Oh, the Earl of Baltimore. He will be missed.

Is it too soon to speculate if Federer may start considering retirement? Personally, I feel that he's still capable of being very, very competitive; however, I wonder if simply being competitive is enough for someone of Federer's caliber and achievements.

My response to why Cervenak has been playing in the minors so long without ever being a real prospect for "the show" amounts to a more basic explanation than what I took away from the Grantland article: the minor leagues simply need other (not necessarily prospect material) players so that the more talented, star…

Sigh, the old brawl game. . . .

Did you also read Peter Richmond's Bill Murray baseball feature story from several years back? It's simply an utter joy. . . .

I didn't know they made even *novelty* gloves that big!