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July 25, 2002
by Derek Zumsteg
Last week in this space, I talked about how baseball teams should knock it off with the Obey-o-Tron and build their fan base with the kind of cheer clubs you see in soccer. Here's the cool part: it's already happening. I got e-mail from readers all week long.
July 18, 2002
by Derek Zumsteg
June 20, 2002
by Derek Zumsteg
It's been brought to my attention that many of you are using illegal drugs. I'm not accusing you, in particular, no. But you know who I'm talking about.
This puts you at an unfair disadvantage. Readers on methamphetamines are able to read an entire day's BP.com content in minutes, leaving valuable time for other activities, like bicycling 100 miles or staring off into space while developing facial tics.
by Derek Zumsteg
June 13, 2002
by Derek Zumsteg
Why must Bonds be the story in every Giants' loss?
by Derek Zumsteg
June 6, 2002
by Derek Zumsteg
May 30, 2002
by Derek Zumsteg
I'm the new owner of the Angels.
Disney kept the team from leaving Anaheim, but their tax break was mostly expended, and running the team took energy the company wanted to spend persecuting peer-to-peer file sharing. The franchise didn't come cheap, mind you, but I think it will be worth the money. Now, I'm Bud Selig's worst nightmare, because I'm going to derive millions of dollars through his proposed revenue-sharing plan and field a team that's going to thrash his precious Brewers for the foreseeable future.
by Derek Zumsteg
February 4, 2002
by Derek Zumsteg
In the National League, now that it appears the Cardinals are on their way to having a privately-constructed stadium, only the Marlins and Mets remain in older stadiums that beg to be torn down. The Marlins are in the same boat as the Devil Rays, in that they stink and have bad relationships with local political powers. And the Mets? Sure, the Yankees and Mets would both like new stadiums, but the sheer cost and difficulties associated with getting that kind of project underway makes it unlikely.
After the two parks open in 2004, there's one new stadium coming in St. Louis and then it would seem we're not going to see anything else for a long while. A more interesting question: Will these new, baseball-only stadiums have the lifespan that their multi-use parents did, or will they last as long as the old parks like Fenway and Wrigley Field, the models these new kids looked to for inspiration?
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