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Author Michael Dittelman

Michael Dittelman

Michael Dittelman, an adjunct professor at Columbia University, has enjoyed varied senior-level management roles with leading sports media and entertainment properties, including Sports Illustrated, USA Today, SportingNews, the NBA, Harlem Globetrotters and SportsOnEarth.com. A graduate of Brandeis University with a B.A. in American History, American Studies, and Sociology.

Ready and Waiting

Michael Dittelman
May 5, 2020
Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Statistics
As of May 1, 2020, the "Polar Bear" Pete Alonso is on pace to hit 57 home runs this season. After showing baseball fans his strength by winning the 2019 Home Run Derby during All-Star festivities and then le...

5 Things Every Baseball Fan Needs for the Start of the 2017 Season

Michael Dittelman
Apr 7, 2017
Features, Headlines
The games have begun. Have you gotten yourself ready? Not until you’ve poured yourself a giant brewski, purchased season tickets, and tattooed Kershaw’s stats on your chest. Only then will you be ready. Oh ...

Adam Eaton and the South Side’s Hot Hand

Michael Dittelman
Apr 29, 2016
Chicago White Sox
Through the first month of the 2016 season, the Chicago White Sox are sitting pretty. With impressive pitching from Chris Sale and Mat Latos and some strong power numbers from Todd Frazier and Jose Abreu, the “...

Zobrist Has a New Coat of Many Colors

Michael Dittelman
Apr 13, 2016
Chicago Cubs
As the story goes, technicolor dreamcoats come in red and yellow and green and brown and scarlet and black and ochre and peach … and blue. For ballplayers, the uniform they wear is also somewhat of a dreamcoat,...

Hunter Pence’s Signs of the Time?

Michael Dittelman
Apr 7, 2016
San Francisco Giants
When you do a Google Image search for "Hunter Pence," some startling pictures come crashing towards you, high beams on, full steam ahead. It takes a minute to get your bearings and figure out the direction. ...

Pedroia has Designs on a New Season

Michael Dittelman
Apr 4, 2016
Boston Red Sox
The Muddy Chicken is getting ready. He’s lacing up a new pair of cleats, slightly broken in from a few days’ wear and tear, the leather just beginning to soften. His pants worn long and tight and fitting to mov...
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