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Dave Parker’s memoir ‘Cobra’ points out how MLB can rebuild its cultural clout  The one-time National League MVP’s newly released autobiography is an elegy for when baseball was a more visceral game that was elevated by Black star power, which MLB seemed to take for granted. MLBBy Neate Sager on April 1, 2021 April 1, 2021 Dave Parker was at least a six-tool player, perhaps even seven, depending on whether charisma and swagger are separate categories. It would have been easy enough for Parker (seen above at the Pirates’ 2019 40th anniversary celebration of their 1979 ...

Originally posted on MLB Trade Rumors  |  By Tim Dierkes  |  Last updated 3/11/21 Opening Day is three weeks away, and here at MLB Trade Rumors it’s time to look ahead to the 2021-22 free-agent class. These players are on track to become free agents after the 2021 season, but a lot can change before we reach that point. As always, these players are ranked by my estimate of their 2021-22 open market earning power. You can see the full list of 2021-22 MLB free agents here. It’s worth noting that the collective bargaining agreement expires on Dec. 1.  W...

Welcome to This Week in Genre History, where Tim Grierson and Will Leitch, the hosts of the Grierson & Leitch podcast, take turns looking back at the world’s greatest, craziest, most infamous genre movies on the week that they were first released. When we think of movie franchises, we tend to focus on the monster blockbusters — the ones that cost upward of $250 million and bring in around a billion dollars. But there’s a world outside of Pixar, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the DC Extended Universe, Star Wars, the Resident Evil is fairly major. Over the span of six films in 15 yea...

Saturday, 06 Mar 2021 01:08 PM MYT Marc Jacobs takes a selfie as he receives the Covid-19 vaccination shot. — Picture via Instagram/Marc Jacobs Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. NEW YORK, March 6 — They are becoming ever more frequent in our feeds. Sometimes they are taken right during the crucial moment itself. Sometimes they’re taken afterwards, showing a vaccination card (though that’s ill-advised) or an arm with a bandage as proof and badge of honour. The vaccination selfie has already been a thing for a few months now, but as vacci...