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Why the 2021 MVP Finalists Truly Were the Most Valuable MLB Network announced the awards finalists — the top three vote-getters in each league’s award category — Monday night. Each announcement provoked passionate discussion. The Most Valuable Player (MVP) finalists, heavily discussed every year, provoked unusually intense discussion. Most surprising (to some) is that none […]
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For the first time since 2015, all three NL MVP finalists were eliminated from playoff contention. Bryce Harper, Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr. were the leading vote getters, all of whose teams had a disappointing 2021. There is a case to be made for each, with pros and cons to each candidate. Bryce Harper I’ll […]
Jeff Banister Named as Diamondbacks Bench Coach PHOENIX, Nov. 1 — The Arizona Diamondbacks have filled another coaching vacancy, hiring Jeff Banister as their bench coach Monday afternoon. Banister, 57, brings decades of managerial and coaching experience to the Diamondbacks staff. He spent four seasons (2015-18) at the helm of the Texas Rangers. In each […]
Diamondbacks Hire Joe Mather as Hitting Coach The search for a new Arizona Diamondbacks hitting coach is over. Thursday afternoon, the team announced the hiring of Joe Mather, who served as the assistant director of hitting for the Cincinnati Reds over the past two seasons. Mather will be coming home, as he is a 2001 […]
Astros 5, Red Sox 0 Luis Garcia and four relievers combined on a two-hit shutout as the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox, 5–0. With this masterful performance, the Astros won the ALCS 4-2. Houston is advancing to their third World Series appearance in the past five seasons. After hitting .522 with five extra-base […]
Chicago White Sox fans have been waiting a long time for this — seeing their team in the playoffs. 2005 was a magical season, but it also set a new standard amongst the team’s fan base. Years after that championship campaign, U.S. Cellular Field (now Guaranteed Rate Field) was rocking seemingly every season. 2008 was […]
In a battle of Lances, Lance McCullers Jr. and the Houston Astros out-pitched Lance Lynn and the Chicago White Sox. McCullers pitched 6.2 scoreless innings alongside a balanced attack from a deep Houston lineup led by Yordan Alvarez, which gave the Astros a 6-1 victory over Chicago in Game One of the ALDS. Astros White […]
After all of that, the Toronto Blue Jays finish half a game out of the second Wild Card spot. The Blue Jays finish with a 91-71 record, giving them their best winning percentage since 2015. However, breaking down the numbers of the Blue Jays season is something else. It makes one wonder why they didn’t […]
The most historic rivalry in sports resumes tonight in the American League Wild Card game. With the New York Yankees visiting Fenway Park to play the Boston Red Sox, this is a matchup between two titans of the sport. New York went 9-10 against Boston this year, losing their first seven meetings before winning 9 […]