Last week, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to travel to Seattle and Vancouver for a much-needed vacation, unplugged from work at my Miami law firm.  By doing so, I was incredibly fortunate to be able to experience being in a city hosting the Winter Olympics, just two weeks after witnessing the Super [...]

As our “20 Questions” with BDD writers continues, one thing is for sure… no two BDD writers were built alike. Eric Polsky is no different. Another BP Idol find, Eric’s passion for the game is evident in his answers given and readers can look forward to his legal background providing insight on anything related to [...]

In my life, there are only three seasons every year, especially because I live in Miami where the weather is the same aside from about three or four “cold” snaps per year.  Those three seasons are baseball season, football season, and basketball season.  When these seasons overlap it is a beautiful thing, but I can never remember [...]

Who can forget MLB’s marketing campaign from 2007, when “comedian” Dane Cook adamantly declared that “There’s Only One…October!”  Well unfortunately Mr. Cook was wrong, as MLB had another “October” in 2008 and we’re in the midst of one right now. We also had over a hundred “Octobers” before that.  Many players currently involved in this [...]

In Wednesday night’s 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves, Ricky Nolasco struck out nine consecutive batters, one shy of the MLB record held by Tom Seaver set in 1970. The only other pitchers to reach nine in Major League history are Jake Peavy in 2007 and Mickey Welch in 1884. This sums up the Marlins’ [...]

Please allow me to interrupt the frantic pennant chases to lighten the mood by shedding some light on the new phenomenon that is “Twitter” and its impact on Major League Baseball.  Twitter can be defined as a “social networking” website where athletes, musicians, actors, entertainers, and anyone with computer access post as many status updates [...]

By virtue of being founded 25 years earlier than the American League, the National League is known as the “Senior Circuit,” while the AL has been stuck with the “Junior Circuit” nickname.  But apparently the AL has had enough of being called Junior for the past 100 years, as it has established itself as the superior league [...]

As the 2009 season races towards the finish, there are several talented players who are currently unable to contribute. Next season, these players will attempt to make comebacks, and their teams will ask them to bring their skills back with them, kind of like the Beverly Hillbillies do in the Ballad of Jed Clampett. These [...]

Wild-card contenders and 1993 expansion brethren Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins played a doubleheader on Sunday, following Saturday night’s rainout. When the day began at 1:35 p.m. EST, Colorado was 64-52 and held a one game lead on the San Francisco Giants (63-53), and a two game lead on the Marlins who were at 62-54.  [...]

Baseball fans must remind themselves of these words every time a new steroid or performance-enhancing drug allegation hits the news.  The thorn in the side of Major League Baseball does have its rose – and that is a day when MLB can focus on the game of baseball, free of the current hysteria surrounding name [...]