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Calling All Capologists: How Should the Cap Actually Work?

Posted: 27th December 2009 by Mark Dewdney in MLB
All right, I'm "hosting" a "Salary Cap Summit." Let's work out the numbers; how's this going to work? I'll lay out the criteria we MUST arrive at (hey, it's my article) and then moderate. á ONE : The cap must not unduly penalize the currently rich. That means that (sorr, Goon) there's no trying to punish the Yankees, etc., for their CURRENT or PAST sins. Only Samuel Jackson is allowed to be vengeful. Please check ...
Okay, I'm no stranger to criticism. Despite the fact that most of my articles are pretty vanilla and fact-based, on occasion, I like to chase a walnut out onto a limb. This is one of those times. Baseball is facing an upcoming constitutional crisis. In the words of Mr. T, "you can't deny, fool!" There's no way around it; when Bud Selig goes, we've got to have our, er, stuff together. So who ...

Half-Measures Avail Us Not: Lame-Duck Status Means Another Lost Year

Posted: 2nd November 2009 by Mark Dewdney in MLB
So. Here we are again. I just can't help it. I promised that I wouldn't write any more nasty articles questioning the intelligence or motivations of the Toronto Blue Jays. I also promised to up the dose of my medication so that I'd stop thinking that MLB was conspiring to get rid of the Blue Jays, a la Montreal Expos. That's all done. After a season filled with uncertainties, egos and mismanagement from the top to ...

I Challenge All MLB Fans : “If I Was GM” Contest!!!

Posted: 6th October 2009 by Mark Dewdney in MLB
I challenge fans of all MLB teams to write articles titled, "If I Were The GM : (your team's name) and submit them to your team's page for judging.á Once every team has at least two potential GMs (hopefully three or more!) weighing in, the fans of your team could pick the bestùmaybe B/R could put them all on a special page, then the fans at large could pick the ...

Ricciardi Gone: Rumblings of Rebellion Mean Gaston’s Next

Posted: 3rd October 2009 by Mark Dewdney in MLB
This is when you make your bones as a writer or prognosticator; when things are solidly up in the air. Every single one of the juggler's chainsaws are up in the air right now when it comes to the management situation of the Toronto Blue Jays; with J.P. Ricciardi finally being forced out, manager (for now) Cito Gaston unwilling to accept what the players are saying - and not even a ...