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The 2020 MLB Season Should be Treated as a Test Run

May 22, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Nothing about a 2020 Major League Baseball season will be "normal." With that in mind, doesn't this unique situation offer MLB, a sport seeking in-game shakeups, the chance to test run everything it has mulled ...

Seven-Inning Doubleheaders Present an Advantage for Teams with Stellar Starting Pitching

Robbie Stratakos

May 1, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Among the many ideas that have surfaced about a potential 2020 Major League Baseball season have been the prospect of seven-inning doubleheaders. If that comes to fruition and/or becomes a prevalent occurrence,...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Cincinnati Reds

Jason Kelly

Apr 16, 2020

Cincinnati Reds, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

It has been a long 30 years since the Cincinnati Reds were last in the World Series, but a revamped 2020 roster loaded with rising stars and veteran talent has many "Nasty Nati" natives hoping for the best. The...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Seattle Mariners

Tom Dorsa

Apr 15, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are known around the baseball world primarily for two things: mediocrity and a crazy frequency in trades. For the first denoted team identity, a long-running history of plain incompetence a...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Texas Rangers

Tom Dorsa

Mar 30, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Texas Rangers

The 2010s was the most successful decade in the history of the Texas Rangers franchise. A club record 96 wins in 2011 was one of five 90-win campaigns in the decade, which featured two American League pennants,...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Houston Astros

Tom Dorsa

Mar 23, 2020

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

It's hard to call the decade of the 2010s a failure for the Houston Astros. From their disastrous stretch of 324 losses from 2011-2013, the Astros reinvented themselves with elite prospect development, great sc...

MLB: Five Youngsters to Watch in 2020

Quinn Allen

Mar 15, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

With baseball at a halt, we could be waiting longer than expected for opening day. But despite the delays to the 2020 Major League Baseball season, there are still many things to look forward to as another big-...

MLB Players Look Like Hypocrites For Attacking Mike Fiers and Commissioner Rob Manfred

Jason Kelly

Feb 23, 2020

Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Houston Astros' cheating scandal has drawn outright anger from baseball fans and players alike. Both active and retired players have been extremely vocal about their frustrations with the Astros, as well as...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Must Let the Game Police Itself in 2020

Jason Kelly

Feb 21, 2020

Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The 2019-2020 Major League Baseball offseason has not just been one to forget but one to bury under the floorboards and pray that baseball fans forget about forever. Obviously, the cheating scandal surrounding ...

Trevor Bauer Blasts Commissioner Rob Manfred for MLB’s Poor Marketing and Declining Popularity

Jason Kelly

Feb 13, 2020

Cincinnati Reds, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The 2019-2020 Major League Baseball offseason has been mired with controversy, scandals, and blockbuster transactions. It has been the wildest rollercoaster of emotions that baseball fans have experienced in a ...

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