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Preparing for MLB’s 60-Game Season… for the Third Time!

Jun 28, 2020

In perusing Twitter while avoiding the real world, I stumbled across this fascinating tweet from John Thorn, the Official Historian for Major League Baseball: https://twitter.com/thorn_john/status/127649884041...

Hit Man: D-Backs’ Tim Locastro Ties Record for Getting Plunked in a Game

Tom Gibbons

May 25, 2019

Arizona Diamondbacks, Headlines, Major League Baseball

The San Francisco Giants were getting shelled Friday night, and, as often happen in these affairs, an opposing batter could expect to "wear it." So when Tim Locastro came to the plate in the seventh inning with...

Major League Baseball Must Capitalize on this Surge of Young Superstars

Jason Kelly

May 1, 2019

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Statistics

Major League Baseball found itself in the spotlight for the first time since the 2018 World Series this past Friday night. The reason for it was the major-league debut of the renowned Toronto Blue Jays prospect...

Jacob deGrom for Cy Young? Scratch That, Give Him the MVP

Tom Dorsa

Sep 6, 2018

New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

Awarding the Most Valuable Player Award to a pitcher has always been a controversial proposition. Only twice in the current decade has a pitcher won either of Major League Baseball's two annual MVP Awards, with...

Crash Course: Trade Deadline Round-Up, Full Prospect Analysis

Joe Orsatti

Aug 15, 2018

Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

The Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline has come and passed. Wanna refresh your memory on what went down, and learn more about the prospects sent from club to club? Let's begin. Andre Ethier Retire...

Welcome to Sho-Time

Brent Maguire

Apr 9, 2018

American League West, Headlines, Los Angeles Angels, Statistics

Shohei Ohtani has been referred to as the Japanese Babe Ruth. Nearly every team in baseball made a pitch for him when he became available last offseason. He was baseball's most talked about player coming into t...

Early Look At Statcast For The 2018 Season

Brent Maguire

Apr 6, 2018

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Statistics

The development of Statcast has altered the way in which teams and fans can view the game of baseball. With in-depth information on components such as exit velocity off the bat, launch angle, and spin rate, we ...

An Appreciation for Theo Epstein

Robby McKittrick

Mar 26, 2018

Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, History, Opinions & Predictions

Everyone knows that Theo Epstein is an unbelievable general manager. He broke two of the longest curses in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs, and he is recognized as one best ge...

Former Big Leaguer Chris Carter Is Now Impacting Sports From Corporate America

Kyle O'Neill

Mar 6, 2018

Features

Less than one percent of athletes make it to the major leagues. Chris Carter, nick named “The Animal,” lived that dream, even rocking four home runs in the big leagues. Since retiring, though, he has focused on...

Opinion: A Payroll Floor Won’t Solve the Offseason Problems

Kyle O'Neill

Feb 15, 2018

Features, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

As pitchers and catchers start to report, with spring training games beginning late next week, many high-profile names remain unsigned. Teams are embracing the idea that a $200 million payroll is not necessary ...

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