The defining biography of Tiger Woods forces a father, on this Father’s Day, to reevaluate the expectations he places on his own children. — On August 27, 2000, Tiger Woods was on pace to win the World Golf Championship by ten strokes. A week earlier, he had won the PGA Championship; a week before that, he won the British Open by 8 strokes, the largest margin of victory in the British Open since 1913…

The Case Against Cleveland Drafting a Quarterback — The Cleveland Browns have a quarterback talent evaluation problem. Since 2000, they’ve passed on Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers, Joe Flacco, Russell Wilson, Kirk Cousins, Ryan Tannehill, Teddy Bridgewater, Jimmy Garoppolo, Derek Carr, Dak Prescott, Carson Wentz, and Deshaun Watson. …

Scott Boras is happy, but the Phillies won’t be for long. — There’s a script for how to rebuild a baseball team. It was written by Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow, who was hired in December 2011 after a disastrous 56–106 season. At the time, the Astros had emerged from a decade of middling mediocrity and three straight losing seasons. Astros owner…

Finding the best third baseman in the league is tough when there is an unprecedented level of depth at the position. — Third base is one of the most difficult defensive positions in baseball. The third baseman stands approximately 90 feet from home plate when a bat, traveling upwards of 100 miles per hour, collides with a baseball traveling in the opposite direction but at a similar speed. The collision, which takes…

What version of Foles will show up next weekend? — Let’s hop in a time machine. I’ll tell you a story about a young Eagles quarterback who led his team against the Raiders. In this particular instance, the Eagles were bound for the playoffs and the Raiders weren’t, though neither team was sure of their fate at the time. Philadelphia…

How much of a team’s performance is determined by the money it spends? — When the Dodgers stormed their way to a 104-win season last year with a payroll almost twenty percent higher than the next-highest in baseball (the Yankees), I decided to root against them in the postseason. There’s no drama when the highest paid team wins. But how often does that actually…

A pitcher who got better after Tommy John surgery. A giant. The game’s two best hitters on the disabled list. Who deserves the hardware? — Now that we’ve reached the halfway point of the major league season, It’s time to hand out some first half awards. Pitcher Regardless of how you slice the dice, this is a four-way contest. In the American League, Kansas City’s Jason Vargas and Boston’s Chris Sale have led the way; in…

The 32-year old is baseball’s best hitter so far this year. Is this a different guy than the one we know? If you’re not a Ryan Zimmerman fan, you should be. I’ve enjoyed watching him play ever since he was drafted twelve years ago, when I was a kid in…

Israel’s national team is a mostly American group of has-beens and wannabes who are playing to win the World Baseball Classic— and it’s exciting for baseball. — Israel is five wins away from a world baseball championship. On March 6, baseball’s best impression of March Madness — the banally named quadrennial “World Baseball Classic” — kicked off in four cities across North America and Asia. Seoul hosted Pool A, which included Israel, the Netherlands, South Korea, and…