The former Braves first baseman seems like a genuinely nice guy. I tend to root for players rather than teams, and I was definitely pleased when Freddie Freeman got his World Series ring. The 6-foot-5 Adonis has accumulated around 43
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Episode 257 – Bye Bye Buster
Darius, Russell and Ben join forces for a post-World Series wrap (was it any good?), some Awards chat (DeGrom for Cy?!) and a brief tribute to Buster Posey (slam dunk Hall of Famer) Listen to “Episode 257 – Bye Bye
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It’s a wild, wild, Wild Card race
On Friday, 3 September, the Yankees were a game and a half ahead of the Red Sox in the Wild Card standings and seven games ahead of the Blue Jays, who, let’s be honest, looked out of it. We were
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NL EAST: Early Spring Training Battles
Hot on the heels of the excellent Bat flips and Nerds podcast previewing the NL East, here are a few things we have picked up over the first week of spring training. Atlanta Braves: The fifth rotation spot is up
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Episode 214 – 2021 NL East Preview
The team are joined by a cast of experts to preview the 2021 NL East: AJC’s Gabe Burns on the Braves MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo on the Mets The Miami Herald’s Jordan McPherson on the Marlins Actor and fantasy baseball expert
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Atlanta Braves 2020: Reasons for optimism
What happened in 2019? On the opening Sunday of the season, Bryce Harper homered to secure the sweep against Atlanta and send his Phillies’ gang into ecstasy. In the words of Professor Brian Cox’s D:Ream, the Braves knew that things
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Hot takes and overreactions
It is far too early to anoint Phillies as World Series champions or label Chris Sale’s contract a bust, or even start thinking that the Baltimore Orioles might be a good team. Here are some interesting snippets from the opening
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JUST ACCEPT IT, PECOTA HATES YOUR TEAM
Baseball Prospectus has just released their PECOTA projections for 2019, and you know what? They hate your team. The funny thing is, PECOTA is not opinion, yet MLB players, managers and fans take it personally. An acronym for Player Empirical
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What does each MLB club want in their Christmas stocking? Part One
Ho-ho-ho. It is that time of year again. Unfortunately for baseball fans though, Christmas comes at a time of year when, save for off-season signings and Winter Meetings, there is little happening in the sport. But that doesn’t mean anyone
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What your team *really* needs this off-season. An alternative look. (ARI – MIA)
There are plenty of posts out there telling you the moves your team should make, but what about the moves your team must make? There are quite a few essential things a Major League Baseball team needs to succeed in the modern era.
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