Admittedly, this month has been a little heavy on the A-Rod stuff…. We now have a dedicated page for the A-Rod Chronicles episodes:
If you’re feeling a little sick of him, I understand, but I just think he’s neat! Anyway, James and I have worked hard to put this series together, and we’re pretty proud of it, so if you’ve enjoyed, please consider sharing it. We’ve also got a playlist full of excerpts over on the YouTube channel…
Anyway, we DID have some non-Rodriguez stuff here at Undrafted this month:
The Running Back Problem
If you have been paying any attention to this NFL offseason, then you have likely encountered some discussion of the Running Back Problem. Holdouts by two of the league’s premiere running backs, Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs, raised the issue of running back pay, which has been lurking in the background for years as football becomes more pass-focused a…
In the end, both Barkley and Jacobs got small raises for one-year deals, and both are ready to start the season. But the long-term problem facing NFL running backs remains…
The USWNT and the Perils of Nationalist Sports
Earlier this month, when the United States Women National Team was knocked out of the 2023 World Cup, conservatives across the country were elated. You can read a rundown of all the gloating they did here, but it’s mostly what you would expect if you have paid any attention to the USWNT over the last few years. They were called “un-American,” “woke,” an…
On the conservative freak out about the USWNT…
REMINDER: There Are No Good Owners
Sports can confuse people. Fans spend so much time complaining about bad owners — owners who rob their cities or insult their fans or abuse their employees — that they can, understandably but mistakenly, conclude that there is such a thing as a Good Owner. The pursuit of this mythical Good Owner isn’t just an idle mistake. It’s a hope th…
This has been a rough year to be a Yankee fan for a lot of reasons, but it really doesn’t help when I see people pining for the days of a tactless buffoon like George Steinbrenner…
Anyway, get ready for some more A-Rod episodes in September!