Houston eats, 2010 edition.
I had three meals out in Houston, one plus, one solid-average, and one fringy. The plus meal was a reader recommendation on Twitter when I put out a call for Q joints. Pierson & Company, a...
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Atlanta & Dallas eats.
The updated draft top 100 went up on Friday, and I just went into the Conversation to answer your questions. — I was only on the ground in Atlanta for about 24 hours last week but did end up eating at...
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I’ll start with the bad experience of the trip since it’s the most interesting – one of the worst and weirdest meals I’ve had on the road over the last five years. Riva Mediterranean Grill in Arlington...
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Dallas eats.
From a culinary perspective, this had to be my most successful winter meetings since Las Vegas in 2008, which isn’t exactly a fair fight since Vegas is something of a food mecca. But Dallas had quite a...
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Getting to Austin even for just a couple of days was a huge treat for me, as it’s one of the country’s great food (and cultural) centers, yet my travels have rarely taken me there, since UT has...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 12/31/16.
No Insider pieces and no Klawchat this week, between the lack of MLB activity, a little holiday-related travel, and me just generally taking it easy this week. I did review the boardgame City of Spies:...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 7/8/17.
For Insiders this week, I previewed the Futures Game and broke down some of the worst omissions from the All-Star rosters. I held a Klawchat on Friday. On the non-baseball front, I reviewed the...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 4/28/18.
My one Insider post this week looked at four pitchers who could go in the first round of this year’s draft, led by Florida RHP Carter Stewart, who was second on my latest ranking of draft prospects. I...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 9/15/18.
My one ESPN+/Insider piece this week named my Prospect of the Year for 2018, with a number of other players who were worthy of the title but couldn’t unseat the incumbent. I answered questions on that...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 9/29/18.
My awards ballots for the six major postseason player honors went up this week for ESPN+ subscribers, and I held a Klawchat Thursday to discuss them. My latest board game review for Paste covers Reiner...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 10/13/18.
No Insider content this week, but I’ll have at least two posts next week from the Arizona Fall League. I did hold a Klawchat on Thursday, and did a Periscope video chat Friday (in which I played a...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 10/20/18.
My first dispatch from the Arizona Fall League went up for ESPN+ subscribers this week, covering Forrest Whitley, Vlad Guerrero Jr., Julio Pablo Martinez, and more. I’ll file another, likely longer...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 10/27/18.
My most recent piece for ESPN+ subscribers wrapped up my Arizona Fall League stint, looking at 25 players from 13 organizations. I also had a free piece on ESPN with food, coffee, beer, and travel tips...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 12/29/18.
I’ve had several ESPN+ pieces in the last two weeks, including my Hall of Fame ballot and explanation, my analyses of the Jurickson Profar trade and that huge Reds-Dodgers trade, and a post that...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 5/17/19.
For ESPN+ subscribers this week, my look back at the 2009 draft went up, with a redraft of the first round and a look at the first-round misses. I also wrote a scouting post on some Orioles, Royals,...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 2/15/20.
My only new content this week at the Athletic was a breakdown of the final Mookie Betts trade, as I continue to work on the prospect rankings, which will run the week of February 24th. I’ll be working...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 7/4/20.
For subscribers to The Athletic, I looked at the prospects who made their teams’ 60-player pools – and some notable prospect omissions as well. I held a Klawchat on Friday. My latest podcast episode...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 11/22/20.
I had one post this week for subscribers to The Athletic, about what lessons we can learn from MLB, the NBA, and the NHL (and other pro leagues) after they completed seasons during the pandemic. I...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 2/20/21.
For subscribers to the Athletic, all of my prospect ranking content is now on the site, from the top 100 to the org rankings to every team’s top 20 & org report: ArizonaHoustonOaklandAtlantaKansas...
View ArticleStick to baseball, 3/6/21.
For subscribers to the Athletic, I ranked the top 30 prospects in this year’s draft class, with the caveat of course that we’ll likely see a lot of movement this spring because most college players...
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