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ANALYSIS/OPINION There was a time when America’s presidents didn’t communicate 140 characters at a time. There was a time when America’s presidents wrote letters with weight and purpose, recording history with their words. Seventy-five years ago Sunday — Jan. 15, 1942 — Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote a letter to then-baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis that perhaps cemented baseball’s place in history as the national pastime. Roosevelt declared that the game…

In past years, it was just another day to Edgar Martinez. Maybe he’d focus on one of his many businesses or charitable endeavors, or more recently focus on the looming spring training and his duties as the Mariners’ hitting coach. Really, there was no reason for him to make the day that the Baseball Hall of Fame voting results are announced a priority. He wasn’t going to get voted in,…

With his new documentary “The Vietnam War” scheduled to premiere on PBS in September and multiple other films in the works, Ken Burns has a full plate. But he’s looking to add another project: an addendum to his 1994 series “Baseball,” pegged to the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series victory. “I’m sort of obligated,” to add another hour to the series, Burns — who last year said that he would…

With his new documentary “The Vietnam War” scheduled to premiere on PBS in September and multiple other films in the works, Ken Burns has a full plate. But he’s looking to add another project: an addendum to his 1994 series “Baseball,” pegged to the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series victory. “I’m sort of obligated,” to add another hour to the series, Burns — who last year said that he would…

ANALYSIS/OPINION There was a time when America’s presidents didn’t communicate 140 characters at a time. There was a time when America’s presidents wrote letters with weight and purpose, recording history with their words. Seventy-five years ago Sunday — Jan. 15, 1942 — Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote a letter to then-baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis that perhaps cemented baseball’s place in history as the national pastime. Roosevelt declared that the game…

In past years, it was just another day to Edgar Martinez. Maybe he’d focus on one of his many businesses or charitable endeavors, or more recently focus on the looming spring training and his duties as the Mariners’ hitting coach. Really, there was no reason for him to make the day that the Baseball Hall of Fame voting results are announced a priority. He wasn’t going to get voted in,…

Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage, and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s OK, though. We’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage, and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s OK, though. We’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

Football — what we Americans call soccer — rules Scotland’s sporting scene. Rugby runs a distant second, while golf, which was invented in St. Andrews, probably ranks third in terms of popularity. Baseball barely registers a blip in the country’s sporting consciousness. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t played there. An organization called Baseball Scotland is keeping it alive, with hopes of increasing both interest and participation. I learned…

The 2017 World Baseball Classic is a little over a month away from starting. As such, teams are doing their best to assemble their final rosters. That includes the Canadian team, who will apparently employ a pair of old All-Star pitchers. Who might those All-Star pitchers be — would you believe Ryan Dempster and Eric Gagne? You should, according to Shi Davidi: Ryan Dempster and Eric Gagne planning to pitch…

When it comes to the Hall of Fame, I can’t put it any better than a high-ranking club official did a few years back, on the condition of profane anonymity: “It’s a [expletive] museum!” For more than 60 years, Hall voters treated the “integrity, sportsmanship, character,” language as one regards a sprig of parsley on a dinner plate: Something to be ignored at best and resented at worst. Industry-shaking scandals…

The 2017 World Baseball Classic is a little over a month away from starting. As such, teams are doing their best to assemble their final rosters. That includes the Canadian team, who will apparently employ a pair of old All-Star pitchers. Who might those All-Star pitchers be — would you believe Ryan Dempster and Eric Gagne? You should, according to Shi Davidi: Ryan Dempster and Eric Gagne planning to pitch…

The 2017 World Baseball Classic is a little over a month away from starting. As such, teams are doing their best to assemble their final rosters. That includes the Canadian team, who will apparently employ a pair of old All-Star pitchers. Who might those All-Star pitchers be — would you believe Ryan Dempster and Eric Gagne? You should, according to Shi Davidi: Ryan Dempster and Eric Gagne planning to pitch…

This promised to be a trying offseason for the Miami Marlins , one of baseball’s most unique franchises. They’ve never won a division title, yet they have two World Series titles to their name and have never lost a postseason series. They’ve employed some of the greatest players of the last quarter-century ( Miguel Cabrera , Kevin Brown , Gary Sheffield, etc.) and also held several high-profile fire sales. The…

This promised to be a trying offseason for the Miami Marlins , one of baseball’s most unique franchises. They’ve never won a division title, yet they have two World Series titles to their name and have never lost a postseason series. They’ve employed some of the greatest players of the last quarter-century ( Miguel Cabrera , Kevin Brown , Gary Sheffield, etc.) and also held several high-profile fire sales. The…

A video of a Little League coach giving his team what appears to be a pep talk before a championship game has been making the rounds on the internet, and it’s because of his hardcore winners vs. losers take. Here you go: For those who don’t want to watch, I can bottom line it. The money quote, regarding his team’s goal for the game: “Hit dingers, disgrace the pitcher’s family,…

A little over two months after what was arguably the best World Series ever, between the Cleveland Indians and the world champion Chicago Cubs (go ahead, say it again: world champion Chicago Cubs), Major League Baseball’s front office folks gathered just south of the nation’s capital to conduct off-season business and begin the national pastime’s next New World Order. Related How Chicago Cubs Became America’s Team With Epic World Series…

Roger Clemens could have kept his mouth shut. People would have believed what they were going to believe. But Mr. Clemens went to Washington in 2008, for an extraordinary day of political theater. Clemens testified under oath that he never had used steroids. Rep. Henry Waxman, the chairman of the congressional committee grilling Clemens, did not believe him. Nine years later, neither man has given ground. But the ground has…

To the apathy of millions, the NFL’s Chargers recently announced plans to relocate from San Diego to Los Angeles. As our football wing recently noted, the Chargers will take with them to their new home a new logo. Please regard … And there it is. The inspiration for this seems to be, “What if the Dodgers quit playing baseball and instead became a public utility?” As you would expect, minor-league…

A little over two months after what was arguably the best World Series ever, between the Cleveland Indians and the world champion Chicago Cubs (go ahead, say it again: world champion Chicago Cubs), Major League Baseball’s front office folks gathered just south of the nation’s capital to conduct off-season business and begin the national pastime’s next New World Order. Related How Chicago Cubs Became America’s Team With Epic World Series…