Sports are generally what you get when you read the sports page. But these days news about the economic downturn (we will refrain from calling it a collapse) has migrated from the business page to the front page and now to the sports...

For those of you following the story of a Cape Cod League blogger (me) who became an owner in a summer collegiate baseball team, today we announced our new endeavor as the Walla Walla Sweets of the West Coast League. The Sweets honor one of Walla...

I’d encourage you to watch Bob Costas’ interview of MLB Commissioner Bud Selig. The banter back and forth is both substantive and entertaining. I think they are a pretty good match for one another. In the absence of good competition in baseball these...

What are the attributes of a great all-star game in baseball? For any baseball league on the planet, the all-star format has become as expected as the end-of-season championship series. It is now a staple of the game. Leagues use the all-star game to...

CodBall will be at this Saturday’s Rising Stars game in the Arizona Fall League. Rising Stars is essentially the all-star game for the MLB’s top prospects. Look for my posts this weekend from Surprise Stadium. Sean Doolittle and Brett Wallace, both...

The Cape Cod Times is reporting that the league is considering Fenway to host the 2010 All-Star Game. President Judy Walden Scarafile has been authorized to begin negotiating to hold the event at Fenway. Last season, of course, the West won 3-0 in a...