Steve Berman

Staff Editor at The Athletic

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The one ideal all Americans agree on

1 week ago | open.substack.com | Steve Berman

Our greatest hero, George Washington, called New Englanders under his command “exceedingly dirty and nasty people,” though he figured they’d fight well “if properly officered.” One Virginia unit of riflemen rebelled against his military discipline so hard they had to be surrounded and disarmed.
Rockies fire Bud Black after brutal start, name Warren Schaeffer as interim manager

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Steve Berman |Dennis Lin

Share The Colorado Rockies fired manager Bud Black and bench coach Mike Redmond on Sunday. Third-base coach Warren Schaeffer is now the interim manager, and hitting coach Clint Hurdle will serve as the interim bench coach.“Our play so far this season, especially coming off the last two seasons, has been unacceptable. Our fans deserve better, and we are capable of better,” said Rockies owner Dick Monfort.
Rockies fire Bud Black after brutal start, name Warren Schaeffer as interim manager

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Steve Berman |Dennis Lin

The Colorado Rockies fired manager Bud Black and bench coach Mike Redmond on Sunday. Third-base coach Warren Schaeffer is now the interim manager, and hitting coach Clint Hurdle will serve as the interim bench coach. "Our play so far this season, especially coming off the last two seasons, has been unacceptable. Our fans deserve better, and we are capable of better," said Rockies owner Dick Monfort. "While we all share responsibility in how this season has played out, these changes are necessary.
Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. leaves game after pitch hits left forearm

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Steve Berman

San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. left Friday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after taking a pitch off his left forearm in the third inning from starter Mitch Keller. Immediately after making contact with the 93 mph fastball, Tatis' arm had visible swelling. Tatis is having an outstanding season thus far, hitting .345/.419/.602 with eight home runs and seven stolen bases.
Tigers, Mariners succeeding with patchwork lineups, Cubs thriving at Wrigley

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Steve Berman

The team that brought us pitching chaos last season is now playing hitting roulette. Call them cunning. Call them creative. Just know the Detroit Tigers are finding the right combinations again. At 18-11, the Tigers own the best record in the American League. They're 18-8 since getting swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in their opening series. And they're 13-3 at Comerica Park, their home start since 1911, when they played not at the old Tiger Stadium, but that old bandbox, Bennett Park.
Rockies fire Hensley Meulens, name Clint Hurdle as new hitting coach

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Steve Berman

The Colorado Rockies, owners of the worst record in baseball at 3-15, replaced Hensley Meulens as their hitting coach with Clint Hurdle "for the remainder of the season," the team announced on Thursday. "This has been an incredibly frustrating and disappointing start to the season, especially offensively," said general manager Bill Schmidt in a news release.
A's vs. Mets interrupted when medical cart runs breaks down on the field in Sacramento

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Steve Berman

The Athletics' time in Sacramento, where they share a ballpark with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, hasn't gone as well as planned. They had a 1-6 home record after a 7-6 loss to the New York Mets on Friday. Then, on Saturday, they experienced a different type of problem before the bottom of the second inning when a cart stopped running, requiring several Sutter Health Park workers to push it off the field.
'Our approach was wrong'

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Steve Berman

After releasing a video Thursday promoting the "Gold Diggers" as the team's alternate identity, the Sacramento River Cats canceled the campaign Friday. "Our recent marketing campaign for an alternative identity clearly missed the mark," said the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A team in an email to SFGate. "Our intention was to creatively reference the rich history of Sacramento and gold country, but our approach was wrong, and we are sorry for the mistake.
A fireable, prosecutable offense

2 months ago | theracketnews.com | Steve Berman

In a former life, I worked as a USAF contractor, embedded with the military. I was responsible for maintaining communications systems that included rudimentary email and other IT functions, both unclassified and classified. The highest priority in dealing with classified data is OPSEC—Operational Security of troops, plans, movements, and the like.
Blue Jays sign Alejandro Kirk to 5-year extension: Source

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Ken Rosenthal |Steve Berman

The Toronto Blue Jays reached an agreement with Alejandro Kirk on a five-year extension worth $58 million, according to a league source. The 26-year-old catcher was previously set to hit arbitration after the 2025 season and become a free agent one year later. Kirk's best season came in 2022 when he was an American League All-Star and won a Silver Slugger award after hitting 14 home runs with a .786 OPS. He played in 103 games last season while slashing .253/.319/.359.