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Category: Baseball

San Francisco Giants: Joc’s homecoming in all-time classic

May 25, 2022 Ash Day Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Team Contributors

Bleary-eyed and rudely disturbed by my morning alarm, I reached for my phone to put an end to the insufferable noise. As I looked at the notifications flooding my screen, I realised something magical was happening in San Francisco. The

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Sometimes, baseball is much more than just a game

May 19, 2022 Nick Wright Baseball, Team Contributors

As I sit writing this, staring at the gloomy London skyline, worlds apart from the Newport Beach bench I was watching the world go by on last week, I am struck by the magnitude of what my Anaheim trip meant

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Early Season Narratives from a Month in Dodger Blue

May 17, 2022 Freddie Law-Keen Baseball, Team Contributors

The first month of baseball has already concluded, one down, five to go. Somehow it at once managed to fly by and completely drag on. The first week was full of surprises and joy, the second week full of optimism.

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Stat kings: Early season stat leaders

May 12, 2022 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

With 30ish games in the books (120ish at-bats), we have enough data to give us a leaderboard for various statistical categories. HOME RUNS Aaron Judge is the only player with double-digit homers. The Yankees’ superstar, who becomes a free agent

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LONDON SERIES: What a time to be alive for baseball fans in Europe

May 11, 2022 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, London Series

Pinch yourself. If you see a photo below of London Mayor Sadiq Khan with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, then you are not dreaming. So, it seems that MLB coming back to Europe is a reality. MLB has announced a long-term

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Fantasy Baseball Eliminator: The First Cut

May 11, 2022 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Fantasy Baseball

Refresher: The 2021 Bat Flips & Nerds Fantasy Baseball Invitational was fun… but also a little boring for the teams not battling out for the championship. The Draft and Hold format was not conducive to league-wide participation. I wanted to

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Angels’ Reid Detmers: A No-No built on a Marsh

May 11, 2022 Russell Eassom Baseball

Luck will always be an intrinsic part of sport and especially in the world of baseball. Last night Reid Detmers of the Los Angeles Angels threw a no-hitter, which is a remarkable achievement no matter the circumstances. What was truly

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Revisiting Jake Arrieta’s monumental 2015 season

April 25, 2022 Sean Guest Baseball, Team Contributors

In 2015, a year before they overcame the curse, the Chicago Cubs were, on paper at least, a bunch of scrappy outsiders. The hiring of Joe Maddon, the free agent signing of Jon Lester and the emergence of prospects like

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Watching the Oakland Athletics should not be this difficult

April 18, 2022 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Team Contributors

As a founding member of the Jorge Mateo fan club, I was very excited when the Athletics home opener against the Orioles (Mateo’s team) coincided with my trip to the bay area. Blessed, as I am with two daughters, I

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St Louis: Baseball Heaven?

April 13, 2022 Jennifer Annely Baseball, Team Contributors

St Louis: Home of the Best Fans in Baseball St Louis: Baseball Heaven St Louis: Thank God baseball is back. While baseball is one of the three major American sports and is of course, important all across the country, baseball

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