The Pittsburgh Pirates have been in full rebuild for a number of years now starting with the 2016 season where they finished below .500 and broke their three year streak of making the playoffs. They traded away all of their big names like Andrew McCutchen, Gerrit Cole, Starling Marte and many others to start over and build a winning team of young guys through the … Continue reading Unfortunate Timing For Ke’Bryan Hayes and the Pirates
The latest episode of Sports History 101 is now live on all platforms! In The 1910s it would cost you $585,000 to buy a Major League Baseball franchise. In the 2010s, it would cost you over $1 billion. The value that is placed on entertainment has grown exponentially over time and sports are at their core, entertainment. Regardless of public perception that baseball is a … Continue reading Sports History 101, E015: MLB Franchise Valuations
The latest episode of Sports History 101 is now live on all platforms! The New York Metropolitans were the laughing stock of MLB in the 1960s. In 1962, their first season of play, the team set a modern record with 120 losses and the succeeding six years were not much better. However, among those losing seasons, important pieces were acquired by the team which allowed … Continue reading Sports History 101, E014: Miracle Mets
The Major League Baseball season has been a disaster from the beginning of this year, starting with the relentless fighting between the owners and players and reaching a new low when six teams were not playing for multiple days at a time because of COVID-19 related reasons. The biggest hurdle was MLB rushing into a season and not having a legitimate system in place to … Continue reading Why MLB Could Not Have Done a Bubble for the Regular Season
The latest episode of Sports History 101 is now live on your favorite platform! Jack Buck was the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals for decades and is one of the most recognizable broadcasters in the history of baseball. Hear about his story from Holyoke, Mass. to WWII to the Cardinals radio booth. Click below to listen on your favorite platform. Continue reading Sports History 101, E006: Jack Buck
Episode 4 of Sports History 101 is ready for listening! Nolan Ryan, or “The Ryan Express,” is a hall of fame pitcher and the strikeout king of MLB. His 27-year career is unparalleled on many accounts and the Texas right-hander is one of the best to ever take the mound. Have a listen. Click below to listen on your favorite platform. Continue reading Sports History 101, E004: The Ryan Express
“Turn out the lights, the party’s over. They say that all, good things must end.” Bad things too even though Willie Nelson didn’t mention those. The Major League Baseball season restart has been anything but good, starting with the terrible handling of test results when the league rushed teams to their facilities in the beginning of July and ending with six teams not playing yesterday … Continue reading “Turn Out The Lights, The Party’s Over,” For Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball announced that the league will provide previously recorded fan noise to all teams to be used during the 60-game season as all games will be fan-less. The league noted that the crowd noise will provide a benefit to both the viewer at home as well as the players on the field. People often think that baseball is very quiet and that there … Continue reading Pumped in Crowd Noise Will Serve Many Purposes for MLB
At what point is it too many players that cannot play or decide to opt out? Across all of sports, when does the talent get diluted enough to really make the leagues question if they should continue? My guess would be that it would take a slew of high caliber stars to cause any kind of thought surrounding cancelling seasons. There have already been a … Continue reading How Many Cases is Too Many?
Major League Baseball is supposed to be back at the end of July, but what is the likelihood that the season actually happens? Per multiple reports, the league has done a horrible job of handling testing of players and personnel, causing the postponement and cancellation of training camp exercises by teams. The entire league was supposed to have tests conducted on July 3rd but in … Continue reading The Baseball Season is Teetering
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