It’s okay to be vulnerable, Yankees
It’s that awkward time of the year when some teams have to make brutally tough decisions on whether to buy or sell at the trade deadline. There will be no more grueling of a decision…
It’s Time to End the All-Star Game Homefield Advantage Shenanigans
Aside from the fact that I get to use the term “shenanigans” in this article’s headline — one of my all-time favorite words — it is seriously time to end the All-Star Game homefield advantage…
5 Storylines to Watch in MLB’s 2nd Half
Every MLB team has played more than 81 games, so technically the second half is underway. But post-All-Star break baseball is considered the second half because each team has had a few days to nurture…
MLB Week 13 roundup: Tigers’ epic rally adds to series of frantic 9th-inning finishes in 2016
Just another, ho-hum, gargantuan ninth-inning rally… On Thursday, the Detroit Tigers put up an eight-spot in the ninth for the first time in 94 years, stunning the Tampa Bay Rays in a 10-7 win. The…
Resilient Rangers Find New Ways to Win
They were my preseason pick to win the American League pennant. Even so, there was reason to be skeptical. The Texas Rangers were coming off a bounce-back year in which they captured the AL West…
MLB Week 12 Roundup: Orioles Enjoying Home Cooking
It’s almost July, and we still don’t know too much more than we did at the end of last month. But a few teams are starting to create separation, including in the hotly-contested American League…
2016 Warriors are more like the 2014 Seahawks than the 2007 Patriots
The comparisons were inevitable – the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors are basketball’s version of the 2007 New England Patriots and, thus, LeBron James is the Eli Manning of the NBA. Or something like that. But…
MLB Week 11 Roundup: Does anyone even notice the San Francisco Giants?
How is it almost July, and no one is talking about the playoff lock that is the San Francisco Giants? It’s slipped our collective minds that 2016 is an even-numbered year. But beyond that, how…
MLB Week 10 Roundup: Cards Rising
The St. Louis Cardinals could go on a run very soon. Would that surprise anyone? It shouldn’t, since this is the ultimate “find a way” franchise, riding a five-year playoff run and three-year reign atop…
2016 MLB Mock Draft – Top 10
Okay, so just in the nick of time, here is a look at our mock MLB Draft, from picks 1-10: 1. Phillies – A.J. Puk, LHP, Florida 2. Reds – Kyle Lewis, OF, Mercer 3….