Here's an archive of my Boston Baseball columns since 1996. These include two special series: a six-part review of John Harrington's career with the Red Sox front office, published in 1999, and a six-part series on the new ballparks constructed since 1990, which ran in 2000.



The remaining columns (including several for the now-defunct Boston Baseball Web site) are presented in chronological order. Since a lot of what I write involves predicting baseball's future, I think it's important to give readers a chance to see how well my past forecasts have done. The lack of accountability or institutional memory is a major reason why so many people believe the owners' cries of poverty...

Date	Subject
April 1996	MLB's new TV deals
May 1996	Red Sox payrolls, 1992 vs. 1996
June 1996	Selig, Reinsdorf and the strike
July 1996	Financial World profits/losses
August 1996	Marge Schott suspension
September 1996	Summary of proposed labor deal
December 1996	Final labor settlement
March 1997	Overhaul of MLB discipline needed
April 1997	Jackie Robinson and the Red Sox
May 1997	Interleague play
June 1997	Ticket prices and attendance
July 1997	Financial World numbers
August 1997	MLB profitability
September 1997	Realignment
October 1997	Expansion teams
March 1998	Survey of proposed changes
April 1998	Inaccuracy of preseason predictions
May 1998	J.D. Drew and the amateur draft
June 1998	The folly of nostalgia
July 1998	Lee MacPhail/Marvin Miller
August 1998	Antitrust exemption
September 1998	1918 World Series
March 1999	Patriots and Red Sox stadia
April 1999	Offseason developments
May 1999	Red Sox vs. league payroll
June 1999	Franchise values and "fans' rights"
July 1999	Umpire labor trouble looming
1999 All-Star Game	Business of the All-Star Game
August 1999	Shoeless Joe got what he deserved
September 1999	Umps lose their jobs
October 1999	Postseason odds
February 2000	Jake Powell
March 2000	New ESPN contract
March 2000	Ken Griffey Jr. contract
April 2000	1999 attendance
May 2000	Ticket prices
June 2000	Sox finances and proposed New Fenway
July 2000	Selig, the schedule and realignment
August 2000	Blue Ribbon Panel - data
September 2000	Blue Ribbon Panel - conclusions
October 2000	Postseason trivia
April 2001	Competitive balance
May 2001	Ticket prices
June 2001	Contraction
July 2001	1981 strike
August 2001	Power of Fox Sports
September 2001	Preview of labor talks
April 2002	Red Sox' new owners
May 2002	MLB's alleged "losses"
June 2002	Forecast for labor talks
July 2002	It's Time for Bud to Go
Ted Williams tribute	Ted Was a Salary Champ, Too
August 2002	John Henry's Moment of Truth
September 2002	Happy 10th Anniversary, Bud!
April 2003	The Sox and the New CBA
May 2003	Theo Knows Who's Overpaid
June 2003	Chicago's Official Scalpers
July 2003	Thirty Years of Salary Arbitration
August 2003	Bud Blows His Own Horn
September 2003	The Men Behind the Microphone
October 2003	Series "Centennial" Is Merely MLB Hype
April 2004	Thank You, Grady Little?
May 2004	Red Sox Dodged a Bullet

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