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Every year, MLB teams are full of wonders and surprises. No matter how much teams prepare for the season, there are always going to be a few to keep a watchful eye on. Last season, the Baltimore Orioles caught everyone by surprise as they finished three games back of the final AL Wild Card spot. […] READ MORE
Skip Schumaker Hired as Marlins Manager The Miami Marlins named Skip Schumaker their new manager, the 16th in franchise history. Schumaker, a former player, will succeed the club’s longest-tenured skipper Don Mattingly, who managed Miami for seven seasons. We got our Skip. Let’s get it started, @SSchumaker55. #MakeItMiami pic.twitter.com/7sBliUugS8 — Miami Marlins (@Marlins) October 25, […] READ MORE
The Baltimore Orioles have exceeded expectations this season. It’s no wonder why players and even their fnas are enjoying the second half of the season. A team like the Orioles, who many predicted to be the worst team in baseball, have continued to defy the odds. However, there’s not much time left with 14 games […] READ MORE
Baltimore Orioles closer, Félix Bautista, is a player to keep an eye on. The 27-year-old was named the presumptive closer ever since the Orioles traded Jorge López at the trade deadline. Since that trade, Bautista has responded as he has five saves and a 1.35 ERA over 14 1/3 innings. Bautista has emerged as one […] READ MORE
The Baltimore Orioles are a nice surprise for the first half of the 2022 MLB season. They have some young and exciting players to go along with their veterans, who communicate with the younger players and guide them on how to play the game. Their manager Brandon Hyde has brought a winning culture with his […] READ MORE
Jorge López has had a new calling as a closer. So far, this “new calling” has turned out to be a success for the Baltimore Orioles. As of this writing, the 29-year-old right-hander has four saves, three wins, and a 1.06 ERA. The former starter has seen his career change dramatically for the better. Always […] READ MORE
The Baltimore Orioles‘ bullpen must be better if they are going to have any kind of a successful season. The big problem with them in the 2021 season was inconsistency. There were times the bullpen would be spot-on; other times they would be horrendous. In a forgetful 2021, the Oriole bullpen had the worst ERA, 5.70, […] READ MORE
Ejection Inspection 2021, Weeks One and Two Welcome to the return of Ejection Inspection! This will appear every Thursday throughout the season, although this edition is late due to health reasons. It will track all ejections from the previous week of games, running from Thursday to Wednesday. Also, it will list whether the author – […] READ MORE
Dave Martinez Becomes First World Series Ejection Since 1996 In Game Six of the 2019 World Series on Tuesday night, Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez became the first World Series ejection since 1996. This called for a special edition of Ejection Inspection, so welcome! The premise and ground rules are detailed here. The condensed version: […] READ MORE
Rick Renteria Gets Tossed Twice Welcome to Week 23 of Ejection Inspection! The premise and ground rules are detailed here. The condensed version: each ejection from the previous week (Thursday through Wednesday) is listed in a table. The author – a former player/coach/umpire – analyzes each ejection and assigns it an entertainment rating of one […] READ MORE
Evan is the owner and sole contributor of Thompson Talks, a website discussing the Big Four North American Pro Sports as well as soccer. He also is a credentialed member of the Diamondbacks press corps for Last Word on Baseball. His first and biggest love is baseball.
Evan lives in Mesa, Arizona and loves history, especially of sports. He is the treasurer for the Hemond-Delhi Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and also is a USSF and AIA soccer referee. He released his first book, Volume I of A Complete History of the Major League Baseball Playoffs, in October of 2021.
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