Break time means make-or-break time. Embed from Getty Images The statement has never rung truer than the first half of the 2015 MLB season in the American League East. Entering the All-Star stretch, only 6.5 games separate first-place Yankees and last-place Red Sox, and given the multiple intra-divisional series left to be played in the… Continue reading The Breaking Point of AL East
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American League East Division Race Is Not Ugly At ALl
Embed from Getty Images The American League East is not the flock of ugly ducklings some baseball analysts are calling them. While the division has been labeled as the worst in baseball due to its lack of a runaway favorite, the standings don’t suggest there’s as large of a gap as advertised between the AL East and… Continue reading American League East Division Race Is Not Ugly At ALl
The Biggest All-Star Snubs
It is a fact of life that with every All-Star Game in every sport. There will be snubs. Players whose seasons merit inclusion in an exhibition of the game’s finest are told that they are not worthy enough to do so. Misrepresentative fan voting (thankfully Omar Infante is out) coupled with league rules stating that… Continue reading The Biggest All-Star Snubs
Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week
It is that time again folks. As the rest of the sports landscape tapers off, the baseball season powers towards the All-Star Break. Only one of the men on this week’s Top of the Heap will be making the trip to Cincinnati for the Mid-Summer Classic. Nevertheless, these fine ballplayers made their own statement through… Continue reading Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week
Foul Play Prevalent In Replay Review Regulations
Lights. Camera. Inaction. On the heels of two controversial play calls in the span of hours on July 2nd, baseball’s most infamous topic of the modern era arises once more: replay review. Embed from Getty Images The first play unfolded north of the border, where the Boston Red Sox closed out their series against the… Continue reading Foul Play Prevalent In Replay Review Regulations
Contenders, Get Your Pieces Here!
With the advent of the second wild card, fewer and fewer teams are counting themselves out of the playoff hunt early. As many a team has shown over the past decade or so, just getting into the dance can lead to one hell of a postseason ride. However, there are always some teams that are… Continue reading Contenders, Get Your Pieces Here!
Grady Sizemore Puts an Exclamation Point on his Remarkable Return to MLB
As he rounded the bases at Tropicana Field Monday night, you couldn’t help but feel like this is the way it always should have been for Grady Sizemore. In the seventh inning of the Tampa Bay Rays’ matchup with the Cleveland Indians, Sizemore smacked a 1-2 pitch from Indians pitcher Cody Anderson a couple rows over the right field… Continue reading Grady Sizemore Puts an Exclamation Point on his Remarkable Return to MLB
Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week
Sadly, there were not any no-hitters or transcendent goals achieved in this past week of Major League Baseball action. There were however many a display of defensive wizardry, extra base robbery, and one hell of a debut. Without further ado, here are the top five plays that defined the week that was in baseball. … Continue reading Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week
Bruised and Battered
With the Midsummer Classic on the horizon, one roster may boast the most spectacular All-Star cast in baseball – the MLB Disabled List. Embed from Getty Images The DL may not be an actual team in the Major League, but just how dominant would it be if it were to compete? With the likes of… Continue reading Bruised and Battered
Is Stanton Having The Best Power Season Ever?
There are many classifications of offensive statistics over the course of baseball history. The dead ball era of the early 1900’s saw spikes in triples and stolen bases that will most likely never be replicated. Babe Ruth ushered in the era of the hitter in the following decades as home run numbers and batting average… Continue reading Is Stanton Having The Best Power Season Ever?