Ernie Harwell, the beloved voice of several major league baseball teams, but most notably the Detroit Tigers, passed away today at 92. I’m writing this remote via my phone so I will keep this brief. Harwell, who was originally from Georgia, was a truly remarkable man who I have written about a number of times. [...]

By MLB banning the use of Twitter by baseball beat writers for anything but baseball topics – and scolding players for any use of Twitter – baseball has proved themselves to be Luddites.

In this editorial, I outline seven step to bring excitement back to baseball. From adding a new League to an All-Star Game draft, my ideas may be a shock to traditional baseball fans everywhere.

With Mark McGwire’s admission of his use of steroids yesterday there seems to be an overwhelming admonishment of his behavior. I, by no means, am excusing his behavior. However, I believe that he, and the players like him, are all suffering from double-standard by both the media and baseball fans.