Announcement: RT @joonlee: Jeremy Lin: “Being a 9-year NBA veteran doesn’t protect me from being called ‘coronavirus’ on the court.” https://t.co/Am4Gmul… Updated: Sat Feb 27 13:38:38 +0000 2021
Announcement: Yes. City of Sisterly Love? https://t.co/W0vreTUZlm Updated: Sat Feb 27 01:28:11 +0000 2021
Announcement: Enjoyed this discussion about the significance of #MLB recognizing the statistics from the Negro Leagues. @nlbmprez https://t.co/vGdXFv29np Updated: Fri Feb 26 20:47:19 +0000 2021
Announcement: Jay, can you direct me to a good article about modern analytics in basketball and how it is impacting game play? Ba… https://t.co/PlrTCYxl3S Updated: Fri Feb 26 12:23:55 +0000 2021
Announcement: It was great to share insights today with Terry at the helm. Team 538 did some great work. 👊🏾 https://t.co/SrlH4ApGgE Updated: Fri Feb 26 03:37:11 +0000 2021
Announcement: RT @ABCNewsLive: MLB now recognizes the Negro League Baseball players’ statistics.
@dougglanville, ESPN baseball analyst, and @RickKlein d… Updated: Thu Feb 25 22:13:46 +0000 2021
Announcement: I would be curious. The Mets were the local team from my childhood so I think I had some extra spice for them. https://t.co/buP3tw4EBh Updated: Thu Feb 25 20:24:54 +0000 2021
Announcement: Well, Main Street was really dead in August, I remember hearing the sound of the street light go from Green to Yell… https://t.co/VBioTNiSY6 Updated: Thu Feb 25 20:21:37 +0000 2021
Announcement: We had our own sun delay. That was new to me. Those white signs and Marlboro men in the minors didn't help at all. https://t.co/6IDIL9WPtX Updated: Thu Feb 25 20:17:54 +0000 2021
Announcement: From what I recall, before me, @Penn had quite a few MLB players. Mostly pre WW2. https://t.co/3fguH8YR0j Updated: Thu Feb 25 20:16:35 +0000 2021
Announcement: Thanks so much. The NY-Penn league was such a nostalgic league. It was rough and tumble, but had quite an aura. My… https://t.co/ARcq7L6yAt Updated: Thu Feb 25 20:11:38 +0000 2021
Announcement: Man, @Columbia can hit! 😉 https://t.co/bn4x77ftEZ Updated: Thu Feb 25 19:10:46 +0000 2021
Announcement: Ah, the days of living on Main Street in Geneva, NY! 1991. https://t.co/itwniQuwSs Updated: Thu Feb 25 19:09:21 +0000 2021
Announcement: Thank you for compiling this incredible data. One question is would it be valuable to compare those Negro League pl… https://t.co/yvsHxjsIl3 Updated: Thu Feb 25 17:19:20 +0000 2021
Announcement: The only time I would love to see Shaq play a cello @SHAQ #NBA https://t.co/8M10Dh4d00 Updated: Thu Feb 25 12:24:08 +0000 2021
Announcement: Silenced By Awe https://t.co/TzDcQGcxEZ Updated: Thu Feb 25 03:01:36 +0000 2021
Announcement: Thanks Ellis! Great question too! https://t.co/DA15aoKOXy Updated: Wed Feb 24 21:27:04 +0000 2021
Announcement: Thanks Bob and to @SetonHall and my fellow panelists. Great to join this discussion. @bjschecter https://t.co/OhFX6SLPNa Updated: Wed Feb 24 21:26:40 +0000 2021
Announcement: I wonder what Chidi woukd say about this article....😉 @nbcthegoodplace @dubjackharper #Kant https://t.co/dPgIRJO7Nl Updated: Wed Feb 24 14:19:27 +0000 2021
Announcement: Fantastic work, David. The quote by Ernie Banks stuck with me. It didn’t start out with “let’s play two.” https://t.co/hc1YbMg2dh Updated: Wed Feb 24 12:22:49 +0000 2021
Stories of my journey through baseball, journalism, and teaching. An inside view of some of my experiences in the fascinating world of baseball, the media, and education.
I waited a long time to become a free agent. From the time I was first drafted, it was over 10 years before I earned the right to exercise this choice.
I entered free agency after my father had been gravely ill for three years, an illness to which he would succumb by the end of the 2002 season. It made me re-think what would go into my decision to embrace my new freedom.
Free agency, although an important player right, is not a glorious time for most players, especially when you are just hoping to get a phone call. I had three years in free agency.