St. Louis Cardinals Manager Oliver Marmol talked about the upcoming 2022 MLB season on Wednesday. Background Marmol is a rookie manager for the Cardinals. He got the call to be manger of the club back in October. He was supposed to be drafted in the 31st round of the 2004 …
Read More »MLB Talks Concerning Lockout Stalled
In one of the craziest off-season’s in recent MLB history, it seems to be far from over. MLB will begin canceling season games if the Major League Baseball Players Association and the league can’t come to terms on a new collective bargaining deal by Feb. 28. Additionally, MLB has come …
Read More »MLB and Player’s Association no closer to lockout resolution
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association remain no closer to securing a lockout resolution as the upcoming season grows closer. The ongoing work stoppage began on December 2, 2021. Over 80 days ago, MLB owners unanimously voted to implement a lockout after the expiration of the 2016 collective …
Read More »Spring Training In Jeopardy as MLB Lockout Continues
As baseball season approaches and the MLB lockout officially hit two months, there is definitely concern over whether spring training will start on time. Spring training is expected to begin on Feb. 16, with the first Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues set to start ten days later. Opening Day is set …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays Dual-City Plan with Montreal Shutdown by MLB
In 2020, the Tampa Bay Rays won the AL East and AL Pennant. Fans were either held to a limited capacity or not allowed to attend games as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, they won 100 games, and repeated as AL East Champions. Even then, with star …
Read More »Lockout, Work Stoppage Looms for MLB
The MLB season may be over, but battles are far from it. The league and the Major League Baseball Players Association have a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which expires Wednesday night at 11:59 p.m. If the two sides don’t agree (which seems likely at this point), team owners will force …
Read More »Kapler and Cash honored as Manager of the Year
Managers Kevin Cash and Gabe Kapler took home the Major League Baseball Manager of the Year award on Tuesday. Both managed their teams to the best record in their respected leagues. In the National League, this marks the first award Kapler has won as a manager for the San Francisco …
Read More »Rays RF Randy Arozarena named AL Rookie of the Year
The Tampa Bay Rays right fielder, Randy Arozarena, celebrated being named the 2021 American League Rookie of the Year with excitement on Monday night. Going into this season, Arozarena still qualified as a rookie following playing for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2019 and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020. …
Read More »NHL Season Outlook
Is it possible? Could they really do it? Heading into 2021-2022 NHL season, the talk around the league has been whether or not the Tampa Bay Lightning can complete the three peat. They would be the first team since the 1980-1982 Islanders to do so. Teams in Florida The little …
Read More »‘Champa’ Bay No More: Rays Eliminated by Red Sox in ALDS
The Tampa Bay Rays season is over. After a 100 win season, the Rays were in the midst of a special accomplishment in 2021. Notably, Tampa has seen two championships this calendar year with the Lightning and the Buccaneers. Ideally, the Rays were to continue that trend, winning their second …
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