As we continue our series on Hall of Fame ballot previews with the MLB season not yet started due to the coronavirus pandemic, we move our focus to Carl Crawford. The former Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays left fielder was a four-time All-Star in Tampa before going to Boston and LA with the Dodgers at the... Continue Reading →
2019 MLB Award Selections
I obviously don't have an official MLB Awards vote. If I did, however, these would be my picks. I'll be making picks for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Reliever of the Year, and Silver Slugger Awards, I don't think I watched enough baseball this year to make good Gold Glove picks and not... Continue Reading →
Detroit Tigers Trade Deadline Goals
The Detroit Tigers are not a fun team to talk about in 2019. They have the worst offensive stats in the American League (by far), they've suffered injuries across their major league roster and they're one of the worst teams in baseball. But they have some players who have performed well enough to be shipped... 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 →
What Major League Baseball Was Like When: The Astros Last Won the World Series
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 →
What Major League Baseball Was Like When: The Red Sox Last Won the World Series
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 →
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 →