google-document-embedder domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114With the today’s Major League baseball trade deadline looming, Barry Bonds is still a free agent. Yes, Barry Bonds, possibly the greatest player of our generation, if not the greatest player in the history of Major League Baseball, cannot find work. Bonds led the major leagues last year with a .480 O.B.P., a 1.045 O.P.S. and […]
As a baseball advisor lending “advice” to high school baseball players drafted by an MLB organization, you may be confronted by this tough question by a young client many times in your life: Should I sign the offer presented with me and forgo my verbal commitment to _______ Junior College/University, or decline the offer and […]
Summer is quickly winding down. I will be in Orlando this weekend at the Disney Wide World of Sports complex watching some of the next big basketball stars take the court. A week later, I’ll be back up in Gainesville, moving into a house right across from the law school and getting ready for my […]
I really did not want to get involved in the whole nasty A-Rod divorce. It is not our business to dip into such topics around here; I was going to leave it to sites like Deadspin to make sure that the public knew every place that Rodriguez took Madonna. But then came word that A-Rod’s […]
I love Jewish Jordan, this site loves Jewish Jordan, and lets face it, you love Jordan Farmar too. How could you not, when the guy decides to use his summer vacation to try to bring peace to the Middle East? He will be heading to Israel next month to run summer basketball camps that host […]
I have mentioned it briefly in the past, so I will bring it up again. Paul DePodesta (of fame from the book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game), has his own blog. It’s called, It Might Be Dangerous… You Go First. DePodesta is definitely a blog maverick (sorry to steal the phrase from […]
On June 2, I wrote a post about a left-handed pitcher named Andy Oliver who had been restricted from helping his Oklahoma State University team advance in the NCAA tournament with the hope of playing in the College World Series. At that point, I was merely pondering about what could have occurred to make the […]
The Green Bag Almanac & Reader seeks submissions on baseball and the law for its 2010 volume: We are seeking submissions for our 2010 Almanac & Reader, which will have a baseball-and-the-law theme. We want scholarly essays on topics related to baseball and the law. We hope to select 12 essays, each between 1500 and […]
Happy July 4th. The rain is starting (how surprising..) just in time to ruin any kind of fireworks display in South Florida. Every year, on this date, I think about all of the things I am thankful for: my family, my health, and my friends, to name a few. I am additionally thankful for all […]
Some good questions were asked by new commentator, I want to be an agent too. I figured I would answer them here instead of in an email. The questions are in italics with my answers in plain font. Maybe a post about how Lara got to where he is at, decided to accept a signing […]