Daniel SolzmanDaniel Solzman

Daniel Solzman is native of Louisville, KY, and holds a BA in Public Relations from Northern Kentucky University and a MA in Media Communications from Webster University. Solzman writes for Redbird Rants, Wildcat Blue Nation, FlickSided, and is the weekly baseball columnist for Fansided Radio He has been a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals since he first started going to minor league baseball games in Louisville (home of the St. Louis AAA affiliate until the late 1990s). In addition to the Cardinals, Solzman roots for his beloved Kentucky Wildcats, Indianapolis Colts, and Boston Celtics. Solzman used to live a mile away from Wrigley Field in Chicago, where he studied improvisation and sketch comedy at Second City.

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Facing Ted Williams

Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams is one of the best hitters that ever lived. Read | Share

PED Suspensions Are Imminent

Major League Baseball is on the verge of suspending the largest group of players since the 1919 Black Sox Scandal. Read | Share

2012 Draft Picks already showing promise

Of the players that signed following last summer’s Amateur Draft, only three players have made their major league debut. Read | Share

Dugout Dirt: Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera

Two articles got my attention this week. Read | Share

The Next Baseball Commissioner

I was all set on writing about the new rainout policy for the Washington Nationals but then an article about the next baseball commissioner from ESPN’s Jayson Stark caught my attention. Read | Share

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Are the Chicago Cubs moving to the suburbs?

Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts had some interesting words to say today. Read | Share

Going Inside the Baseball Hall of Fame

Every baseball fan grows up wanting to visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Some grow…Read More

In Appreciation of Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson

Without Branch Rickey signing Jackie Robinson to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball, many…Read More

Why can’t the Boston Red Sox retire Wade Boggs #26 jersey?

I follow Wade Boggs on Twitter so when I saw Buster Olney tweet a link to an article in today’s…Read More

Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes

I spent the better part of the last week or so reading John Rosengren’s recently published book,…Read More

The World Baseball Classic

The World Baseball Classic for 2013 is over. Read | Share

This Generation’s Ken Griffey?

I was surprised to see a column the other day about the face of baseball. Read | Share

Team USA has a First Base Problem

The problem with Team USA at First Base is not quite the problem that the St. Louis Cardinals have at…Read More

Clayton Kershaw: The Second Coming of Koufax

When one thinks of elite power pitchers with the Los Angeles Dodgers, one usually thinks of Sandy Koufax.…Read More

Brandon Webb hangs it up, Chris Carpenter’s fate unknown

We are a week and a half into Spring Training with the first Spring Training games starting over the…Read More

Mike Piazza pens new book

Mike Piazza has penned a new book, Long Shot, which is now available in stores and electronic devices…Read More

Dugout Dirt: More PED use in Baseball

I have no love for players that decide to cheat by using performance-enhancing drugs. Read | Share

A Sad Weekend for Baseball

This past weekend was a sad one for the baseball world with the passing of both Stan Musial and Earl…Read More

Dugout Dirt: One More Month

One more month until Spring Training begins. Pitchers and catchers will soon be coming out of hibernation…Read More

Dugout Dirt: BBWAA doesn’t let anyone join the Hall of Fame in 2013

Nobody is getting inducted into the Hall of Fame this summer as far as the baseball writers are concerned.…Read More