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Category: Previews

Three to watch in 2022: Catcher

January 7, 2022 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

It is early January and we still have no idea whether the season will start on time or whether we will see any baseball at all. So, with my “Eternal Optimist” cap on, here are three catchers that I am

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AL Wild Card Preview: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees

October 5, 2021 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

You know that baseball is the greatest sport in the world when the consolation for not getting Game-163 four-way chaos is a loser-go-home showdown between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. With first pitch at around 1:00 am

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Los Angeles Angels: Spring Training Battle

March 17, 2021 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

Jo Adell won’t make the Opening Day roster … however, the Angels are giving him every opportunity to impress. The star prospect has appeared in all but two of the Angels’ games, hitting two homers with an attention-gaining 1.250 OPS.

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Colorado Rockies: Spring Training Battle

March 16, 2021 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

Colorado Rockies: First base Last season, first base in Colorado was occupied by the now-retired Daniel Murphy (29 games), Josh Fuentes (26 games), Ryan McMahon (12 games) and Drew Butera (5 games). Amazingly, they were not the worst team in

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Detroit Tigers 2020: Reasons for Optimism

March 11, 2020 Paul Robinson Baseball, Previews, Team Contributors

What happened in 2019? In short, a whole lot of losses, with a record of 47-114 that tallies up to the second-worst in franchise history behind the 2003 Detroit Tigers 43-119. The Tigers were awful in 2019 and almost unwatchable

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Seattle Mariners 2020: Reasons for Optimism

March 6, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

What happened in 2019? Quite a lot really. It all started in Japan. The Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics in the two-game series, then came back stateside to win the series over the Boston Red Sox. They swept the Angels,

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Cleveland Indians 2020: Reasons for optimism

March 5, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

What happened in 2019? In short, the Indians were out-homered. Even the most optimistic Minnesota Twins fan did not foresee a 101-win season with an MLB-record of 307 home runs. Cleveland, by comparison, won 93 games but finished in the

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New York Mets 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 28, 2020 Alex Worth Baseball, Previews, Team Contributors

What happened in 2019? 2019, well, it is fair to say it was another interesting season to cap off the decade for the Mets. They finished 86-76, missing out on the second wild-card spot by a heart-shattering three games. This

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Chicago White Sox 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 27, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

What happened in 2019? The White Sox entered January 2019 full of optimism that the franchise would secure the services of either Bryce Harper or Manny Machado … or maybe even both. The press office’s faux pas of their Harper

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Chicago Cubs 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 23, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

What happened in 2019? Another frustrating year on the Northside of Chicago with the Cubs finishing third in the division. This is the same division as the Reds and Pirates, so third-place was a low bar to clear. They had

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