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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Tag: Boston Red Sox
The 2019 World Series Winner Prediction Survey (Part 1)
On the 30th October of this year, I asked you all to make your way too early predictions for the 2019 World Series. There were a few reasons for this: I wanted to see if people could be realistic about
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How would a free agent club fare in 2019?
It is the baseball offseason. A time for checking the heat on the hot stove every few hours, counting down the days until pitchers and catchers and devouring any baseball related content to get us through the winter. Well, we
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Episode 95 – The Evil Wizard of Legal Positivism
John begins the show going crazy about the Jose Altuve “home run” reactions, whilst trying to stay calm. Tom then tries to bring John down by making reference to his now famous “passed ball” line. Darius laughs at both of
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Yoan Moncada and his ever increasing strikeouts
In March 2015, the Boston Red Sox paid $63m to gain the services of one Yoan Moncada. The bill was split 50/50, $31.5m signing bonus and $31.5m for an MLB-issued tax penalty due to the Red Sox destroying the bonus
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Are the Orioles the Biggest Losers Ever?
We need to talk about the Orioles. Yes, I’m stepping in to John’s territory here. As the Orioles beat was one he did not want anyway and this will be about how bad they are, and how good the Red
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Ken Rosenthal and Peter Gammons weigh in on the London Series
We’re now less than a year away from Major League Baseball being played on English soil. It’s a really exciting time to be a British baseball fan. And one excited British baseball fan, in particular, got to canvas the opinion of
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Why the MLB London Series matters
Regular readers of this site over the last couple of years will have seen plenty of coverage of the MLB’s attempts to carve a small foothold in the consciousness of the British public. From initial fan engagement events, through to
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What could change in baseball before the London Series?
One year from now, baseball fans on this side of the Atlantic will converge on London to take in the historic first MLB series on European shores. Even with a year to go, excitement is at a major high as
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On Pride Night…
With his final dispatch from his Stateside trip, John’s back… The line in the box score doesn’t do justice to Jalen Beeks‘ Red Sox debut. The zeroes and ones show he lasted four innings and gave up six earned runs
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