Why I Am For Outlawing The Shift by Paul Semendinger March 30, 2022 *** I never thought this would be the case. I never thought I’d be for such a radical new rule. But I am. Because the new rule outlawing the shift (for 2023) makes sense. *** The shift came into vogue a good amount of years ago. I remember saying at the time that good hitters will learn how to hit against the shift. As that didn’t happen, I got frustrated with players like Mark Teixeira who continually hit in

A Simple Way to Get Calls Right and Speed Up the Game By Paul Semendinger, Ed.D. This article was written for the IBWAA and was printed in the IBWAA Newsletter (Here’s The Pitch. *** I have never been against instant replay in sports. The ultimate goal should be to get the calls correct. It was a shame that Armando Galarraga lost a perfect game on a clearly missed call. It was terrible that the Cardinals probably lost a World Series in 1985 for the same reason. I might even s

By Owen Hetherington, January 9, 2021 ***Embed from Getty Images Yesterday, it was reported that former Clubhouse Attendant for the Los Angeles Angels, Brian “Bubba” Harkins, submitted text messages as evidence in a lawsuit against his former team. Harkins spent four decades with the Angels and was relieved of his duties after an MLB investigation was filed against him for distributing illegal substances to pitchers on opposing teams to aid their grip on the baseball. Harkins