Weekend Hot Reads....

The MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL's Bob Wolfley "asked a variety of people connected to the game of baseball and the business of baseball to assess" MLB Commissioner Bud Selig's legacy and "offer judgments about his tenure" ahead of his retirement. Those interviewed range from Brewers Owner Mark Attanasio to former NBC Sports Group Chair Dick Ebersol.

Joe Posnanski in a special to his former paper, the K.C. STAR, writes of whether he is bitter that he had to cover the Royals' many losing seasons while current writers get to cover their success, "The short answer is: No, of course not. ... The longer answer is: Yes. Are you kidding? Of course, I’m bitter." Meanwhile, the BOSTON HERALD's Michael Silverman, a K.C. native, writes this World Series "poses the single greatest threat to whatever’s left of my professional composure."

Elsewhere:

• With Turner's "heavy cash infusion," Bleacher Report "clawing toward respectability."
• Georgia Southern Univ. taking the "Long Road To Instant FBS Success."
• Late Univ. of Michigan broadcaster Bob Ufer's presence "remains vibrant" at UM.
• How U.S. Squash is trying to make the "once-clubby" game more popular in the states.
• N.Y. TIMES MAGAZINE: "Why Are Americans So Fascinated With Extreme Fitness?"
• A profile of the man who "invented" the NYC Marathon, George Spitz.