Athletics, aka “Bizarro Nationals,” Steamroll Into Break
Let me lay this out right off the bat: this 2018 MLB season, in many ways, has been brutal to watch. For all the dreams of parity the 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons inspired, 2018…
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Surprising MLB Division Races Are on Tap
Let’s face it: the American League Central is a done deal. But outside of that, the other five divisions in Major League Baseball all have intrigue and, subsequently, figure to come down to at least…
The Big Question Now Is: Who Will the Yankees Face in the 2018 World Series?
As I did in my preseason predictions, I am pushing all my chips to the center of the table on the franchise that is just about as consistent as death and taxes. The 2018 New…
As Predictable MLB Season Drags On, Our Greatest Yanks/Sox Fears May Turn Into Our Greatest Asset
This has felt inevitable since December 9, 2017. That was the day that the baseball world was rocked by the Yankees essentially fleecing old friend Derek Jeter (or was he just doing them a solid?)…
Ranking the MLB TV Broadcasters 1-31 (Including ESPN)
I did this two years ago, and it’s time to revisit. Baseball has some wonderful announcers, and some downright awful ones. Homer-ism will not be tolerated, nor will the inability to adequately bring the user…
American League’s Most Underrated Players by Team
More than any major professional sport except maybe hockey, baseball is full of truly unsung heroes. MLB does not market itself with nearly the intensity of the NFL or even the NBA, so it’s easy…
Baseball Blog: Three-Team Race in the AL (But Good on Ya, Mariners — The Drought Might End in 2018!)
I think it’s pretty safe to assume that the World Series will take place in either Boston, New York (x2, perhaps?), or Houston. The American League looks like a runaway for those three teams, with…
Baseball Musings: Why Can’t the Astros Hit? Why Can’t the Yankees Lose Anymore? Why Are Teams Tanking?
This baseball season has kind of stunk so far, quite honestly. That’s because it’s gone about as well as expected after one of the worst offseasons in memory. Freezing out free agents under the guise…
Angels for Real? Sho’ it Against Red Sox, Then We’ll Talk
This is a big week for the Angels. Fortunately, they’ve already have a few big weeks in a roaring 13-3 start that has fans in Anaheim thinking back 16 years to the glory days. But,…
Okay, Let’s Make This Quick: Baseball to Offer Predictable Dose of Predictability in 2018
I can’t stress enough how 2018 feels like the death of parity in Major League Baseball. Maybe it never really existed, top-heaviness simply masked by the recent happy endings of the Royals, Cubs, and Astros…