Tag Archives: baseball

Gambling is ruining sports.

Let’s face it; the sports viewing experience is much worse today than it was when we were kids. It’s easy to chalk that up to aging; the general outlook on life tends to shift when people get older. However, there are several undeniable factors that make being a sports fan worse in today’s day andContinue reading “Gambling is ruining sports.”

ESPN and MLB Part Ways: What It Means for Fans and Future Broadcasts

In a major announcement last night, Major League Baseball revealed that they will be ending their partnership with ESPN after the 2025 season. This is great news for real baseball fans. Declining Baseball Coverage on ESPN Over the past decade, ESPN has drastically reduced its baseball coverage in favor of more football and basketball content.Continue reading “ESPN and MLB Part Ways: What It Means for Fans and Future Broadcasts”

King Cohen is officially turning the tide in New York.

Earlier this week, the New York Mets made the move people have been talking about for the last five years. They signed superstar outfielder Juan Soto to the largest contract in the history of professional sports. This in and of itself is fantastic for the Mets, as Soto is a generational talent and still onlyContinue reading “King Cohen is officially turning the tide in New York.”

Surprise, surprise. Rob Manfred is ruining baseball again.

Earlier this week, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred came out and said there’s been significant “buzz” regarding a newly proposed rule change. This rule is being referred to as the “golden at-bat,” and, if implemented, would allow teams to put their best players at the plate in big situations once a game. Although thisContinue reading “Surprise, surprise. Rob Manfred is ruining baseball again.”

There’s an injury epidemic plaguing MLB pitchers. What can we do about it?

We’ve seen an uptick in elbow injuries to pitchers in recent years, and this year there were 132 pitchers on the injured list on opening day. Last year, over 34% of pitchers to appear in a game had the dreaded Tommy John surgery at some point in their pasts, and that number is rising eachContinue reading “There’s an injury epidemic plaguing MLB pitchers. What can we do about it?”

The tragedy of Mike Trout:

Another year, another hot start for the player some consider to be the best in baseball. Two weeks into the 2024 season, Mike Trout is hitting over .300, has an OPS over 1.000, and leads the league with six home runs. This level of play has become expected of Trout, who is well on hisContinue reading “The tragedy of Mike Trout:”

A tale of two boroughs:

New York has and always will be a baseball town. Every April, the Mets and Yankees fans in this city come to life after a long offseason of watching their football teams lose. For some, this season brings a new hope, while for others, the disappointment continues. The two New York teams couldn’t have gottenContinue reading “A tale of two boroughs:”

Doubling up the last MLB preview:

Let’s just not even talk about the bracket. You have to try to make one as bad as I did (although my West was perfect through the first round). I also gave you one of my worst picks ever in Stetson against UNC, so we’re gonna move away from basketball and instead bring you theContinue reading “Doubling up the last MLB preview:”

2024 AL East preview:

Now that we’ve completed our National League preview series (some moves have since been made that almost invalidate the entire NL West blog) it’s time to move on to the American League. We’ll start in the East: New York Yankees The Yankees are the most iconic franchise in sports. They’re coming off a down yearContinue reading “2024 AL East preview:”