Pete Beatty
relics
22 Ways of Looking at Chief Wahoo, Baseball's Biggest Shame
The Cleveland baseball team just finished a historic, incandescent winning streak. How do you reconcile joyous baseball with a mascot that...looks like this?
Pete Beatty
9.18.17
Baseball
Is Uniform-Destroying Pitcher Chris Sale Actually a Labor Hero?
Hiding behind Sale's gloriously immature workplace vandalism is a downright feudal labor practice: the sports trade.
Pete Beatty
7.25.16
Baseball
The Cleveland Indians Might be Baseball's Best Team, So Let's Make Them Better
The Indians have wandered the desert for 68 years—22 years longer than the Cavs have even existed. Here's one idea for breaking the curse.
Pete Beatty
7.20.16
Icons
Jason Giambi and How Far a Bat Can Carry You
With his retirement official, Jason Giambi has become an avatar for the Steroid Era, but there's more to his career than just that.
Pete Beatty
2.17.15
Interview
Baseball's Choice: Change or Die
The hysteria over new MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's proposed ban on defensive shifts reveals a lot about the mentality of modern baseball fans.
Pete Beatty
1.28.15
super bowl
Football Is Over, or Seahawks-Packers Was Really Good
An instant classic like Seahawks-Packers reminds us all that the NFL has something we want and can't get anywhere else.
Pete Beatty
1.19.15
nike
Oregon's Crazy-Ass Uniforms: An Investigation
Seriously, what is going on with Oregon's kits? It's an important question we are hellbent on answering to the fullest.
Pete Beatty
1.12.15
Cleveland Cavaliers
Despite What Anonymous Sources Tell You, It's Too Early to Panic Over David Blatt
The Cavaliers may be in chill mode, but it takes time to build lasting success.
Pete Beatty
12.30.14
Football
The Unbeautiful Game: Cleveland, Buffalo, and the Dismal NFL
The Bills and Browns played a sad football game on Sunday, but perhaps it's not their fault the NFL invites mediocrity.
Pete Beatty
12.1.14
Football
Remember When the Raiders Used to Win?
The Raiders' continued struggles date back to the last days of Al Davis, and prove that there is no divine right to NFL victory.
Pete Beatty
11.24.14
