There are many reasons why the Oakland Athletics continue to fail to win the World Series during Billy Beane’s tenure. One much-talked about suggestion is that the postseason is a “crapshoot”. Randomness has a bigger influence over the short 5-game/7-game
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We have moved into the month February, the Super Bowl is over and like a large number people I have switched my main attention over to baseball. But as Spring Training hasn’t even started yet so my attention is more
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The ‘Hot Stove’ that is free agency has been rather cold this year, with neither of the top 2 players (Harper & Machado) having signed at the time of writing. But there have been numerous trades and plenty of trade
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So the World Series is complete and the Boston Red Sox are champions. The team with the best record over the season won the playoffs, that doesn’t happen often so the usual discussion of the value of the playoffs compared
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The following is a case for why Blake Treinen should be considered as a Cy Young candidate. I am not certain if he should win but what I am about to detail is why he should get some votes and
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Gavin aka Tramps is back for the second part of his two post submission. Today it’s time to look at the 2018 Cy Young Contenders. Born in 1867, Cy Young pitched more innings and won more games than any other
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“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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Steve from Bush League Ramble makes his debut to look into the world of a teams “Ace”. It is a term you hear all the time, and probably use all the time, too. But have you ever stopped to evaluate
Read moreOne aspect of baseball fandom that most British fans will be familiar with is that it’s often quite hard to watch live baseball on a regular basis. If you work unusual hours it’s a different matter, but for the fan
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