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Francona Should Still be Managing the Red Sox

Mar 14, 2018

Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Opinions & Predictions

The date is September 30, 2011. The Red Sox are holding a press conference to announce a decision: Terry Francona will no longer be the manager of the Boston Red Sox. After a historic September collapse f...

Despite dismal August, the Yankees are still atop the AL East

Cory Fallon

Aug 18, 2015

American League, American League East, Features, Headlines, New York Yankees

The New York Yankees have been having a rough August, going 7-8 and seeing their 7-game divisional lead dwindle down to just one. With the surging Toronto Blue Jays breathing down their necks and the season win...

Chase Utley Deserves Better

Matthew Hutcheson

Aug 11, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors

It's no secret the Philadelphia Phillies are sellers this year. The Phillies are in full-fledged rebuild mode and are selling off any piece that may have any value. Cole Hamels to the Rangers, Jonathan Papelbon...

The Blue Jays appear to have realized they are a big market team

Joshua Sadlock

Aug 2, 2015

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

The city of Toronto, Ontario has a population of 2.62 million maple leaf-loving Canadians. The population of its metropolitan area is 5.58 million. Both of these figures make it the fourth-most populous city in...

Jacoby Ellsbury Turning Into The Leadoff Man The Yankees Hoped For

Cory Fallon

May 17, 2015

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

During the 2013-2014 offseason, the New York Yankees signed a bunch of superstars to help with the franchise's needs. The three biggest stars that would now be donning pinstripes were Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McC...

Astros Center Fielder Jake Marisnick, is this guy for real?

Ray Mileur

May 17, 2015

American League, American League West, Features, Headlines, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Houston Astros are off to a hot start, 10 games above the .500 mark, with a 23-13 record, in first place in the American League West Division, 4.5 games ahead of the second-place Los Angeles Angels. The As...

Top 10 Players Under The Age of 25

Tyler Fiedler

Jan 23, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

With several teams attempting to get younger and maintaining top prospects to rebuild, we are taking a look at the top 10 players under the age of 25. In order to be elected for the top 10, the player must be u...

MLB’s Martketing Challenge

Kevin Pittack

Nov 30, 2014

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

It’s easy to detect through the course of the summer and even more noticeable during the prime months of early autumn, but the casual sports fan truly knows hardly anything about the players in MLB outside of t...

Predicting the landing spot for remaining big-name free agents

Jake Hasan

Nov 26, 2014

American League, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors

The Hot Stove season of 2015 is one of the more exciting ones in recent memory, as this years class is headlined by a couple of big name free agents. Let's start with the names already off the books: Hanl...

The Gamble on Jason Heyward

Jake Hasan

Nov 23, 2014

Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, St. Louis Cardinals

Everyone was well aware of the predicament facing the St. Louis Cardinals. The tragic death of Oscar Taveras was going to force the Redbirds to alter their offseason plans and make a move to fill the now-gaping...

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