As we continue our series of Hall of Fame ballot previews with the MLB season shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, we take a look at the career of Matt Cain. Cain was a three-time All-Star who spent his entire career with the Giants, who won three World Series titles during his career. To... Continue Reading →
Hall of Fame 2022 Ballot Preview: Joe Nathan
Continuing our series on Hall of Fame ballot previews as the MLB is shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, we turn our attention to Joe Nathan. Nathan was a fantastic reliever primarily for the Twins, though he made two of his six All-Star appearances with the Rangers. To view the full series, click here. Why... Continue Reading →
Hall of Fame 2022 Ballot Preview: Jake Peavy
As we continue our series of Hall of Fame ballot previews with the MLB on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have once again run out of great candidates from an incoming class, but there are more players in the 2022 class that deserve a mention even if they won't be getting enshrined in... Continue Reading →
Hall of Fame 2021 Ballot Preview: Barry Zito
Part five of our Hall of Fame ballot preview as we deal with not having live sports in North America brings us to Barry Zito. Zito was on an incredible track at the start of his career, but disappointment followed and he is not likely to get much support from the voters and will likely... 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 →