On Friday night (well, Saturday morning to be accurate), the Houston Astros pit their sketchy stuff against the Boston Red Sox. Despite scraping into the postseason and progressing to the ALCS via the Wild Card, the Red Sox only won
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ALDS PREVIEW: Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox
If anyone listened to either @AstrosFansUK or @WhiteSox_UK this year, then the appearance of these two teams in the postseason as division leaders was never in doubt. The White Sox 93 wins is the most by the franchise since their
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San Francisco Giants: Regular Season Review
Sat on my sofa shortly before midnight, I watched Dominic Leone strikeout Eric Hosmer to seal the Giants’ 107th victory and their first NL West title since 2012. Buster Posey, behind home plate, raised up from his squat with his
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AL Wild Card Preview: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
You know that baseball is the greatest sport in the world when the consolation for not getting Game-163 four-way chaos is a loser-go-home showdown between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. With first pitch at around 1:00 am
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The Curious Case of Andrew Benintendi
After an amazing second year at the University of Arkansas, a seventh overall selection in the 2015 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox and some impressive first seasons in the bigs, Andrew Benintendi seemed destined to become the next
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Ten Shohei Ohtani Fun facts that you probably already know
Excuse the clickbait title, but Shohei Ohtani‘s 2021 is one of the most exciting campaigns in, well, perhaps ever. According to Baseball Reference, he has accumulated 7.8 WAR, thanks to 91 runs, 94 RBI, 23 stolen bases, and 44 home
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It’s a wild, wild, Wild Card race
On Friday, 3 September, the Yankees were a game and a half ahead of the Red Sox in the Wild Card standings and seven games ahead of the Blue Jays, who, let’s be honest, looked out of it. We were
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Meet the GB Baseball Euros ’21 Roster
New GB Baseball Men’s Head Coach, Drew Spencer, has named his first squad for a major international tournament ahead of the European Championships, which kick-off this Sunday in Turin, Italy with an opening fixture against France. Their pool also includes
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What’s the point of the Mets?
Steven Cohen bought the Mets in November 2020, having outbid singer/actor/producer Jennifer Lopez and her (then) fiancé, the former Texas Rangers shortstop, Alex Rodriguez. Cohen indicated a reversal of the existing Mets culture with the proclamation of “I want professionalism.
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No one is talking about… Nicky Lopez
The Royals started the 2021 season in upbeat fashion having clinched the best record in the Cactus League, thanks to standout campaigns from Jorge Soler and Hunter Dozier. New signings Andrew Benintendi and Carlos Santana looked like key new pieces
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