With two weeks left before the end of the MLB regular season, the playoff races for the American League are almost all locked up, but it’s still a wildfire in the National League. The Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians have already clinched their playoff birth, but there are still …
Read More »MLB Pennant Races Heat Up
With the MLB postseason just over two weeks away, some of the league’s pennant races are closer now than ever before. NL Central The tightest battle for the pennant around the league is in the NL Central. As it stands now, the Chicago Cubs hold a one game lead over the Milwaukee …
Read More »MLB Playoffs: Diamondbacks Hold Off Rockies
The Arizona Diamondbacks managed to hold off a pesky Colorado Rockies bunch in a back and forth battle Wednesday night to win the National League Wildcard Game. The starting pitching matchup was expected to be a great one, but offense ruled the night. Arizona Strikes Early Towards the end of the …
Read More »NL Wild Card Preview: Diamondbacks and Rockies Battle to Move On
At the start of the 2017 season, a bevy of baseball experts and analysts predicted that neither the D-backs nor the Rockies would make the playoffs. However, here we are in October with those two teams matched up to begin the National League postseason. The NL wild-card game will be …
Read More »The Wild, Wild West: NL Wild Card Playoff Preview
Two teams who are facing off against each other are both in uncharted territory. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies surprised the baseball world by making the playoffs for the first time since 2011 and 2009, respectively. How they got here Both teams are led by two of the favorites …
Read More »Who’s Fighting for Those Final MLB Playoff Spots?
The MLB season is reaching its final home stretch, with each team having about 35-40 games remaining in the season. While teams on the lower ends of the standings use this time to evaluate their young talent, organizations in the playoff hunt are trying to squeeze the best baseball out …
Read More »Former Gator Harrison Bader Slides into the MLB in A Big Way
Could this be the year for Gator baseball and former Gator baseball players to succeed? Well, after grabbing their first national championship last month in Omaha, there’s no doubt 2017 is year for the Gator Baseball team. However, there is proof Florida’s success could rubbing off on their former players. …
Read More »MLB Regular Season Reaches All-Star Break
The MLB regular season has officially reached the halfway mark with the 2017 All-Star Game set to commence on Tuesday. The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers have emerged as World Series front runners, but there are plenty of teams with reason to be optimistic. Here’s a breakdown of the …
Read More »MLB All-Star Game Rosters Announced
The Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves are all sending players to the 2017 MLB All-Star Game. Corey Dickerson, Marcell Ozuna, Giancarlo Stanton and Ender Inciarte are just a few of the big names headed to Miami for the mid-summer classic. American League The Rays’ Corey Dickerson will …
Read More »Feature: Yankees Coach Alan Cockrell
Alan Cockrell joined Steve Russell on WRUF Tuesday to talk about his long career and the Yankees. Yankees Tenure With the Yankees at 29-19, and sitting 1st in AL East, many baseball fans are wondering how this team has had a sudden resurgence after last year’s 4th place finish and …
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