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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...

Projecting the DH for Every National League Team

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 16, 2020

Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions

If and when a 2020 Major League Baseball season takes place, a universal DH is expected to be implemented. Subsequently, every National League team will add a position player to their lineup. Here is the projec...

Every National League Team’s Best-Kept Secret

Robbie Stratakos

May 19, 2020

Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions

Every team in Major League Baseball has a distinguishable figure who's one of the better players at his respective niche. At the same time, every team has an impact player that falls through the cracks of the p...

MLB Thanksgiving: What Every National League Team Should be Thankful For

Robbie Stratakos

Nov 26, 2019

Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions

Thanksgiving is around the corner, and all 30 teams in Major League Baseball have something to cherish. Here is what every National League team should be thankful for. Atlanta Braves: Ronald Acuna Jr. One cou...

Phillies: Girardi Hire is a Great Start, Now the Focus Shifts to Adding Pitching – And a Lot of it

Robbie Stratakos

Oct 30, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies got the big fish. After firing manager Gabe Kapler two weeks ago, the Phillies quickly found their replacement, hiring former New York Yankees skipper Joe Girardi. Girardi is the...

Dansby Swanson is Quietly Coming Into His Own

Robbie Stratakos

Oct 30, 2019

Atlanta Braves, Opinions & Predictions

He was once the face of the organization's full-fledged rebuild, and while he hasn't met expectations up to this point of his big-league career, Dansby Swanson is quietly blossoming into a sturdy shortstop. ...

Nationals: Washington, D.C. Has Seen This Playoff Magic Before

Tom Dorsa

Oct 23, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason, Washington Nationals

The 2019 Washington Nationals are a delight to behold. After starting the season 19-31 and 12 games behind the National League East division lead, the Nats got scorching hot and pulled off an improbable run tha...

The San Francisco Giants Should be Admired for Taking a Leap of Faith in Themselves, Rather than Selling

Robbie Stratakos

Oct 22, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

Many doubted whether the San Francisco Giants made the right decision by holding onto most of their veterans at the Major League Baseball trade deadline -- most notably Madison Bumgarner and Will Smith -- and m...

Consistent Pitching and Timely Hitting Leads the Washington Nationals to First-Ever World Series

Quinn Allen

Oct 18, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason, Washington Nationals

Down 3-1 in the eighth inning of the National League Wild Card Game to the Milwaukee Brewers, it looked likely that the Washington Nationals' postseason fate would end in just one decisive game. After a meltdow...

The Washington Nationals are the Anti-Modern Baseball Team

Robbie Stratakos

Oct 17, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason, Washington Nationals

Most, if not every team in Major League Baseball has an analytics department that helps them make pivotal decisions. But viewing matters from a roster and managerial standpoint, the National League-champion Was...

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