Despite the shortened season, MLB retained some normalcy on Monday. The league’s Aug. 31 trade deadline came and went at 4 p.m. Eastern as per usual. Due to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding it, the deadline could have been a quiet one. However, several teams made noise with some splashy deals. …
Read More »Rays Lose to Red Sox 4-3 In Extra Innings
The Tampa Bay Rays were the best team in baseball for the first couple of weeks of the 2019 season but it seems they have hit their first bump in the road. The Rays lost their fourth game in a row as the defending world series champions Boston Red Sox …
Read More »Red Sox, Yankees Shift to New York for Game 3
The divide of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox is a famous one; the best-of-five series split at 1-1 resembles just that. Monday’s game-winner will take away more than the series lead. Breaking the tie grants the winner confidence heading into what could be the final game of the …
Read More »Red Sox First Team in MLB to 80 Wins
Since the All-Star break, the Boston Red Sox have pulled away as the best and hottest team in baseball. Boston became the first team to 80 wins Tuesday night, coming from behind to win 10-7 in 10 innings in Toronto. https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1027028972301963264 “It’s really good,” Boston first baseman Mitch Moreland, who …
Read More »The MLB Winter Meetings Superlative Awards
The free agent class of 2017 is one of the most barren in recent years. The best starter is a 36 year old who was playing in Independent ball less than two years ago. The best bats were all seeking multi-year deals that would obviously become dead weight in two …
Read More »Races In American League Tight
The American League has had a history of close divisional races and playoff seeding being decided in the last game of the season. With the halfway point of the season approaching, the American League doesn’t look like it will be short on excitement. Despite their power, and having the best …
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