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Top 10 Power-Hitters for 2018

Jan 14, 2018

In a year which saw the single-season total home run record shattered, the new rookie home run record accomplished, and the first true chase to 60 home runs in a few years, 2017 was truly a season defined by po...

Entertaining a James Shields for Pablo Sandoval Deal

Tim Edmonds

Dec 8, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

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The Red Sox are back, baby! With David Price in the fold and inactivity across the AL East, the Sox are becoming unquestionable favorites in the eastern division. Boston's new man in charge, Dave Dombrowski,...

The San Francisco Giants will sign…

Michael Saltzman

Nov 5, 2015

Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

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Ah, the off-season. That time of year where we play musical chairs with free agents and put all of our favorite free agents in our favorite team's uniforms. Just imagine your team with Zach Greink...

We need to revisit what a fan is

Michael Saltzman

Oct 29, 2015

American League, Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions

My name is Michael Saltzman and I am a San Francisco Giants fan. Like all fans, I have died hard with my team. I have survived the torture of 2003, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1997, 1993, 1989 and 1987. I have also enjoy...

Free Agents aren’t worth it

Michael Saltzman

Oct 23, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

For the last several offseasons, big money teams have thrown millions of dollars to high-priced free agents. They have also signed players on their rosters to extensions and traded for high-priced pla...

What Can The Yankees Do To Hold Off The Surging Blue Jays?

Eric Brown

Aug 12, 2015

American League, American League East, Features, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

When ESPN polled 15 of their experts before the season and asked which team would win the American League East, four of them chose the Toronto Blue Jays, and none of them chose the New York Yankees. Experts at ...

Fifty Years of the Major League Draft

Gershon Rabinowitz

Jun 8, 2015

Baseball History, Draft, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball

Anticipation reaches its apex. Spans of eighteen to twenty years are devoted to an adoration of the sport, as childhood aspirations emerge into a prospective career. The toils, sweats, and effort culminate with...

Nats need old Strasburg back – and soon

Tyler Fiedler

May 19, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

Stephen Strasburg's start to the 2015 season has not been what we have come to expect from the former number-one overall draft pick. The Washington Nationals' starter is 3-4 with a 5.98 earned run average in ei...

Return of the… Prince?! Fielder Resurgent for Texas Rangers

Scott Stone

May 17, 2015

American League, American League West, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Texas Rangers

When Prince Fielder signed his 9-year, $214-million deal with the Detroit Tigers, fans of the game immediately crowned him as the best power hitter in baseball. At that time, fans thought that Miguel Cabrera wo...

Breaking Down Andrew Miller’s Dominant Start This Season

Cory Fallon

May 8, 2015

American League, American League East, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

This offseason, the New York Yankees signed Andrew Miller to a contract to help their bullpen and replace David Robertson, whom they choose not to re-sign. Miller, along with flamethrower Dellin Betances, have ...

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