Are we promoting change? Are we doing things that are going to look out for everybody? And not being so self-serving that it’s only about making money, selling shoes. | | | | | Referee Frank Udvari tries to not get hit by Gordie Howe's check during 1956 Stanley Cup semifinal playoff game. (Bettmann/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “Are we promoting change? Are we doing things that are going to look out for everybody? And not being so self-serving that it’s only about making money, selling shoes.”
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| | rantnrave:// MLB continues trying to figure out how to tweak the game -- not without considerable risk.. The league is thinking about shrinking the strike zone and doing away with throwing four balls for an intentional walk, and instituting a rule change in the low minors that would put runners on second base at the start of extra innings. If you want to see the latter change in action, it'll be used this spring at the WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC. This is, ostensibly, in MLB's endless pursuit of shorter games. No goal seems to interest and vex leadership more than how to make games shorter. As if cutting 5-10 minutes off a game will make it more attractive for new fans. Baseball's drop in popularity has been exaggerated for years but it is no longer the most popular sport in the U.S. and maybe not even second-most as the NBA continues its rise in popularity. But baseball does not need to nip and tuck its basic rules to attract new fans. A shorter game will not make baseball more popular. Sell the sport, sell the stars, sell the quirkiness and intrigue of a long season and those long, weird extra inning games. But MLB shouldn't sell itself short. The core product is strong... The NBA's three-team trades might be a good way to understand trade deals under PRESIDENT TRUMP... WOJBOMB... JULIAN EDELMAN couldn't believe he caught it either... Asking champion athletes whether they'll go to the WHITE HOUSE seems to be the new normal... CHARLES OAKLEY was arrested at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. It was as absurd as it sounds... Some people still think the WARRIORS are soft. SHAUN LIVINGSTON has a theory. | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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| The legendary baller opens up about the racism he endured and why the school means so much to him and his family. | | |
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