The Highest-Paid Player in Padres History! Say so right here: Wednesday, Ron Fowler,...

21

Twitter and its TERRIBLE DANGERS

What do Jay Bruce, David Price, and Cheetos have in common? They're all symptoms of these frightening times in which we live.

50

How to think about intentional walks

Seriously, do baseball fans really pay good money to see the best players not actually play?

43

The case for outlawing marathons

Monday night, one game went 15 innings and another lasted well into the Bay Area morning. In a related note, a bunch of guys in those games got hurt. Might these incidents lead to some discussion of limiting the lengths of major-league games?

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Baseballers lining up behind Jason Collins

David Wright's just one of many well-known major leaguers expressing their support for the NBA's Jason Collins, who recently revealed that he's gay.

12

Vernon Wells leads April All-Stars

So it's not real likely that you saw these guys coming. Especially not Vernon Wells.

16

Baseball's necessarily imperfect schedule

We've already seen 18 postponements, and it's not even May yet. Is there someone or something we can blame for all this lousy weather?

7

Has "That Old Buck Magic" expired?

The Orioles were famously, historically successful in close games last season, and nobody in Baltimore wants to believe the O's were lucky. But their record in those games this season suggests exactly that.

38

Choosing baseball's best young pitcher

He's hardly a household name yet, except in National League West households. But is there a better young pitcher than Madison Bumgarner?

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