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Why K-Rod Should Be a Hall of Famer
The 2023 MLB Hall of Fame voting has concluded, adding another year where a closer has not entered the Hall. In all of the years of the Hall of Fame, only eight closers have been inducted. In no particular order, the eight closers are Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Trevor Hoffman, Mariano Rivera, Lee […]
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Rocket City Trash Pandas 2023 Preview
The Trash Pandas are the Angels AA team residing in Alabama. Their home field is Toyota Field in Mobile. Their record last year was 81-57, and they lead their division. The Trash Pandas’ current roster is pretty loaded with prospects that are very high on the top 30 list of the Angels’ minor league system. […]
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Why Mark Buehrle Should be in the Hall of Fame
Mark Buerhle is a one-of-a-kind pitcher as a matter of efficiency and consistency while still reaching an incredibly high peak. There are a multitude of reasons why he belongs in the Hall of Fame, so for the purposes of this article, we’re going to split it up into two categories: anecdotally and statistically. In other […]
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The Hot Stove lights up
After a very quiet offseason, the Royals have flipped the script and players twice this week. First, Michael A Taylor is heading to the Twins, and Adalberto Mondesi is heading to Boston. Let’s look at what each side is getting. For Boston, they are getting a guy whose debut was in the 2015 World Series! […]
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The Yankees’ Chase for Improvement
Did the Yankees do enough to close the gap? The 2022 American League Championship Series was over in four games. The eventual World Series champions, the Houston Astros, swept the New York Yankees. It was a pathetic performance by the Yankees, who only managed to score nine combined runs in the series, with over half […]
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Potential Blue Jays Trade Pieces in 2023
The Toronto Blue Jays 2023 season is shaping up to be a pretty fun one. With the additions of new players like Daulton Varsho and Kevin Kiermaier, but also the new staff additions like Don Mattingly to the bench. This Blue Jays organization has its eyes on being a real contender. However, even some of […]
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Should The Phillies Bring Back Cole Hamels?
Phillies fans know all about Cole Hamels, 2008 World Series MVP, 4x all-star, one of the “four aces” in 2011, alongside Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, and Roy Oswalt, and a great all-around pitcher. Hamels hasn’t been on an MLB team since 2020, and he looks to make a comeback in 2023. With teams all around […]
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Best and Worst Case Scenarios for the 2023 Angels
In 2022, the Angels finished at 73-89 for the season, resulting in a third place finish in the American League West and missed a playoff opportunity for the 8th consecutive year. There were some bright spots from last year, such as Shohei Ohtani amassing impressive stats both at the plate and on the pitching mound, […]
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Jon Heyman is Wrong About Jacob deGrom
“Not worth it. Not even close.” These were the first six words that came to Jon Heyman’s according to the article, Jacob deGrom megadeal shows that even the mistakes are bigger in Texas after deGrom signed a blockbuster deal of $185 million for five years with the Texas Rangers last month. Let’s take a look […]
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Lou Whitaker Is Denied a spot in the Hall of Fame Again… Why?
It has been 27 years since Lou Whitaker last played in the major leagues. A player who spent his whole 18-year career in Detroit. Whitaker was drafted 99th overall in 1975 by Detroit. In his first minor league game, Lou committed three errors and cried after the game in embarrassment. He only batted .237 in […]
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