On Sunday 4 April 2010, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett induced weak contact from New York Yankees Derek Jeter in the first MLB play of the decade. Here are 100 more useless snippets of information for you. Unless
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Wave goodbye to the Rays in pinstripes
Hot on the heels of Stephen Strasburg committing his future to Washington, the New York Yankees flexed their financial biceps to secure the services of the former Pirates and Astros workhorse, Gerrit Cole. The deal will earn the 29-year-old an
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Fantasy fixer: Week 3
One of the keys to a successful fantasy baseball campaign is to be active on the waiver wire. Here are a few guys to consider to strengthen your roster. Catcher: Austin Barnes The Dodgers are hitting home runs for fun
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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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The Nationals are going to be just fine, even though some guy left this offseason
If you’re vaguely aware of baseball and somehow missed the fact that the Washington Nationals lost some guy whose name rhymes with Nice Sharper this offseason, that’s actually pretty impressive. But you-know-who, who spent seven great years in D.C., signed
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A four-man outfield: last positioning gambit or the new norm?
With the 2019 MLB season about to start, a whirlwind of uncertainty surrounds the game. Firstly, the second year of cold ‘hot stove season’ with limited free agency signings happening has lead to open discussion of action by the players’
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Baseball chinwag with Nando di Fino
Welcome to the third article in our series of quick chats with our favourite people in the baseball broadcasting and fantasy baseball world. Nando Di Fino is a multi-award winning writer, analyst, host and producer who has worked for, among
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Baseball chinwag with Scott White
Continuing our series of quick chats with our favourite characters in the baseball broadcasting and fantasy baseball world, we were very pleased to get the opportunity of a few minutes with CBS Sports’ Senior Fantasy Writer, Scott White. My love
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Baseball chinwag with Joe Pisapia
To brighten these frustratingly slow days before regular season action starts, we have a new series of Bat Flips and Nerds articles for you. Baseball chinwags are quick chats with a few of our favourite characters within the baseball broadcasting/fantasy
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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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