After a near three-month delay, the chase for a World Series crown begins Thursday night. Major League Baseball is back. And with the start of the season just days away, projections are once again starting to pour in from the experts on where teams stand heading into opening weekend. One …
Read More »Baseball is back. But for how long?
Baseball is back. But for how long? After commissioner Rob Manfred announced a 60-game season, the players and staff had to prepare for a return to their playing cities from all over the world. As expected, this meant some positive COVID-19 cases. According to NBC, the MLB tested 3,748 people …
Read More »Girardi, Phillies ready for 2020 season
In 2019, the Philadelphia Phillies finished fourth in the NL East and Gabe Kapler was fired before the NLCS. Now, Joe Girardi has his Phillies ready for the 2020 season. Offseason in review On October 24th, the Phillies announced the hiring of Girardi and he was later introduced. In addition, …
Read More »Phillies Welcome Joe Girardi As New Manager
The Philadelphia Phillies had an unfortunate run with an 81-81 record under former manager Gabe Kapler. He was fired on Oct. 10, leaving the Phillies on the hunt for a new team manager. In a press conference on Monday, the team announced that Joe Girardi would take on the role. …
Read More »Let’s Get Wild: Nationals Punch Ticket
Any time you secure a spot in post-season play is a good feeling. Yet, when you manage to crush the playoff hopes of another team at the same time, that feeling is even greater. Sprinkle in the fact that the former face of your franchise is on the losing team …
Read More »The Stats Behind the MLB Hall of Fame 2019 Class
A crowd of 55,000 faithful baseball fans gathered on Sunday to see and hear the newest members of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. This was the second-largest ever recorded for the ceremony in Cooperstown. This record breaking crowd witnessed the enshrinement of some of the game’s greatest. Mike …
Read More »Dodgers Lead the Charge in the National League Pennant Race
The Midsummer Classic is over and it’s time for teams to resume play for the second half. The National League has a few close races in each division and there’s a lot of games left for a shift to occur. There are some teams in the NL that look like …
Read More »Bryce Harper endures fiery ejection, fuels teammate
Frustrations are alive amongst the Philadelphia Phillies early in the season, and Bryce Harper is not afraid to show it. Harper faced an early ejection in Monday night’s matchup against the New York Mets. He was tossed out of the fourth inning after giving home-plate umpire Mark Carlson a piece …
Read More »Bryce Harper’s Sweet Return to Washington
Right-fielder No. 3 Bryce Harper made his return to Washington being booed anytime the crowd got the chance. However, with an 8-2 win, he showed who’s in charge. Harper played seven seasons and 927 games on the Nationals. In February, he went over to the rival Phillies signing a $330 …
Read More »Phillies host Braves on Opening Day
Rejoice baseball fans! The greatest game in the world without a clock is officially back. As spring rolls around, so does the return of baseball. With records at an even 0-0 and even just the slightest possibility of winning a world series, optimism is at an all time high for …
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