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Many Factors Contributed to Mariano Rivera’s Unanimous Hall of Fame Election

Jan 23, 2019

On Tuesday, former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera became the first player ever inducted into the Hall of Fame with 100 percent of the vote. Babe Ruth was not unanimous. Greg Maddux was not unanimous. Yo...

Top 10 MLB Free Agent Contracts of All Time

Brent Maguire

Jan 12, 2018

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason

MLB Free Agency is one of the biggest crapshoots in all of sports. Given that more and more players are signing pre-arbitration deals that lock them up into their late twenties, most players reach free agency i...

Cy Young Winners Who Could Have Been MVP

Charles Gattin

Nov 30, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions

There is usually a bit of lively discussion about whether a pitcher should be able to win the Most Valuable Player. The discussion usually draws a line in the sand somewhere around the fact that pitchers alread...

Dodgers add Maddux, Ibanez to Front Office

Austin Green

Feb 2, 2016

Atlanta Braves, Breaking News, Chicago Cubs, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Offseason

Hall-of-Fame pitcher Greg Maddux and former All-Star outfielder Raul Ibanez are joining the Los Angeles Dodgers as special assistants to the Baseball Operations department, the team announced on Tuesday. Their ...

Is Zack Greinke bound for Cooperstown?

Joshua Sadlock

Nov 21, 2015

Features, Headlines, History, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, National League

Twelve years into an All-Star player's career, it becomes time to begin asking whether or not he is Hall of Fame material, or merely Hall of Very Good material. Zack Greinke just wrapped up his twelfth season i...

1995: Greg Maddux’s Greatest Season

Seth Poho

Nov 3, 2015

Atlanta Braves, History, Major League Baseball

Twenty years ago, Greg Maddux won the 1995 National League Cy Young. It was his fourth consecutive win of the highest pitching award. Beyond the award, 1995 could easily be counted as Maddux's greatest season. ...

Mike Hessman Sets Minor League Home Run Record

Gershon Rabinowitz

Aug 3, 2015

Baseball History, Breaking News, Features, Headlines, Milestone, Minor League Baseball

There are certain moments in baseball history that remain etched in our minds. We can quickly recall where we were when it occurred and its historical significance. Events such as Mark McGwire’s 62nd home run, ...

A Look Inside The Mind Of An Atlanta Braves Fan: A Terrifying Prospect

Gabriel Bogart

Jul 29, 2015

Atlanta Braves, Baseball History, Features, National League East, Opinions & Predictions

About a month ago, I interviewed a friend of mine who is a Baltimore Orioles fan. My hopes are to make this a series of articles, that, with a touch of humor and levity, can illuminate some of the similarities ...

Clayton Kershaw is the Gold Standard

Kevin Pittack

Nov 13, 2014

Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milestone

If there was any doubt coming into the 2014 baseball season it has been put to rest: Clayton Kershaw is the new gold standard for major league pitchers. The Dodgers’ southpaw hurler picked up his third Cy Young...

Do Chicks Still Dig the Long Ball?

Steve Benko

Jul 20, 2014

Opinions & Predictions

The late 1980’s to the early 2000’s brought some of the greatest pitching us diehard baseball fans will ever see, in somewhat of a juxtaposition, it also brought some of the greatest hitting we’ll will ever see...

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