Jameson Taillon Trade Brings New York Yankees Cautious Optimism

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There are few starting pitchers in MLB that are consistently healthy, high end performers. The New York Yankees have one of them leading their rotation in Gerrit Cole. There are others with the potential of a top-of-the-rotation pitcher, but for one or even several reasons, they don’t find the consistency to do so. Organizations love […] READ MORE


Gerrit Cole Finding Rhythm With Familiar Face Behind the Plate

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Although the adage from baseball players is that they are simply playing a kids’ game, it is still their job. Like any job, one day at work can make or break a player’s mood, depending on how work goes. As a smile spread across the face of Gerrit Cole throughout his post-game Zoom press conference, […] READ MORE





NL Wild Card Game Unlike Any Game

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Most of us can agree that there is no bigger game in baseball than an October game with only one agenda: WIN OR GO HOME. There have been unbelievable October elimination moments in MLB history, from Bucky Harris’s ground ball that hit a pebble and hopped through third baseman Fred Lindstrom’s legs to give the […] READ MORE


An Old West Shootout: A Preview of the NL Wild Card

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The race for the National League Central title this season has been a tale fit only for the record books. The St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cubs all finished the season with over 95 wins (100, 98 and 97 respectively). As if that wasn’t magical enough, home field advantage for the wild card […] READ MORE


Maddon, Cubs Want the Top NL Wild Card

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Whatever expectations Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon had before the 2015 season began, their current mission is clear. The Chicago Cubs want the top NL Wild Card. Joe Maddon played the fatherly good cop up until the trade deadline. On July 31 the Cubs were eight games over .500. In August Maddon buried the accelerator […] READ MORE


The MLB Youth Movement

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Is it just me, or does it seem like there are more bludgeoning superstar youngsters under the age of 26?  Besides making me feel old, baseball is now becoming infused with younger and younger All Star talent, players are coming up at younger ages and making immediate impacts in the Major Leagues. Look at Mike […] READ MORE