It is October, the Indians have once again made the postseason but failed to bring home the coveted World Series title and the ‘curse’ moves on another year. Many of the Indians players didn’t play to their potential in the
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El Mago – How Javy Baez Learned to Live and Let Die
“There’s magic in the ivy and the old scoreboard.” That was the line once sang by Eddie Vedder in his ode to Wrigley Field and the Chicago Cubs, All The Way, and their longstanding quest to win it all. He
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The Freddy Adu of Baseball?
Who remembers Freddy Adu? I was reminded of the once-wonderkid by a flurry on social media last weekend after he’d scored his first goal for new club Las Vegas Lights FC. For those of you who don’t know, Freddy Adu
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In Praise of Trevor Bauer…
Making the case for one of baseball’s most polarising characters, it’s Padraig Whelan… The entirety of Major League Baseball should adopt the designated hitter rule. Starting extra innings with a runner on second base is a good idea. Pete Rose
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Over or Under? Projecting the 2018 season with PECOTA
Our good friend Baseball Brit returns and this time he’s taking on PECOTA. The off-season can be a long and arduous wait for baseball-starved fans of the MLB. Not so for mathematically inclined nerds, however. Each year there are a
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Way Too Early Fantasy Sleepers
It’s every Fantasy Baseball players favourite time of year. The yearly ESPN Fantasy Baseball maintenance! The Superbowl is over (as a Redskins fan I’m disregarding the result..), which means Pitchers and Catchers start reporting to Spring Training in the next
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Indians Streak Over – Still Best Bet for World Series
David Morgan owner and editor of the excellent The Planet Of Baseball, joins us to ensure we don’t forget about the Indians post-streak. For many years the fans of professional team sports in the city of Cleveland, Ohio had very
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Fantasy First Half All-Surprise Team
In the spirit of the All-Star game this week; I thought I’d whip up a couple of my own special All-Star teams. First up we have our All-Surprise team, containing some of the fantasy stars who have emerged from their
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What Next for the Royals?
Stick or Twist? Time for Dayton Moore to play Blackjack.
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