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Rating The MLB Rule Changes
The 2020 MLB season included an unprecedented amount of changes from 2019. Some of these changes were the result of coronavirus, while others were going to happen regardless of the pandemic. Now, it’s time to reflect on these changes and see if they’re worth keeping...
MLB playoffs: On to the LDS
Well we survived the first round of the MLB playoffs. At least I think we did. Hello? Everybody OK out there? Any of you have playoff fatigue yet? No? Good. On we go! The first round had its wrinkles – and naturally most of my predictions were wrong. I’m just going to...
The Playoffs Pivotal Players
This baseball season is so strange that if it were a duck it wouldn’t be a different colored duck or a slightly larger duck or a duck with polka dots. It would be a giraffe. No baseball season in history has been stranger in form and function than what we’ve...
2020 MLB Playoffs
I’ve been using “Embrace the Weird” as my unofficial slogan this year. And why not? No, this season did not go how we wanted it to go. No, we didn’t have enough games. Yes, we were robbed of a real Opening Day, an All-Star Game, September callups and all the...
State Of MLB With A Week To Go
You know how as you get older, time seems to move faster? That’s how I feel this MLB season. It seems like just yesterday that we started this thing, and now here we are with a week to go, the playoffs approaching and I could’ve sworn we’ve only played about 52 games...
Why You Should Root For A Padres and White Sox World Series
Prior to this season, the San Diego Padres last made the playoffs in 2006. The Chicago White Sox suffered the same drought in the 2010s, having last made the postseason in 2008. Now, both teams are headed to the postseason and there’s no possible World Series matchup...
The MLB Races With Two Weeks To Go
Last week we looked at the division races from a general sense. Now let’s dig down a little deeper into the nitty gritty. Let’s take a look at some specific teams that have a chance to make a move this week or to begin a fade into obscurity forever. Did that seem...
The MLB Races With Three Weeks To Go
We are three weeks from the end of the regular season. Wait, how is this possible? Didn’t we just get started? I know, crazy but true! But since we are already in the stretch run, let’s take a look at the races. I for one am looking forward to Sept. 27, when we’ll...