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New York Mets Self-Destructed Their Premier Strong Suit Thanks to Lack of Foresight

Sep 24, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

Starting pitching has been the New York Mets' identity for the better part of the last decade. That energy has vanished: they self-destructed their premier strong suit. The Mets went into 2019 with one of th...

Rotation Consistency Will Make or Break the 2020 New York Mets

Robbie Stratakos

Feb 22, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

If the New York Mets are going to break through next season, they need their starting rotation to be consistently stellar. On the surface, the Mets have one of the best starting rotations in Major League Bas...

Meet the Mets, Step Right Up and Greet the Hottest Team in Baseball

Jason Kelly

Aug 7, 2019

Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

There are few who believed that anyone in the baseball community would be talking about the New York Mets as serious playoff contenders in August, but here we are. The Mets have won 13 of their last 14 games an...

Marcus Stroman Would be the Perfect Acquisition for the St. Louis Cardinals

Quinn Allen

Jul 13, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays

According to MLB.com, the St. Louis Cardinals are the favorites to land Toronto Blue Bays right-hander Marcus Stroman before the July 31 Major League Baseball trade deadline. Other potential landing spots inclu...

The Milwaukee Brewers Should Trade for Marcus Stroman

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 9, 2019

Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Opinions & Predictions

It's nice to have a deep bullpen and electric offense, but if you don't have reliable and consistent starting pitching -- or at least two starters who check off those boxes -- you're not going to win the World ...

Team USA’s WBC Run Could Boost Interest in 2021

Jake Hasan

Mar 28, 2017

Features, Major League Baseball, World Baseball Classic

Last week, Team USA captured its first ever World Baseball Classic championship, led by a herculean effort from Marcus Stroman in the championship game against Puerto Rico. Team USA was not a favorite by any me...

Stroman’s gem leads United States to their first World Baseball Classic Championship

Ryan Chichester

Mar 23, 2017

Major League Baseball, Offseason

The United States is finally crowned the king of their pastime. Everything was clicking for the US on Wednesday night as they cruised past undefeated Puerto Rico, 8-0, to claim their first World Baseball Cla...

Stadium to Studio: An Inside Look at the Transformation of Mike Stud’s Career

Liam Skiffington

Jul 26, 2016

Features, Interviews

They say that all rock stars want to be athletes and all athletes want to be rock stars. Some excel at being the former; others, the latter. A product of Cranston, Rhode Island, Mike Seander -- better known by ...

Ten Starting Pitchers to Watch in 2016

Ryan Blake

Mar 22, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions

As a baseball player of nearly 16 years who took the hill on occasion and a fan of a Baltimore Orioles team that has a recent history of mediocrity in the starting pitching department, I can confirm the old ada...

Marcus Stroman: Fire on the Mound and Behind the Mic

Ryan Blake

Feb 13, 2016

Baltimore Orioles, Features, Toronto Blue Jays

My relationship with Marcus Stroman is an interesting one, to say the least. As a Baltimore Orioles fan, my natural instinct is to root against division rivals. Stroman, a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, fa...

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