The 2018 Free-Agent Class No Longer Looks Poised to Change Baseball

A few years ago, it seemed like this upcoming free agent class was going to be a monster one. Now death, injuries and decline have put a serious dent into that allure. And Bryce Harper, who perhaps falls into his own category, too. Harper, approaching his 26th birthday, has sandwiched two useful but far-from-spectacular seasons [...]

A look back at the ‘Grand Hatching’ of the San Diego Chicken

Embroiled in a legal battle with local rock station KGB over the rights to his creation, Giannoulas put together one of the most publicized media stunts of the late 1970s. He called it the "Grand Hatching," set for June 29, 1979, at a sold-out Jack Murphy Stadium to end his chicken persona's brief absence from [...]