Players like Todd Walker, Jeff Cirillo, and Woody Williams have no chance to make the Hall of Fame. So why in the world are they on the ballot?
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Jim Bunning Remembers Marvin Miller, Baseball’s ‘Moses’
Marvin Miller, a labor leader whose 16-year tenure as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association led to the introduction of free agency and a revolution in professional sports, died of liver cancer …
Remembering Marvin Miller, Father of Free Agency
The baseball union leader, who died on Tuesday, at 95, is one of the most influential figures in all of sports
How The Miami Marlins Disgraced Baseball
The team is dumping all its good players, one year after opening a new stadium largely financed by public funds. South Florida got a raw deal
The World Series in Pictures
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures and the key moments of Major League Baseball’s 2012 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers.
Giants Pitching Pariah Barry Zito Leads San Francisco to Game One World Series Win
A Giants fan reflects upon the remarkable resurgence of Barry Zito
What the Numbers Say About the Giants-Tigers World Series
An analytical cheat sheet for the Fall Classic.
Why Are Athletes Bothered By Booing?
According to some New York Yankees, booing hurt their chances against the Detroit Tigers. That’s one excuse no one wants to hear.
A Beautiful Season for Baseball: The Great Times and Bad Breaks of 2012
Upsets galore! Perennial losers vaulting to the top! All-stars benched and no-names turned into heroes! Games so close that anxious fans bite their nails down to the knuckle! One future Hall of Famer who breaks a 45-year-old …
The Championship Series Are Set. Will They Include A-Rod?
Alex Rodriguez is benched for Game 5. Might he sit out the rest of the playoffs?
Miguel Cabrera Wins Historic Triple Crown. But Is He the Best Player in Baseball?
According to some advanced analytics, Mike Trout deserves the MVP award over Miguel Cabrera, despite Cabrera’s possible Triple Crown. Should we trust these numbers?
The 2012 Boston Red Sox: Reflections on an Epic Fail
A Boston fan laments this sorry season — but learns from it
Blue Jays’ Yunel Escobar Suspended for Gay Slur on Eye Black
Football star Tim Tebow often found himself in the headlines for writing words as tame as Bible verses on his eye black. Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar should have expected to encounter such scrutiny after he wrote a …
