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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?”

It’s baseball season!

Around here, the end of football season means the start of the greatest time of year: baseball season. February brings the start of spring training, with pitchers and catchers having reported this week. Position players report on Monday, and we’ll start seeing games on the 22nd. Hell, I’ll even watch a little college baseball forContinue reading “It’s baseball season!”