As we continue our series of Hall of Fame ballot previews with the MLB shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, we take a look at the career of Prince Fielder. The son of a two-time home run champ in Cecil Fielder, Prince had plenty of power as well, leading the NL with 50 homers... Continue Reading →
Hall of Fame 2021 Ballot Preview: Torii Hunter
With no baseball for the time being due to Covid-19, we continue our series of breaking down upcoming Hall of Fame candidates. Today, we take a look at the interesting case of Torii Hunter. To view the other articles in this series, click here. Hunter's case is an interesting one in large part due to another... Continue Reading →
What Major League Baseball Was Like When: The Cubs Last Won the World Series
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 →
MLB Season Forecast
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 Unique Pain of Being a Detroit Tigers Fan
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 →