The latest:  

The Opportunity Benefit of Payton and Malone on the Lakers (March 5, 2004) 

With the steroids controversy brewing again, I offer a "reprint" of my 2002 piece High on Steroids and Duplicity

  The Yankees Are Coming (April 8, 2004)   Those Poor Expos (June 2, 2003)    The Latest of the Lie (May 14, 2003)    More Competitive Duplicity Pap (March 10, 2003)

Items from 2002 season:  The Giants and Angels in post-season play! and October 8 Update  The Non-Strike, 2002 edition (August 30)   Josephine Enabler (August 22)   Insane Irony (July 9)   The Real Future of Baseball (July 8)

Looking for the Truth with Rob Neyer 

Detailing the economic reality of what free agency does to competitive integrity by exposing the aristocratic conspiracy in baseball.

Part 1        Part 2

The Real Solution to Baseball's Ills

Other articles reflecting the core problems with free agency in professional sports:

Free Agency is #!*%@#*!%#*&#!  From 1997, my first polemic against free agency and its effects on major league baseball.  It is at my friend Gregg Pearlman's Giants fan site, EEEEEE!

Free Agency is #!*%@#*!%#*&#! Part 2  The comprehensive polemic continues...

Free Agency is #!*%@#*!%#*&#! Final Chapter

Baseball Orpheus  From 1999, I detail how the most culpable party in the sad state of major league baseball is the fans themselves.  Everyone has an opinion about how horrible the players and the owners are.  Have you looked in the mirror yourself?

What's Good For the Yankees is Good For Alex Rodriguez   From March of 2001, I explain how the success of a media darling / high profile / large market / super popular team ensures the greatest financial windfall for players not even on the team, as well as for all other power brokers involved.   Postscript to 2001 Season  A wrap-up of the projections I made in the "Yankees / Alex Rodriquez" piece.  You'll see how easy it is to foresee what will happen with free agency firmly entrenched in the big leagues.

Bad Baseball:  Dave Devotee's dialogue with Ken Fan

The Real Commissioner by Tobias Griffin   A wonderful piece by a Giants fan about the miserable condition of the game and what should be done about it.  It is a breath of tantalizingly fresh air.

How Enron has demonstrated that naming rights to parks is symptomatic of the horrible problems in Major League Baseball   Why naming ballparks for the highest bidder instead of for deserving individuals contributes to the criminality of what is going on in baseball.

Competitive Duplicity in Major League Baseball   Ever wonder why teams like the Yankees, the NBA Lakers, and the NFL Raiders will never, ever-- even remotely-- be close to last place?  I think you know.  Get your inner-most thoughts confirmed.   The Stacked Deck  Competitive Duplicity Part II

High on Steroids and Duplicity  What is the big deal with player using steroids?  Free agency has already done so much for the game.

(July 8, 2002)  Check out Charles Krauthammer's pre-strike piece about the wretched state of the game.  While he's right on target, I'm still not convinced he's a true believer--will he actually refuse to go to games, and will enough really join him?  See Gregg Pearlman's insightful response.

The Dangers of Free Agency  My EEEEEE! webpage with other selected articles.

Bud Selig is the Anti-Christ!

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