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Boston Red Sox: A Collective Star Resurgence is their Last Hope

Aug 7, 2019

Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

If the playoffs were to begin today, the Boston Red Sox would be watching such play from a Boston pub. If the Red Sox continue to perform at the erratic level they've displayed over the last month, they're n...

The New York Yankees Continue to Inexplicably Not Take Chances on Starting Pitching

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 7, 2019

Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

The New York Yankees have one of the five most talented rosters in Major League Baseball, but continue to not make the big-boy move to address their Achilles heel -- and there's no excuse for it. Leading up ...

Boston Red Sox: Assessing the Team’s Biggest Need At the Trade Deadline

Jason Kelly

Jul 24, 2019

Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Boston Red Sox find themselves staring in the face of their biggest challenge of the 2019 season. Sitting 10 games back of the New York Yankees in the American League East, as well as two games back of a Wi...

Every MLB Contender’s Biggest Need

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 16, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is approaching, and teams will look to improve their rosters to make a playoff push. Here is every MLB contender's biggest need. New York Yankees: Top-Line Starting Pit...

Major League Baseball: Award Winners at Midseason Mark

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 10, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The 2019 Major League Baseball season has featured several compelling teams, players, and storylines. Here are midseason MLB Awards for the American and National League. AL MVP: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels ...

MLB: 10 Things We Learned in the First Half of 2019

Tom Dorsa

Jul 9, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Firstly, I think it's silly that we separate the season into two "halves" at the All-Star break, when every team in Major League Baseball has already played at least 86 games and as many as 94. That's more than...

The Chicago White Sox Need Major Pitching Help if They’re Ever Going to Contend

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 7, 2019

Chicago White Sox, Opinions & Predictions

The Chicago White Sox are one of the most intriguing teams in Major League Baseball. With that said, if they don't bring in severe pitching reinforcements, they'll never contend with their young core. When y...

In Tragic Death, Tyler Skaggs Still Got What We All Need

Tom Dorsa

Jul 3, 2019

Headlines, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball

A few days ago, a friend of mine committed suicide. According to the Carrollton, Texas police department, the lonesome middle-aged man passed away from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, leaving little...

The Los Angeles Angels Are Truly The Franchise Touched by Tragedy

Tom Gibbons

Jul 3, 2019

History, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball

The Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs were labeled for decades as clubs haunted by misfortune. But it was mostly for on-the-field stuff. Their frustration, futility, meltdowns, and near-misses possessed elemen...

MLB, Baseball Fans Should Embrace the Game’s Recent Home Run Barrage

Tom Dorsa

Jun 27, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

If you've watched even one game of the 2019 Major League Baseball season, you probably know that home runs are happening at an insane rate, and that number doesn't seem to be going down. MLB teams have combined...

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