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The Chicago Cubs have a breakout sensation as Christopher Morel’s hot start includes setting new records. Morel has now hit a home run in five consecutive games. He is also the first Cubs player to do that since Sammy Sosa did it during the 1998 home run chase. Ryne Sandberg in 1989 and Hack Wilson […] READ MORE
All this record-breaking business gets one’s gears turning. When Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run on October 4th, 2022, he broke Roger Maris’ American League single-season home run record of 61 set in 1961. We’re all pretty much caught up on that, right? Good, so let’s go back a bit, then forward, then way […] READ MORE
Aaron Judge has carried the New York Yankees all season. Judge did so again by winning a game Sunday afternoon against division foes, the Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees are coming off their worst month of baseball since 1991. September didn’t get New York off to a good start, either. Hopes started high, though, as […] READ MORE
Cubs 4, Rockies 3 (10) (This game was the result of a simulation done through What If Sports. It matched the Colorado Rockies All-Time Team against the Chicago Cubs All-Time Team. This game did not actually happen.) Only in a parallel universe could such a thing happen. Surely not in our untidy universe could the greatest ballplayers […] READ MORE
The Chicago Cubs All-Time team features iconic players. The group includes some of its most “Loveable Losers,” from the best shortstop to dawn a Cubs uniform and the best player-manager baseball has ever seen. Fans are aware it took this team 108 years to break its championship curse finally. In fact, not one player on […] READ MORE
Any MLB milestone is an incredible moment once a player accomplishes the feat. But, in 2007, it was a year to remember. Fans would witness some players’ pursuits of career records and milestones achieved in unique ways. History would unfold during the campaign, with several players reaching significant milestones. Here are some of the milestones […] READ MORE
The Corked Bat: To Cork Or Not To Cork How To Step 1 This is how you do it: Purchase a drill and a wooden bat. Use the 1/2 inch drill bit to bore out a six-inch deep hole. Fill the hole with crushed cork, sawdust, bouncy balls, or any other material that fits this […] READ MORE
I am a cheater. I confess to cheating during JUCO sanctioned games in the mid-80’s by stuffing two tennis balls into the barrel of my old green Easton 35/31. The balls were spaced to roughly frame the sweet spot of the bat. A little super glue sealed the cap back on and I went on […] READ MORE
The MLB Hall of Fame Case for PED Users There is a debate in baseball that gains traction every year around the same time. After the MLB came cracking down on PED users in the mid-2000s, the league began to see many of the most prominent accused users began to retire. When those same users […] READ MORE
Later on this month, a selection of some of the MLB’s best will be forever enshrined in the Hall of Fame. This selection could include mashing power hitters, dominant pitchers, or do-it-All-Stars of the 1990’s and 2000’s. But the question remains: Will the final list of newest inductees include hallmark players of the steroid-era like […] READ MORE
Daniel "DJ" Lopes is a high school senior from Coventry, Rhode Island. While his interests include basketball, he has been a diehard baseball fan since he was a child. He frequents stats websites and always looks to broaden his knowledge by learning as much as possible about the sport.