by Rob Shields | Oct 24, 2016 | Major League Baseball
Tomorrow night is Game 1 of the 2016 World Series. The Chicago Cubs will travel to the Cleveland Indians in what could be an epic WS with immense historical implications. One team is going to end a very long streak of not titles. The Cubs haven’t won a WS since 1908...
by Seth Bondroff | Jul 18, 2016 | Gambling, Major League Baseball
The second half is underway, so I thought I’d give a quick update on the current World Series odds as of July 18.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)The Cubs and Giants are the clear favorites, both coming in at 7-2 odds. Is there something to the...
by backup | Jun 27, 2016 | Major League Baseball
We’re fast approaching the MLB All-Star break, which means before we know it the season will be passing its midpoint. Rosters for the All-Star Game will be announced on July 5th, with the Home Run Derby on July 11 and the game itself on the 12th. And then it’s on to...
by Chris Stoner | Jun 18, 2016 | Major League Baseball
One of the more interesting stories 2.5 Months into this 2016 MLB Season has been the play of Miami Marlins OF Ichiro Suzuki.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)Entering play Saturday, Ichiro is carrying a .354 batting average in 127 ab’s. He has a .816...
by Paul Sporer | Apr 6, 2016 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
The O’s have played just one game – though it took forever with nearly 3 hours of rain delays – and we’re still five+ hours away from their next game, but I have some thoughts on what we saw when the rain held off to get some gameplay in. Yes, Brandon Warne gave his...
by Paul Sporer | Feb 4, 2016 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball, MLB Draft
Winter is a big time for prospect mavens. The offseason allows time to study the systems and grade out the fruits of the summer’s labor. Most sites do team-by-team breakdowns of every system and then unveil a top 100. Other sites open with top 100 and then go...