The Baltimore Orioles have shocked many by emerging atop the AL East and securing the best regular season record in the entirety of the American League, with 101 wins. While the Orioles were dominant in their path to clinching the AL East, teams who were similarly successful like the Tampa Bay Rays have shown that […]
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This is the first article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Kansas City Royals. In this installment are catchers and managers. The Kanas City Royals began play in 1969, but had their origins two years earlier, when the Athletics left town and went to Oakland. Facing pressure from
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This is the second article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Houston Astros. In this installment are first and third basemen and designated hitters. The Houston Astros corner infielder and designated hitter list includes a good mix of some of the best hitters of yesteryear and
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This is the first article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Houston Astros. In this installment are catchers and managers The Houston Astros started as the Colt .45s when the National League announced their 1962 expansion plans two years prior. Originally slated to be part of
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Since the first World Series was played in 1903, only a few Major League Baseball franchises have managed to win multiple championships and join an elite list of teams that have claimed baseball’s ultimate prize. For many decades now, these repeat champions have kept their records in wins as well as jointly hold some major
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At the end of each Major League Baseball season, one club is awarded the sport’s ultimate accolade, known as “a piece of metal.” Not even Rob Manfred can do the Commissioner’s Trophy justice with his description. Only one baseball team may claim victory after a 162-game regular season and month-long playoffs. Worthy of mention
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The start of Spring Training begins today so that means the MLB regular season is almost upon us. A lot of interesting moves were made this off-season. It was way more active this year than last. There are new faces on a lot of teams and many can’t wait to see what’s in store for
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MLB home-field advantage has been a hot topic of discussion, especially when it comes to post-season play. Interestingly enough, home-field has not been straightforward for years. From 1925 until 2003, the home-field advantage in the 2-3-2 format alternated. In even years, the National League (NL) was awarded home-field. Odd years were awarded to the American
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We spent the previous two columns looking at which National League division leader is best prepared for a World Series run (you can read that article here). We did the same for the American League (here is that article). You can see how we came to the conclusions we did, based on numbers that do
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Everyone has their World Series favorites for the 2018 season. The Astros look primed for a repeat, the Yankees built a powerhouse to take them down, and the Red Sox countered the Bronx Bombers with a power bat of their own. However, these three teams may not have such an easy path to the Fall
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