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The Most Fun Teams in Baseball
A totally subjective guide to the teams you will want to watch in 2026 — and your chance to help build the Baseball Fun Hall of Fame.
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Book Talk Tuesday!
Buddy Levy's "Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition"
Mar 24
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Memory
All the things we remember ... and all the things we don't
Mar 23
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Book Updates, Music, Musings and Baseball Joy
A peek inside the fun, and random goings on in The Clubhouse each week.
Mar 20
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Freedom for What?
The World Baseball Classic reminded us of something MLB has forgotten: what it means to play for something larger.
Mar 18
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Losing the Humanity of Umpiring
And losing context in big moments.
Mar 16
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Cool Takes and Hot Streaks
The Big 12 switches back to hardwood floors, the Miami Heat aren't apologizing and SGA breaks another record.
Mar 13
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Announcing: The BIG FAN Tour!
Mike Schur and I are hitting the road in May — come join the fun in New York, Boston, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Los Angeles. Maybe more to come?
Mar 12
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Sports are What we Make Them
On Bam Adebayo's historic night in the NBA, an unexpected loss for the United States in the WBC and the absurd brilliance of the games we love.
Mar 11
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The Tug-of-War That Wouldn't End
What a desperately pointless contest from 1978 tells us about Tarik Skubal, the World Baseball Classic, and athletes who won't let go.
Mar 9
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40 Years Ago: First Hall of Fame Predictions (Part Deux)
Revisiting the Beckett story I wrote at 19 — and giving away the magazine that started it all
Mar 6
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The Strength of Seven Argument for Johan Santana
And a journey down the rabbit hole on how we really measure a Hall of Fame pitcher.
Mar 4
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