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The San Francisco Giants Embody the 2020 MLB Season

Aug 27, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants have been the most unpredictably competitive team in Major League Baseball this season. Yes, we're talking about a 15-16 ballclub. A rebuilding team off to a mediocre start doesn't t...

The Philadelphia Phillies Have to Make the Playoffs

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 23, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The National League East is a mess this season, and the Philadelphia Phillies bolstered their roster's fatal flaw this week; they have to make the playoffs. The Phillies announced on Friday night that they a...

Cleveland Indians Ace Shane Bieber Developing Into One of The Top Starters in MLB

Quinn Allen

Aug 19, 2020

Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Just four years ago the Cleveland Indians picked up Shane Bieber in the fourth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Little did the Indians know they ...

Kyle Freeland, German Marquez Resurgent Campaigns Fueling Rockies’ Turnaround

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 19, 2020

Colorado Rockies, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Two seasons ago the Colorado Rockies had a compelling starting rotation spearheaded by Kyle Freeland and German Marquez; it fell off a cliff in 2019. This season it has made a return, helping the Rockies get ou...

Randy Dobnak Has Been a Godsend for the Minnesota Twins Starting Rotation

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 15, 2020

Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

Randy Dobnak's 2019 campaign ended with him being one of the infamous faces of the Minnesota Twins' American League Division Series matchup with the New York Yankees (the Twins were swept). This season he has b...

Braves’ Rotation Implosion, Marlins’ Hot Start Turns the NL East Upside Down

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 12, 2020

Major League Baseball, National League East, Opinions & Predictions

The National League East was always going to be a highly competitive, enticing division in 2020. Now it has been turned upside down. The Atlanta Braves have lost Mike Soroka for the year to a torn Achilles; ...

Dellin Betances is the Wild Card of the New York Mets Bullpen

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 7, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

Per yearly customs, the New York Mets are having bullpen problems. While it'll be difficult for this aspect of manager Luis Rojas' roster to right the ship, right-hander Dellin Betances returning to his old way...

The Cleveland Indians are a Year-Round Pitching Factory

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 3, 2020

Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The year, climate, or standing in Major League Baseball is always irrelevant: the Cleveland Indians are a year-round pitching factory. Two years ago the Indians had arguably the best starting rotation in the...

Atlanta Braves: Sean Newcomb is the Key to Rotation Stability

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 28, 2020

Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

There's no such thing as a flawless starting rotation one through five in Major League Baseball. Teams can only aspire to have rotation stability. For the Atlanta Braves, this is achieved by Sean Newcomb having...

The Sounds of Silence: No Radio in the Bay Area for Oakland Athletics Games

Tom Gibbons

Jul 23, 2020

Major League Baseball, Media, Oakland Athletics, Radio

The Oakland Athletics added a wrinkle to this already weird season, becoming the first MLB team since 1938 to have no local radio broadcasts of games in English. They still employ Ken Korach and Vince Cotro...