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No Punishment Can Offset the Houston Astros’ Disgraceful Actions

Jan 20, 2020

Hall of Fame, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Houston Astros cheated by means of stealing opposing teams' signs with technology, covered it up, got caught, and Major League Baseball dropped the hammer on them. Unfortunately, there's no punishment or se...

The Shocking Part of the Sign-Stealing Scandal? Someone Was Punished

Tom Gibbons

Jan 19, 2020

Hall of Fame, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Gaylord Perry was 35 and had pitched 12 seasons in the big leagues when he decided to make a stunning confession in an autobiography, writing: “On May 31, 1964, I became an outlaw in the strictest sense of the ...

Carlos Beltran Makes Sense as Yankees’ Next Skipper

Emmanuel Berbari

Nov 30, 2017

American League East, Features, Headlines, New York Yankees, Offseason

Regardless of what transpires throughout the remainder of this MLB offseason, and no matter how hot the stove sizzles, the New York Yankees moving on from Joe Girardi will go down as the most confusing move. ...

Matt Holliday Makes More Sense for Yankees than Edwin Encarnacion

Ryan Chichester

Dec 6, 2016

New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

The New York Yankees inked 37-year-old free agent Matt Holliday to a one year deal worth $13 million, filling a designated hitter need after bowing out of the Carlos Beltran sweepstakes. In a mainly underwhelmi...

Great Trade Deadline Helps Yankees Fans Look to the Future

Cory Fallon

Aug 6, 2016

Features, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

The New York Yankees recently cleared house, dealing Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Miller, Carlos Beltran and Ivan Nova before the August 1 trade deadline. Yankees fans were split as to what they wanted to see their ...

Rangers in Prime Position to Win it All

Kyle O'Neill

Aug 5, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions, Texas Rangers

As August begins, the Texas Rangers sit atop the American League standings with the Cleveland Indians. Both teams made a flurry of moves to improve their rosters. After a gut-wrenching finish for the Rangers in...

Shocker: Carlos Beltran Traded to Rangers

Ryan Waterman

Aug 1, 2016

Breaking News, Headlines, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers

The floodgates are officially broken now. Carlos Beltran is reportedly on the move, according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports! (via Twitter). Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports (via Twitter) first noted that a deal w...

Why the Yankees Shouldn’t Sell at the Deadline

Cory Fallon

Jul 18, 2016

Features, New York Yankees

There has been a lot of speculation as to what the New York Yankees will be doing come August 1 (the normal July 31 deadline falls on a Sunday this year, and the league offices will remain closed on the weekend...

Sorry, Hal, but the Yankees Are Sellers

Colin Henderson

Jun 21, 2016

New York Yankees

The 2016 New York Yankees are not a good team. For anyone with two eyes and a couple brain cells firing, this should not come as a surprise. At 34-35, the Yanks currently sit in fourth place in the American ...

Looking at Carlos Beltran’s Hall of Fame Resume

Thomas Henderson

Jun 15, 2016

Baseball History, Features, Hall of Fame, New York Mets

Carlos Beltran is having a resurgent season at 39 years of age for the New York Yankees. He has a slash line of .277/.313/.554, with 16 home runs, 44 RBIs and a 129 wRC+ (at the time of this writing). This year...

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