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Welcome to part 1 of a series on what the MLB was like the last time each team won the World Series. Three of the five teams that have been to a World Series but haven't won one will get an article for the last year they went, but the Rangers, along with the Mariners... Continue Reading →
I know, technically the season has started as the A's and Mariners have played a two-game set in Japan to officially start the regular season. I wanted to wait as long as possible to see if Dallas Keuchel or Craig Kimbrel would sign before the regular season started. I want to clarify: I am NOT... Continue Reading →
The MLB announced a few rules changes coming out of the Spring meetings between the MLB and MLBPA that will take effect either in 2019 or 2020, many of which have pace-of-play implications. Some of these changes are receiving unilateral support, while others are being picked apart by baseball purists, who say that Rob Manfred... Continue Reading →
The BBWAA has been busy the past 5 years, putting in a record 16 candidates, with the previous record being 13 in a 5 year stretch from 1952-56. They won't be slowing down this year, as Mariano Rivera is as close to a lock as you can get entering his first year on the ballot,... Continue Reading →
For most of baseball history, shortstops are really good fielders who, if they can hit well, that's a nice bonus for their team. But as the sport as a whole starts getting more flexible with positions, many primary shortstops are proving that shortstops can be not just decent or pleasantly surprising hitters but legitimate stars... Continue Reading →
From playoff disappointments to disassembling what once looked like it may be a championship roster, being a Detroit Tigers fan has been weird for the past decade or so. We’ve seen generational stars in Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera have their primes in Detroit, but we’ve also seen players become great in Detroit and then... Continue Reading →
25 years ago, 8 out of 28 managers in the MLB were former catchers. The youngest active manager in 1994? Buck Showalter, still managing in 2018. Just thought that was fun. Going into 2019, there are 29 teams with managers named, while the Orioles are still searching, there are at least 9 managers who were... Continue Reading →
Murphy's Field 