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Minor-league Baseball is Hard: Why Kyler Murray is Likely to Wind Up in the NFL

Dec 20, 2018

Minor League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions

For Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray of Oklahoma, choosing between a pro baseball career and playing quarterback is something of a family tradition. His father Kevin Murray faced the same choice, first pic...

Sports Are Different; Why Do We Talk Like They Are the Same?

Jeff J. Snider

Feb 5, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions

I am a baseball fan, but I don't dislike other sports. I go through phases of really enjoying college basketball; I even took my son to a game at my alma mater last weekend. The NBA doesn't excite me as much, a...

Mets’ Paul DePodesta Joins Cleveland Browns

Gershon Rabinowitz

Jan 5, 2016

Headlines, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics

Less than 48 hours after the National Football League's Cleveland Browns cleaned house by firing general manager Ray Farmer and head coach Mike Pettine on the heels of another last place finish in the AFC North...

MLB will allow iPads in dugouts with limitations

Jesus Rivera

Sep 28, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball

In a world that is constantly seeing technology become more advanced with each passing day, it's good to see sports leagues apply that technology during games and practices. The NFL was the first league to b...

Jameis Winston’s NFL Contract Ends Baseball Career

Gershon Rabinowitz

May 4, 2015

Breaking News, College, Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

Being drafted at the top of the board can represent validation for years of hard work and sacrifice. The latter can be the consequence of notoriety as childhood aspirations give way to future pursuits. Tampa Ba...

Are NFL Woes A Boon For Baseball?

Kevin Pittack

Feb 3, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Baseball has always gone through phases, eras, and iterations with both clear and arbitrary lines of delineation to separate them. One can point to the Dead Ball Era, the post-war Golden Age of the game, the ad...

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