Category Archives: Diamond

Cappin’ America’s Pastime: A SportsChump-J-Dub Pitch and Catch (alternate Point-Counterpoint: Does Baseball Need A New Kind Of Cap?)

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Introduction by SportsChump: Let’s start this whole thing off with a riddle. Two men walk into a bar.  One is named SportsChump, the other J-Dub. They run up a hearty tab. At closing time, which one of us reaches for Continue reading Cappin’ America’s Pastime: A SportsChump-J-Dub Pitch and Catch (alternate Point-Counterpoint: Does Baseball Need A New Kind Of Cap?)→

Bam Adebayo* and The Asterisk’s Burden

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What did the poor asterisk do to deserve such scrutiny?  All this poor character ever did was sit peacefully atop our keyboards amongst all the others, minding its own business and pestering no one.  Yet somehow, throughout the course of Continue reading Bam Adebayo* and The Asterisk’s Burden→

Cleveland, this one’s for you!

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Everyone deserves to have a Cleveland sports fan in their life.  I’m blessed to know a few.  The Croshere Brothers, long familiar with this website, have been close friends for nearly thirty years.  I’m honored to say I’m the unofficially Continue reading Cleveland, this one’s for you!→

The unfortunate inevitability of sports

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I had fully intended to write a post about the departure of Steven Stamkos.  I dated it in July of 2024, shortly after he’d been traded to the Nashville Predators.  I shelved it, not only because it hurt but because Continue reading The unfortunate inevitability of sports→

The Push for Parity and the End of the Modern Sports Dynasty

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People often refer to the NBA as a copycat league.  This is neither an affirmation nor a critique (unless you want it to be) but rather refers to how NBA teams react and adjust to other teams that have just Continue reading The Push for Parity and the End of the Modern Sports Dynasty→

Sir William, Dickie and PNC Park

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I’ve long billed SportsChump as a website “of the people, by the people and for the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” Now that I’ve bastardized our nation’s history by combining the Gettysburg Address with the Preamble Continue reading Sir William, Dickie and PNC Park→

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson become Hall of Fame eligible… but why now?

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I’m not sure I understand.  Why now? Pete Rose passed away in September 2024, his lifelong effort to become if not the greatest baseball player ever, at least its hardest working, was a feat he accomplished in the eyes of Continue reading Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson become Hall of Fame eligible… but why now?→

Twitter celebrates new Pope the only way Twitter knows how

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We have a new Pope. For the casual Jew, that doesn’t mean much.  For the proud Chicagoan, it means everything. That’s because Cardinal Robert Prevost, aka Pope Leo XIV, who on Thursday became the first ever American pope, hails from Continue reading Twitter celebrates new Pope the only way Twitter knows how→

The Transition: Out with the old, in with the new

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“Of course there is always resistance, always a drag on movement toward better things. The dead hand of the past clutches us by way of living people who are too frightened to accept change.” ― Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry Continue reading The Transition: Out with the old, in with the new→

ESPN tells MLB No Soup for You, Cuts Ties with America’s Former Pastime

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If you’re looking for baseball these days, and let’s be honest, why would you be, you may want to skip past the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader.  After next season, the only baseball highlights you’ll be seeing on that network will be Continue reading ESPN tells MLB No Soup for You, Cuts Ties with America’s Former Pastime→