Back in the summer, when the San Francisco Giants made their presence known and the NL West truly became a race, I had a premonition. No, it was not a full-on prediction, nor was I…
We’re almost at the All-Star break in 2021, an amazing feat considering where we were at this time last year when there was no baseball and MLB was desperately trying to cobble something together to…
It’s a theme that has circulated the sports spectrum before. A cast-off member of a rising team basks in his one shining moment against the club that unceremoniously ditched him, only to ultimately watch that…
Instead of trying to predict the entire postseason right now, when half of the Division Series matchups aren’t even set, doesn’t seem productive, nor is it likely to yield any more accurate results than waiting…
Emotions are supposed to run high at this point of the MLB season. Pennant races boiling down to one or two final series, jobs on the line for both players and coaches, fans chewing nails…
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…
Another wild week in the books in baseball, with perhaps the season’s most epic slate to date occurring on Wednesday. The Red Sox keep piling up runs while giving up almost as many, the Cubs…
What a strange day in baseball (isn’t it always?). If you come to the ballpark you never know what you’ll see. On May 11, we had a pitcher hit two home runs to propel his…
Not many people expected the Washington Nationals to be in a “comeback” position in 2016. The Nats were picked by many to win the World Series in 2015, but instead missed the postseason entirely. It…
Perhaps a slight stretch in our Comeback Candidates series, we look now at the Miami Marlins. They were a chic pick a year ago after locking up Giancarlo Stanton long-term and coming on strong late…