Bill Felber

Bill Felber

Bill Felber is a retired newspaper editor and author of seven books including The Book On The Book, A Game of Brawl, and Under Pallor, Under Shadow. His latest book, The Hole Truth, is a cross-era and cross-gender examination of the best players in professional golf history from Old Tom Morris to the present. With respect to both baseball and golf, his area of expertise is in cross-era performance comparisons.

Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly reacts after striking out in 2025.

The Cubs have a bizarre, glaring weakness that's holding their record back

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Shoeless Joe Jackson and his Black Sox Scandal teammates had their lifetime MLB bans lifted by Rob Manfred in 2025.

The complicated Hall of Fame cases for Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe, and players pardoned by Rob Manfred

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The Colorado Rockies retained general manager Bill Schmidt despite firing manager Bud Black.

General manager Bill Schmidt should be the next to go in Rockies organization

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The Chicago White Sox and Colorado Rockies are both off to historically bad starts in 2025.

The Rockies and White Sox are in a historically disturbing race to the bottom

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Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce shakes hands with Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty on Dec. 14, 2010.

Remembering Walt Jocketty: An NL Central titan who reestablished the Cardinals

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Marcus Stroman is taken out of a game by New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone in 2025.

From Yankees to Astros, highlighting one major flaw on each American League contender

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Starling Marte strikes out for the New York Mets in 2025.

One fatal flaw that could doom every National League contender

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Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson throws his helmet after striking out in the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres.

Deeper dive into the numbers reveals why offense is trending down in MLB

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Matt Shaw and Justin Turner discuss a Chicago Cubs loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 Tokyo Series.

What does Matt Shaw's future hold following early Cubs demotion to Triple-A Iowa?

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Tyler Glasnow walks off the mound after struggling for the Los Angeles Dodgers during a start in 2025.

Dodgers rotation's fatal flaw is also its simplest to fix

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Colin Rea throws a pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2025.

3 options for Cubs to replace Justin Steele after season-ending injury

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Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar surrenders a walk-off to the Miami Marlins in 2025.

David Bednar's demotion is further proof modern bullpen strategy is failing relievers

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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet throws a pitch during spring training in 2025.

Garrett Crochet is a stud, but odds are low the Red Sox ace lives up to his extension

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Detroit Tigers infielders Spencer Torkelson Hao-Yu Lee warm up during spring training at TigerTown in 2025.

Tigers 2025 MLB Season Preview: Tarik Skubal repeat, Spencer Torkelson revival needed

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Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez celebrates with teammates in the dug-out  after hitting a home run in 2024.

Astros 2025 MLB Season Preview: No Kyle Tucker nor Alex Bregman, no problem

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Chicago Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker (30) bats against the Hanshin Tigers during the seventh inning at Tokyo Dome.

Cubs 2025 MLB Season Preview: Make-or-break season for Jed Hoyer, Kyle Tucker

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