Baseball not ‘end all’ for Game 4 starters (San Francisco Chronicle)

Baseball not ‘end all’ for Game 4 starters (San Francisco Chronicle)
The least-hyped pitching matchup of the World Series is the most intriguing. It’ll be Boston’s Jon Lester versus Colorado’s Aaron Cook in Game 4 tonight, and baseball in both pitchers’ lives ranks several tiers below No. 1. “I don’t think it’s a coincidence,”…

Meet the bane of baseball execs’ existence (Toronto Star)

Meet the bane of baseball execs’ existence (Toronto Star)
You’d never know it based on the glitz and glamour currently surrounding the World Series, but there’s a dark beast lurking in the shadows of Major League Baseball. Has been for a long while.

Baseball’s just battle of richest (Contra Costa Times)

Baseball’s just battle of richest (Contra Costa Times)
Baseball stinks big-time in the 21st century. When a $150 million payroll team (Boston Red Sox) beats a $60 million payroll team (Cleveland Indians), are we supposed to cheer, be happy, be amused?