We are in the middle of the All-Star Break right now. I should really be enjoying the festivities. The Home Run Derby is always a good show. The game itself didn’t go as I wanted (Thanks, Wade Davis), but it was still a good display of pitching prowess. Nevertheless, if you know me in any… Continue reading Playing For Second In The NL
Tag: National League
The National League Will Break Their Losing Streak
The MLB All-Star Game is just a week away. The symbolic midpoint of the baseball season gives teams a chance to breathe and stars to shine. While the event before the Mid-Summer Classic, the Home Run Derby, arguably has more juice than the game itself, the All-Star Game still is supposed to matter. However, home… Continue reading The National League Will Break Their Losing Streak
Ryan Zimmerman’s Renaissance?
The 2017 MLB Draft began last night, and it got me thinking. Each year teams go into the process looking towards the future. In 2005, the former Montreal Expos turned Washington Nationals staked theirs in Virginia third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. The All-American was meant to be the face of the new team in America’s capital.… Continue reading Ryan Zimmerman’s Renaissance?
National League Wild Card Tightening Up
We have barely a month of regular season baseball left. Normally we’d have several division races to look forward to in September. Outside of the AL East, this year isn’t producing that much divisional drama. Instead, as intended when the second Wild Card was implemented, the Wild Card races in each league are ramped up… Continue reading National League Wild Card Tightening Up
Dodgers Busy At The Deadline
The MLB trade deadline came and went with a moderate amount of movement. No seismic shifts took place across the league, but plenty of worthwhile moves were made. The Los Angeles Dodgers were one team who had a interestingly busy afternoon. From moves they made to ones they didn’t, the team proved that even with… Continue reading Dodgers Busy At The Deadline
The St. Louis Cardinals’ Resurrection
It is no secret that the Cardinals are a well run organization. For years the Redbirds have pulled themselves out of ruts and kept themselves in contention. It should have come as no surprise when that tradition happened once again in 2016. The Cubs were the National League darlings coming into this season, and rightfully… Continue reading The St. Louis Cardinals’ Resurrection
Cubs Hope This Isn’t Deja Vu
Being a Cubs fan is a soul crushing experience. The faint whispering of “Here we go again” must be constantly ringing in their head. The 2016 North Siders were supposed to be different. This was the year that Chicagoans had been waiting for for over a century. They have the offense. They have the pitching.… Continue reading Cubs Hope This Isn’t Deja Vu
ASG Final Vote: Who Do You Got?
I for one love the concept of the Final Vote. Major League Baseball gives the fans one last chance to right a wrong from themselves or the managers. The only way a player could get in after the fact beforehand was through an injury replacement. While many of those still come to pass every year,… Continue reading ASG Final Vote: Who Do You Got?
Madison Bumgarner Making MVP Case
The current state of the MLB Most Valuable Player awards started in 1931. Since then, a pitcher has won the honor just 22 times between the two leagues. There were significant droughts in both leagues in pitcher MVP victories, but the NL’s was much longer. Clayton Kershaw took home the NL MVP in 2014, the… Continue reading Madison Bumgarner Making MVP Case
NL Central One-Upping Themselves
The National League Central Division put together one of the finest collaborative seasons in MLB history last year. They put three teams into the playoffs, all winning 97 games or more. St. Louis continued to excel winning 100 games. The Pirates also kept their run of tremendous form going taking the first Wild Card with… Continue reading NL Central One-Upping Themselves