Larry Wayne “Chipper” Jones is about to join legendary status this Wednesday when his name is announced at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Ranking among one of the best switch-hitters and third-basemen to have ever played, there’s no reason why he shouldn’t be alongside Cooperstown’s greatest statues. HOF Attributes Jones …
Read More »Top 10 Most Profitable Sports Teams
In today’s world, there are roughly 800 professional sports teams. Those teams each provide some sort of annual revenue based on a series of things: how popular the team is, how much merchandise they sell, how many tickets they sell to each game, how much food the concessions sell during …
Read More »MLB Winter Meetings Recap
The Major League Baseball Winter Meetings, the sport’s biggest week of the off season, has come to a close. The meetings took place at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando. There were multiple trades and signings over the course of the Winter Meetings, with some of …
Read More »The Top 10 Best MLB Players in the Wild Card Era
Major League Baseball did not have a Wild Card round until 1994. Before then, teams had to win their division in order to qualify for postseason play. Thanks to the Wild Card, teams like 2003 Florida Marlins and 2011 St. Louis Cardinals have their names etched in history. Here we …
Read More »Top Five MLB Offseason Free Agents
Even though we are in the midst of the 2017 postseason, it is never too early to look ahead to the offseason. The 2017-2018 offseason has a ton of players looking for their next home. Some of these players might be the final piece to making a team a contender …
Read More »Aaron Boone Named Newest Yankee Manager
As of Wednesday, Aaron Boone is now the Yankees’ 33rd manager. He approached the press release conference with a confident, yet humble demeanor. It is impossible to tell how the team will do under this new management, but reactions are positive so far for the changes that have been made. …
Read More »Will Giancarlo Stanton be Traded?
There are plenty of rumors floating around about the potential trade of National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton. Earlier this year, the Miami Marlins were sold to former superstar Derek Jeter and Florida businessman Bruce Sherman. Since the new owners took over, they have been looking for ways to cut costs. …
Read More »2018 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot Released
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot for the 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville Bolles alumnus Chipper Jones, among other palpable candidates including former Brave Andruw Jones. Chipper Jones, 1 of 19 players on the 2018 @baseballhall ballot ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/ebk7gNumJL — Photo File (@PhotoFile1) November 20, 2017 Who’s …
Read More »Giancarlo Stanton Wins NL MVP
Thursday night was a historic and memorable one for both the Miami Marlins organization and for their right fielder Giancarlo Stanton. The four-time All-Star became the first Marlin to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Who would've thought this mullet headed kid from Sunland-Tujunga was going to be …
Read More »José Altuve Wins AL MVP
As the Astros finished off a season for the history books, 2nd Baseman Jose Altuve still had one more trophy in his sights. After leading his team all year against all odds, Jose Altuve was announced as the American League MVP Award on Thursday. What It Takes The All-Star second …
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