Mark Teixeira and Payday Loans | Break the Jogjam

I wouldn’t dream of suggesting that Major League Baseball players would need payday loans, but there is a logjam in the baseball winter free agent market at the moment that relates to what Joe Sixpack faces when he has to juggle his budget to deal with unexpected expenses.

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Mark Teixeira swinging at a pitch.
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 by
Steven Tarlow

Swing Away | The Free Agency of Installment Loans

Season’s over, but I can stop thinking baseball; it’s like installment loans for my soul.

Allow me to explain. I’m a fanatic, and I’m certainly not alone.
Baseball has captivated the American imagination since its origins as a gentleman’s game on green pastures. It is a game with its own poetry of [...]

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Monday, November 10th, 2008 by
Steven Tarlow