There was an article in SI a few years ago about Kershaw. They kinda glossed over and poked a little bit of fun at what appear to be some pretty significant mental health issues that date back to his Dad abandoning he and his mom when he was a kid. I think he just completely comes apart under the pressure of the… Read more

There was an old saying about the Braves and their pitching staff whenever the playoffs rolled around in the 90's. Read more

“the greatest pitcher of his generation” Read more

The decision by Roberts to turn to Joe Kelly in the 10th before utilizing Kenley Jansen, a guy who can and has given you multiple innings in relief (despite his best years being behind him), was equally baffling.  Read more

Weird that it took a meltdown of a generational talent for the Nats to finally win a fucking playoff series. Read more

The Braves had one of the best rotations in baseball for a long time.  They won 14 consecutive division titles and only had one World Series win to show for it.  Some teams just struggle to get it done in the postseason.  The Dodgers are going to go down as another one of those teams. Read more

The NBA knows that it can sacrifice Morey. Some analytics nerds will be angry but most people won’t really care too much and the NBA can move on without much fuss.  But what happens if a player speaks out?  Harden has already sold his soul for that Chinese money but I wish even a single one of these stars would say… Read more

Yes! I worked for a prominent midwestern franchise situated near a lake that moved into a new stadium around the turn of the millenium. Read more

I heard an interview with the, uh, controversial former GM of the Marlins, David Sampson. A lot of reasons to hate him but he gave a brutally honest answer about tanking teams and fan attendance. My numbers may be off a little because I don’t want to go searching for the exact moment in the podcast but he said… Read more

I think they should have smaller stadiums. A handful of teams can pretty much fill a 40,000 seat stadium all season, but by and large baseball stadiums should max out at 30,000, and should be located in cities, not parking lots 5 miles outside the city (or worse). Read more

There's also the possibility that reducing the number of games will lead to increased demand per game. What I'm trying to say is, 162 games is a lot. Read more

protect the investment of season-ticket holders Read more

This is enlightening and also a reminder of why it’s hard to be a fan after working in the sports business. Read more

Got my first bloody nose on the bumper boats! Man that place was awful. Read more

“We knew people had died there, but it was the ‘80s” is the best synopsis of that decade I can think of. Read more

My summer camp had an annual trip to Action Park. I watched a fellow camper ride the cannonball loop and when he got out, he was stumbling like a drunk, likely because of a concussion. The rumor was always that they had to build the trap door in the loop because people were getting stuck in there because there wasn’t… Read more

When I was kid, we could only really afford Clementon Park in New Jersey. It is about a half hour southeast of Philadelphia. It was nice, but very old fashioned. I don’t even think it had a roller coaster. It had a great log flume.
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The Defunctland episode is real good:

I’ve seen a photo of that ‘Canonball Loop’ slide, but I thought it was fake. Read more

Does anyone talk about the Alpine Slide? It was a concrete groove that you would slide down in a sack. Road Rash was an issue. You’d always see people walking around with fresh, oozing scabs down the length of their body and you didn’t even need to ask where they got them. Read more