All things rob-manfred
![Liverpool pulled another rabbit, but its pixie dust might only last a week](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/ef4edba66125e572e7fb2f80caf36850.jpg)
![This may upset Rob Manfred, but starting pitchers are not ever going to be what they used to be](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/9aaad3c2b4714b524e03ce307e802cf6.jpg)
![This may upset Rob Manfred, but starting pitchers are not ever going to be what they used to be](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/9aaad3c2b4714b524e03ce307e802cf6.jpg)
![Finally, one of Scott Boras’ strays finds a home](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/6f3a369968229fea78056584625f246a.jpg)
![Finally, one of Scott Boras’ strays finds a home](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/6f3a369968229fea78056584625f246a.jpg)
![Liverpool pulled another rabbit, but its pixie dust might only last a week](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/ef4edba66125e572e7fb2f80caf36850.jpg)
Liverpool pulled another rabbit, but its pixie dust might only last a week
While I really shouldn’t let my frustration with how MLB has sullied their regular season into my so...
![Phillies fans have problem with their wieners; Kris Bryant laments move to Rockies; Ohtani, Hideki Matsui share odd marital similarity](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/79a4c1804ccfc33f97fc1d0cfd2d5019.jpg)
Phillies fans have problem with their wieners; Kris Bryant laments move to Rockies; Ohtani, Hideki Matsui share odd marital similarity
The Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas is no closer to completion, as the Nevada State Education As...
![This may upset Rob Manfred, but starting pitchers are not ever going to be what they used to be](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/9aaad3c2b4714b524e03ce307e802cf6.jpg)
This may upset Rob Manfred, but starting pitchers are not ever going to be what they used to be
It’s easy to say that MLB gets too caught up in its past and tries too hard to be the game it once w...
![Finally, one of Scott Boras’ strays finds a home](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/6f3a369968229fea78056584625f246a.jpg)
Finally, one of Scott Boras’ strays finds a home
Even though spring training is now in full swing, games are being played and every player is hanging...
![Here's a second-half NBA prediction: Intermittent switch-flipping](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/689bd0423e6f85d92edd32744438c3f5.jpg)
Here's a second-half NBA prediction: Intermittent switch-flipping
It felt like the NBA used to be a lot more consistent. The teams that were good in the regular seaso...
![Look what the Royals want to do to KC; Rob Manfred stepping down, Lenny Dykstra has a stroke](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/4611b63c2f2f0ec1c1d759dea7aee309.jpg)
Look what the Royals want to do to KC; Rob Manfred stepping down, Lenny Dykstra has a stroke
If you think the Oakland A’s have a lot of nerve in asking for taxpayers to fund their new stadium o...
![Let's have some fun with who could replace Rob Manfred as MLB commissioner](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/38af785486f9275d7fa66c6f012fc8ed.jpg)
Let's have some fun with who could replace Rob Manfred as MLB commissioner
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has announced his retirement, calling it once his contract expires at t...
![There is no aspect of baseball that MLB won’t make worse for a nickel](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/697e24a118c841cb5de7f67533545cda.jpg)
There is no aspect of baseball that MLB won’t make worse for a nickel
We know that MLB owners have no problem making their actual product worse, because it’s cheaper. The...
![The A’s move to Las Vegas gets worse every day](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/2b7be95b3c6d30380b3621065809ef76.jpg)
The A’s move to Las Vegas gets worse every day
John Fisher, who might be the luckiest idiot alive because no dunderheaded maneuver he makes can see...
![Wander Franco may not be allowed back in the US, facing lesser charge: report [Update]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/db19dcc9cf59fd5978e0c3a1cc840b54.jpg)
Wander Franco may not be allowed back in the US, facing lesser charge: report [Update]
Update: Wander Franco is now facing a lesser charge following further analysis of evidence by a judg...
![Trevor Bauer still doesn’t get it](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/5ab38216566d466592cd8b26db176a7b.jpg)
Trevor Bauer still doesn’t get it
Mere days after I wrote about the penchant of accused athletes to find a friendly face in the sports...
![IDIOT OF THE YEAR: It's the final countdown (Nos. 10-1)](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/35bec2c0b3231d4a5f9245e6ab37c9ed.jpg)
IDIOT OF THE YEAR: It's the final countdown (Nos. 10-1)
Here they are: The biggest dummies of 2023. Most of them are starting to take up permanent residence...
![Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s free agency is a lot more interesting because there’s a lot less Dodgers](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/a5ad16d70f6c2944f38536eecc228bd0.jpg)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s free agency is a lot more interesting because there’s a lot less Dodgers
The Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes are infinitely more interesting and illuminating than Shohei Ohta...
![Why is Juan Soto such a burden?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/fa915cca0770373fde758f2cf505417d.jpg)
Why is Juan Soto such a burden?
Juan Soto might be the best hitter of his generation. In the past 53 years, only six players have ac...
![Go ahead Jerry Reinsdorf, make everyone’s day](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/cbf1795b3735f9db4b53e678dadb88e2.jpg)
Go ahead Jerry Reinsdorf, make everyone’s day
As has often been stated on these pages, Jerry Reinsdorf hates Chicago White Sox fans. And White Sox...
![IDIOT OF THE MONTH: Defending Trevor Bauer is never a good look](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/586a23fd801da904a7aff75a5817e702.jpg)
IDIOT OF THE MONTH: Defending Trevor Bauer is never a good look
Hello there, esteemed reader, and welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH, the world-renowned serie...
![MLB got what it deserves with its wild-card round](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/7f995d3b19aa9068872a9ee2b0da7b68.jpg)
MLB got what it deserves with its wild-card round
MLB and Rob Manfred don’t really have to care what happens in the wildcard round. Their only aim was...
![Coming soon to a city near you: MLB expansion](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/f7c0da9ef0987b77cc716123d2870ccb.jpg)
Coming soon to a city near you: MLB expansion
It’s always been the mantra of Rob Manfred that MLB wouldn’t look towards expansion until the stadiu...
![The Houston Astros don’t deserve a first-round bye](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/c1c1e71204229fb7d0d19a1b9421ca98.jpg)
The Houston Astros don’t deserve a first-round bye
With playoff baseball rapidly approaching and the standings nearly complete, this feels like a good ...
![The US Open has been a tough watch the past few days](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/af6794a6409ecc952aeba85af46a2d8a.jpg)
The US Open has been a tough watch the past few days
The US Open used to bill itself as “The World’s Toughest Tennis.” It’s New York, which has to bill a...