MLB Awards Season Arrives Early
Don’t worry, I’ll revisit these again in two weeks time, but because I just can’t wait, here are my preliminary predictions/own awards for the 2016 MLB season. Even though we have roughly two weeks left,…
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Hanley’s homer, Cleveland’s crummy luck makes this feel like 2013 all over again
Is it 2013 already? It sure feels that way, as things could not be going any rosier for the Boston Red Sox in David Ortiz’s swan song season. Not only are they getting the breaks…
NFL Predictions? Forget it. If you don’t have anything nice to say…
Some people will tell you that “Sundays just got better.” I’m no longer one of those people. To each their own, right? Football is back, and that excites a lot of people. I understand that….
We still know very little about anything as MLB hits its stretch run
What have we learned from Opening Day to the start of this big weekend featuring some key divisional clashes? Basically, nothing. As much of the sports-loving world rejoices that the NF(D)L is back — that’s…
MLB Daily Blog: August 25, 2016
As usual, a scintillating night of baseball as the pennant races heat up in late August. A look at some of the big headlining stories from August 25: Cutch is clutch in Bucs’ house of…
MLB Week 19 Roundup: Wild wild card races, and the sanctity of the second spot
What are your feelings on the wild card one-game playoff? It’s a half-decade old now, and there are mixed feelings. I personally can’t say it’s a bad thing, although I would be in favor of…
MLB Roundup: July, Trade Deadline, Injuries
August 1 came and went, and in less than a week we are already witnessing a change in baseball’s landscape. While some big trades garnered most of the headlines, it may be the injury bug…
It’s time to start giving the AL East leading Baltimore Orioles their due
The great mystery lingers as to what will happen by the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. Will the Red Sox keep beefing up? Will the Yankees be sellers? Will upstart contenders like the Indians, Cubs,…
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…