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Jose Bautista Traded to Philadelphia

Aug 28, 2018

Breaking News, Headlines, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies

On Tuesday, Jose Bautista joined his third National League East team this season when he was traded by the New York Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies, who had claimed him on waivers yesterday. The Mets will acq...

Biggest Early Surprises of the 2017 Season

Ryan Chichester

Apr 19, 2017

Features, Major League Baseball

"You can't predict baseball." We hear this tired cliché every spring, summer, and autumn. Baseball's predictable unpredictability has reared its head already in the first three weeks of the season. Of course...

Taking a Closer Look into the Toronto Blue Jays Early Season Woes

Eduardo Razo

Apr 18, 2017

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays came into 2017 with expectations of making the postseason for the third year in a row. However, dreams of getting over the ALCS hum have diminished. With a 2-10 start to their season, the ...

Baseball’s Biggest Underachievers

Eric Kabakoff

Jul 22, 2016

Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The season’s second half is now well under way, and patterns are now mostly established for the kind of season each player will have. Daniel Murphy’s having a great season, Andrew McCutchen isn’t, and Matt Harv...

Is there a new type of leadoff hitter emerging?

Hawkins DuBois

May 24, 2016

Opinions & Predictions

Over the weekend, the Toronto Blue Jays decided they needed to change things up. They were in quite a slump, as Adam Piede wrote about on Friday, so they made an attempt to rejuvenate the lineup by placing slug...

Pressure Mounting for Struggling Blue Jays

Adam Piede

May 20, 2016

Headlines, Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays were already off to a sluggish start to the 2016 season prior to Rougned Odor’s overhand right to the chops of Jose Bautista. Since then things have gone from bad to worse as the Blue Jays...

Bautista-Odor Proves There are Consequences in Baseball, too

Dustin Saracini

May 16, 2016

Headlines, Opinions & Predictions, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays

“Make baseball fun again.” I’m not certain if the incident that occurred between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon was what Bryce Harper had in mind when he spearheaded the campaign...

Rougned Odor, Gerrit Cole, and the Impact of Rivalries on Baseball’s Popularity

Evan Altman

May 16, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions

There’s a funny scent wafting from the baseball world after the events of the past weekend. It’s, dare I say, a Rougned Odor. After taking umbrage with a hard slide from Toronto’s Jose Bautista, already bran...

2016 is Already Controversial

Michael Saltzman

Apr 7, 2016

Opinions & Predictions

In a year where a certain Republican candidate for President of the United States is trying to "Make America Great Again" by making America hate again, baseball has already had its fair share of controversy. ...

Live in the Moment, Toronto

Dustin Saracini

Apr 6, 2016

Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

Baseball is back, and so are the Toronto Blue Jays. The lineup that took to the field on Opening Day in Tampa Bay is arguably the most potent the city of Toronto has ever seen. You have your classic All-S...

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