by Matthew Kory | Mar 24, 2023 | Major League Baseball
After that World Baseball Classic this might seem like a letdown but here we are just the same. Welcome to a new baseball season! We’re going to use the cheap conceit of superlatives to talk about the off-season and upcoming season. Let’s do it! Most Uncertainty That...
by Bob Phelan | Feb 13, 2023 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball, Off Topic
Once the pandemic hit in the spring of 2020 the baseball card hobby saw a huge surge in interest with thousands of people getting into or getting back into collecting cards and using them as an investment opportunity. I was no exception even if I was late to the game,...
by Matthew Kory | Oct 28, 2022 | Major League Baseball
If the matchup of the 2022 World Series – and that would be the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros – shows us anything, it’s that there are numerous avenues to reach the Fall Classic. The Astros are winners of 106 regular season games,...
by Rose Katz | Oct 18, 2022 | Major League Baseball
In February 2019, the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies each made a massive statement of intent in free agency. On February 19, it was reported that the Padres had won the Manny Machado sweepstakes, giving the third baseman a 10-year deal worth 300 million...
by Rose Katz | Oct 7, 2022 | Major League Baseball
If you haven’t heard, this year’s MLB playoffs features a Wild Card series filled with connections to the Baltimore Orioles as Manny Machado’s San Diego Padres will face Buck Showalter’s New York Mets. However, the Orioles connections in this series go beyond just...
by Matthew Kory | Oct 7, 2022 | Major League Baseball
The playoffs are here, finally. I say finally because the last few weeks of the season, typically an exciting time featuring numerous teams vying for playoff spots, was, quite frankly, a bore. There were only a few contested seedings and those were only lightly...