A New Era Begins in Detroit

They say, “When one door closes, another one opens.” That is exactly what is happening for the Detroit Tigers. Just over two weeks ago, Jim Leyland announced that he was retiring from managing and the baseball world was left to reflect on his accomplishments and wonder what might have been. (In case you missed it,…

WAR, What is it Good For?

In 1970, Edwin Starr had a #1 song called “War.” Many of us are most familiar with the famous refrain of “War, What is it good for – Absolutely nothing.” This phrase sums up my feelings on WAR in baseball as it becomes an increasingly popular term and measurement of a player’s value.   Since…