Recent content by Susan Slusser

I can verify that George Hendrick is tremendous. He even let me interview him for an upcoming book, and he detailed his dislike of Reggie Jackson. (And of course all the Hall of Fame guys can't stand Jackson, either.)

I am the person who nominated Roger Angell for the Spink, with a great deal of help from fellow chapter member Chris Haft - Angell's nomination is coming from the Bay Area chapter of the BBWAA, not New York - and I am someone who has spent 17 years on baseball beats. I love baseball beat...

Twice in the past few months my editor has asked me for names of freelancers for possible assignments. Both times, I went to Facebook to find acquaintances in the business, and one writer had old contact information that no longer worked and the other did not provide contact info. Make sure...

I actually feel very stupid talking about all of this: I have the worst fashion sense of just about anyone I know. (Cheryl, if you're out there still, you know this to be fact.)

Anyone who wears stilettos onto the grass is not entirely wise and probably never has worn stilettos before, is my guess. The few stiletto-wearers I've ever seen on the field seem to stick on the dirt. Why anyone would wear anything like that to a sporting event is beyond me, and I extend this...

The person who wrote the ESPN article hasn't covered much baseball. The dress standards are absolutely not the same as the other major pro sports, which was oft-noted by the committee. And the committee's discussions were very much about both genders. Male attire is an issue in baseball, and...

I think Bobcat BB can back me up on the male columnist with the teeny shorts. I believe everyone who saw those things was scarred for life.

Because I was on the committee, I'll post real quickly while I try to avoid winter-meetings lobby duty: These are guidelines, and it's not clear how enforceable they might be. They are all common-sense requests. I am surprised at how much attention this is getting, because when I was on the...

I take exception to "homerism." Seeing someone more often than someone else doesn't mean you're actively rooting for someone - it's essentially East Coast bias, which does exist, and for a reason: You have a greater appreciation for the players you see the most. (I know, "see" again. The...

I respect your opinion, but I disagree.

I voted Michael Young second, for pretty much the reasoning Evan used, and based on the fact that, covering the A's, I see the Rangers a ton. I felt Young kept one of the best teams in baseball steaming ahead despite numerous injuries - and this from a guy who has been asked to change positions...

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An athletes' locker room or clubhouse is not a bathroom. And women have been going into them for 40 years. While I absolutely do not think that racism and sexism are the same thing, neither of them should be acceptable in a professional situation.

I did do something about it. My point was really more that he'd never have said, "No blacks!" as if it were funny. But it's never funny, or right, to joke about past or present discrimination against any group, especially in a job setting. We fought that battle ages and ages ago. So more than...

The idea that Tara "wasn't harmed" because she was provided info by others, as someone else mentioned, is laughable. For one thing, Tara is one of the best interviewers in the business - it's a treat to hear her ask questions. I'll never forget her pointed grilling of Roger Clemens pregame at...