It seems almost like a foregone conclusion to break down the National League West division because it has the most star studded team in all of baseball. However, as seen in the last few seasons, just because you have a lot of star power, that does not mean that you will mesh enough to get that elusive Commissioner’s Trophy. The Los Angeles Dodgers are still … Continue reading 2020 MLB Predictions: NL West
How cool would it be to see a pickup baseball game full of MLB all-stars? An All-Star Game that players and fans would actually care about because it would feature players trying to truly best one another in a game of bragging rights. Well according to The Athletic, we all missed out. After Spring Training was cancelled in March, many players on teams that have … Continue reading MLB Sandlot Games
The National League Central race was especially close last season, coming down to the last few games before the St. Louis Cardinals eventually closed out with a two game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers. This season is not expected to be so close but it will by no means be a runaway, given the condensed 60-game schedule. Let’s break it down. St. Louis Cardinals The … Continue reading 2020 MLB Predictions: NL Central
The new 60-game season creates a lot of interesting wrinkles for this season, aside from being the shortest season ever played. Unfortunately new rules have also been implemented for this season, the biggest one being the designated hitter now featured in both leagues for the 2020 season. Given all of the new circumstances surrounding the season, it will be interesting to see what that actually … Continue reading 2020 MLB Predictions: NL East
Given that baseball is back on its way but still far enough out to really make you miss it, we took a stab at building the best three-year rotation that a team in theory could build. There is a huge range amongst the 30 MLB clubs on what they spend just on their starting five for 2020 (if the season were to have been played … Continue reading Building the Best Three-Year Rotation
Given the developments of the last few days, it seems likely that there will in fact be a MLB season, albeit truncated to around 70 games. From afar, 70 games sounds like a substantial number, nearly the entirety of the NBA and NHL seasons, however, for baseball that number is a drastic difference from the normal 162-game regular season. The game of baseball is as … Continue reading Will This Year’s MLB Records Hold Value?
On June 17th, 2003 “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” was published and the baseball world was soon set on fire. The book, by Michael Lewis, chronicled the exceedingly poor Oakland Athletics and their unexpected success in the 2002 baseball season due to something called “sabermetrics” or in layman’s terms “moneyball.” Essentially the front office duo of Billy Beane (GM) and Paul DePodesta … Continue reading The Rise of “Moneyball”
“Mr. Padre” as he was affectionately known throughout his playing days was without a doubt one of the best players of his generation but many people do not know the name, Tony Gwynn. Gwynn was born in Los Angeles and attended San Diego State University before being drafted in the third round of the 1981 MLB draft by the San Diego Padres. Making his debut … Continue reading The Legend of Mr. Padre
The 1998 season began with a great deal of speculation of whether Roger Maris’ record of 61 home runs would be broken and 70 home runs later, Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire shattered it with Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa close behind at 66. The season prior, McGwire and Ken Griffey Jr. were locked in a race that ended just shy of the record as … Continue reading The Summer of 1998 and its Effect on Baseball
The 1998 home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa is one of the most exciting times in the history of Major League Baseball. So exciting in fact that books were written, an ESPN 30 for 30 will premier in a few days about it and of course baseball cards were produced. The ones that people most recall are the Topps Gold Label set … Continue reading The Forgotten 1998 Pacific Home Run Race Cards
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