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As we continue our series of Hall of Fame ballot previews with the MLB season shut down by the coronavirus pandemic, we now focus on John Lackey. Lackey won three World Series in his career, one each with the Angels, Red Sox and Cubs. To view the full series, click here. Why is he on the... Continue Reading →
Part six of our series on Hall of Fame ballot previews without live sports in North America brings us to Aramis Ramírez. Ramírez was a hard-hitting third baseman who left plenty to be desired in the field. He's best remembered for his time with the Cubs, who pulled off a heist in the trade to... Continue Reading →
The 2016 World Series featured the two teams with the longest World Series drought in Major League Baseball at the time. The Cubs ended the longest championship drought in major sports history, giving the longest active World Series drought to the Cleveland Indians, who haven't won a title since 1948. The 2016 season had more... Continue Reading →
Welcome to segment 2 of the "What the MLB Was Like When" series, where we'll be focusing on the 2017 season, when the Houston Astros last won the title. For the last article, on 2018 and the Red Sox's last championship, click here. To read other articles from this series, click here (this won't show you much until... Continue Reading →
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 →
Murphy's Field 