Peter Gammons: MLB Should Embrace The Fun Of A Shortened Schedule
Peter Gammons said the league has an opportunity to really make the most of the situation.
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Peter Gammons said the league has an opportunity to really make the most of the situation.
Believe it or not, there is some optimism on the baseball front. A 2020 season may actually happen.
Former Red Sox infielder and two-time World Series champ Kevin Youkilis says the biggest issue with baseball is those in charge of the sport -- people who don't actually care about baseball.
Is being largely terrible, mostly uncreative, incredibly stiff and painfully tone-deaf a prerequisite for the job? Or is it a symptom? It's getting hard to tell.
Joe Suozzi is soaring from the Boston College outfield to his hometown team.
After MLB commissioner Rob Manfred went on ESPN and said he was not confident there would be a 2020 season, players took to social media to rip him and baseball owners.
A nasty dispute over playing ball isn't the only problem for Major League Baseball at the moment. Several MLB players and team staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Just five days after being 100 percent confident that baseball will be played in 2020, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred now has some doubts.
The Red Sox added a former college closer with a funky delivery over the weekend.
With each statement they make, MLB owners and players are hurting the sport of baseball. It's time to shut up.
Dan Roche is done pounding the ball into his mitt: He wants baseball back. And he's not sparing either side from any of the blame.
All of baseball could be bracing for a spring training lockout and shortened 2022 season after the coronavirus pandemic heightened the likelihood of the sport's first work stoppage since 1994-95.
Major League Baseball appears headed to its shortest season since the 1870s.
Here's a complete recap of what the Red Sox did in the 2020 draft.
When they were on the clock in the third round, the team was quite pleased to find Blaze Jordan still available.
The now-former Red Sox manager who is suspended for the 2020 season wants to set the record straight after Major League Baseball and the Astros organization singled him out as the "mastermind" of the entire operation.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says there is a "100%" chance of big league ball this year.
Ian Seymour, a lefty pitcher for Virginia Tech and Westborough native, is hoping to hear his name during the 2020 MLB Draft.
The MLB Draft is supposed to open the door for thousands of prospective players to start their journey to a pro career. That will not be the case in 2020.
The Red Sox have just four picks in this year's shortened MLB Draft, making it somewhat difficult for Chaim Bloom to rebuild the Boston farm system.
"When I went to Boston it was so consistent. This is my experience. So when people say, 'Oh, that's not true, give me proof,' or whatever, that's stupid. That's stupid. They're stupid. Because you've got proof; people have been saying it forever. Just, we're not listening."
Will Major League Baseball play in 2020? It's still not known. But the picture looks increasingly grim with each day of new reporting.
Does anybody even care about baseball anymore? With the way every involved party acted during a national crisis and then continued to act through another national crisis, it would be easy to have completely removed the entire sport from your brain.
A former girlfriend told investigators that Carl Crawford pushed her to the floor, slammed her head against a wall and choked her last month.
The world has some major problems right now. They're very difficult to solve. Baseball figuring out how to pay players shouldn't be one of them. Yet here we are.
Dominic Canzone homered, Logan Gilbert allowed one run on three hits in 6 1/3 innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Sunday.
A teenager drowned Saturday at Houghton's Pond in Milton while swimming with a group of friends less than two weeks after graduating from Quincy High School.
Police say a man stole a car in Mattapan, then ran down a woman who was walking on the sidewalk.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Police say a man stole a car in Mattapan, then ran down a woman who was walking on the sidewalk.
A teenager drowned Saturday at Houghton's Pond in Milton while swimming with a group of friends less than two weeks after graduating from Quincy High School.
When a large tent appeared next door to Taylor Swift's Watch Hill estate this week, it didn't take long for speculation about the superstar's impending nuptials to ripple through the affluent New England seaside village.
WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller talks to Sen. Ed Markey, who is seeking another term in office.
Scotland may have lost 1-0 to Morocco in a World Cup match at Boston Stadium on Friday, but fans said they're most upset about leaving New England.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
A Massachusetts family thought their Vrbo stay would be protected after they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii due to severe weather. Now they're out $12,000.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Dozens of Boston bars and restaurants are taking advantage of a new Massachusetts law allowing for a later last call.
We now know when the sales tax holiday is coming to Massachusetts in August.
Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday that she personally supports bringing back happy hour in Massachusetts.
An Amazon employee is accused of stealing hundreds of items from a warehouse in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Clover Food Lab, which has about a dozen vegetarian fast-food restaurants in the Boston area, is closing.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
Dominic Canzone homered, Logan Gilbert allowed one run on three hits in 6 1/3 innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Sunday.
Wilyer Abreu hit a two-run homer, Connelly Early gave up two hits and a run in six innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Saturday night.
Ranger Suarez carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Friday night.
In front of a roaring Seattle crowd, the U.S. men's soccer team on Friday defeated Australia in its second World Cup match, clinching a spot in the Round of 32 in the process.
Brandon Valenzuela hit a go-ahead RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 4-3 win Thursday.
Haggis is not on the menu in Boston for the World Cup, despite what Gov. Healey told Scotland supporters in a lighthearted social media video.
There have been multiple sightings of a black bear in some unusual locations on the seacoast of New Hampshire and in southern Maine.
There's a smelly situation on the beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts after thousands of squid washed up on shore
Have you ever wondered where all the fish in the New England Aquarium come from? The answer is just down the road in Quincy.
Hopkinton, Massachusetts police are investigating video of a "suspicious" person walking into the middle of a road at night in front of a car.