The newest member of baseball’s no-hitter club – Tim Melville of the CPBL Uni-Lions – joins us fresh off his 142 pitch history maker on Good Friday. We talk about his route to the Majors with the Reds, Twins, Padres
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Colorado Rockies: Spring Training Battle
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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Episode 215 – 2021 NL West Preview
In the second of our 2021 previews we turn to the NL West. Again, the guys are joined by a clutch of experts to keep us on the straight and narrow, including: – The Athletic’s Zach Buchanan on the Diamondbacks–
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Episode 209 – Naming Pirates
John leads Darius, Russell and Tom on a quick canter through the off-season. Covering all things surrounding the mess of the Mets, the Rockies and on a more positive note, the Padres, Dodgers and who might surprise us this season.
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Colorado Rockies: Searching for a silver lining
Almost exactly two years ago, while the baseball media was fixated on the landing spots for free agents Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, the Rockies stealthily signed their offensive linchpin, Nolan Arenado, to an eight-year extension. The deal was lauded
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A tale worthy of the Bard himself
It is Friday 14 August 2020. We are about one-third of the way through this bizarre season. For many reasons, 2020 has not been a good year, so we are in need of an upbeat, feel-good news story. And they
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An Application of Expected Stats
Welcome back Christopher Gauthier Have you ever been at a game and a player smokes a ball right at someone? Like, had that ball been hit a little more to the left or the right of the fielder, it’s a
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Colorado Rockies 2020: Reasons for optimism
What happened in 2019? 2019 was a season that Rockies fans would probably rather forget. Hopes were high that they could follow back-to-back playoff appearances in ’17 and ’18 (a franchise first) with another postseason run. Those hopes took their
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Your new favourite Colorado Rockies player
One of the beautiful things about baseball is how well it lends itself to a certain level of romanticism. There’s an otherworldly feel to a baseball story. It’s easy to look at the story as presented, and think “well, this
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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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