Ho-ho-ho. It is that time of year again. Unfortunately for baseball fans though, Christmas comes at a time of year when, save for off-season signings and Winter Meetings, there is little happening in the sport. But that doesn’t mean anyone
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Tag: Miami Marlins
What your team *really* needs this off-season. An alternative look. (ARI – MIA)
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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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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Betting Preview: Arizona should be happy to see the “D-back” of May
The Miami Marlins are staying over in the West coast tonight, as they prepare for a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Marlins are 13 games behind Atlanta Braves in the NL East, with a record of 20 wins
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We Were There: The joy of the rebuild
Aaron Murray joins us for the first time to write about the joy of a rebuild. He submitted this post via the “Contribute Here” page above. Want to write for us? Do the same as Aaron! We’re hours away from
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Episode 64 – Listener Questions & The Street Furniture Draft
John and Tom are back, this time they answer all your burning questions. They start by looking at the Red Sox and their recent moves, tackle the Rays teardown/rebuild/who knows, they speculate free agent training camp, they draft street furniture (feel
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MLB Rookies of 2017 – Part 1
At the time of writing (some weeks ago – a very tardy and apologetic ed.), 153 players had made their MLB debut in 2017. Just over half way through the season I was interested to see how the newbies are
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Experienced GB Baseball Trio Announce Retirements
This was a rough off-season for those looking for rooting GB interests in the upper levels of Minor League Baseball. Not one, but three of the players who started the 2016 campaign with AAA squads have announced that they’re to
Read moreNoah CyYoungdergaard? Why the Mets’ number three starter might be the Majors’ number one.
With a pinch-hitting B&N debut, here’s UK Baseball Blog’s Ben Carter. The author takes no responsibility for his editor’s choice of title… After a somewhat surprising surge to the National League pennant in 2015, expectations for the Mets were sky-high
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