The playoffs are nearly upon us. MLB’s second season will get underway over the next few days, with the Wild Card games and the Divisional Series shortly thereafter. Dreams will be dashed. Legends will be made. But who will step up when their club needs them the most? Some years it has been the usual… Continue reading Who Is The Next Mr. October?
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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
Not So Happy Harvey Day
It was a greeting that Mets fans would commonly use to one another over the past few seasons. When their ace was on the mound, a simple “Happy Harvey Day” was uttered and any Mets fan within listening radius would respond in kind. But through a month and change of the 2016 season, those days… Continue reading Not So Happy Harvey Day
2016 Breakout Candidates: National League
The American League has already got its due, now the National League takes the stage. The Senior Circuit has a different brand of baseball than its DH-possessing counterparts, but they are no different when it comes to having players break out. Constant in game maneuvering makes roster construction much more important in the National League,… Continue reading 2016 Breakout Candidates: National League
Mets’ Clock Is Ticking
The improbable run to the 2015 World Series by the New York Mets was truly amazin’. They weren’t supposed to be able to usurp the Nationals in the NL East. Hell, they weren’t even projected to beat out the Marlins for the a Wild Card spot. They bested both and then some. Once they reached… Continue reading Mets’ Clock Is Ticking
Waiting Game Now Fruitful For Free Agents
It used to be the case in Major League Baseball that the closer it came to Spring Training, the less value you had as a free agent. The fact that you were still around come mid-to-late January meant you had some wart that scared teams off. Whether it be a rigid agent or a glaring… Continue reading Waiting Game Now Fruitful For Free Agents
2016 Hall Of Fame Class Is Just Right
There are many Halls of Fame for pretty much any conceivable thing in the world today. A Hall of Fame can be anything these days from a giant physical location to a simple database. It has to be an honor to be enshrined in any Hall, but there is one that stands above all the… Continue reading 2016 Hall Of Fame Class Is Just Right
Top Free Agents: Outfielders
We round up our series on the top free agents still available with the outfielders. As was said with the infielders, the market is still very plentiful in the outfield. Jason Heyward is the only big ticket outfielder taken having signed a massive 8 year, $184 million pact with the Cubs. All three positions still… Continue reading Top Free Agents: Outfielders
Top Free Agents: Infielders
While the starting and pitching markets have been plundered, and outfielder Jason Heyward got a huge payday from the Cubs, the infielders contingent remains a relatively untapped market this winter. New Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist is the lone big free agent signing from the MLB ranks. Korean first basemen Byung Ho Park got a… Continue reading Top Free Agents: Infielders
Top Free Agents: Relief Pitcher
Building a bullpen from year to year is the biggest crap shoot in baseball. The variance in what a relief pitcher does from year to year can be night and day. But still teams shell out tremendous sums in hopes that they have found their missing piece to their late innings puzzle. Frugality goes out… Continue reading Top Free Agents: Relief Pitcher