The Marlins did it again this year. They had one of the best pitchers in the league but the offence was horrid. Last year it was almost a Rookie of the Year in the form of Trevor Rogers. This year,
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Confessions of a Minor League failure
Looking back on my days in minor league baseball, I feel like the grim reaper. My mere presence was a terminal declaration. Williamsport Bills… dead. Maine Guides… dead. Vermont Mariners… dead. Waterbury Indians… dead. Not only is Waterbury long since
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2022 Retrospective Series – Toronto Blue Jays
The preseason predictions for Toronto were spot on but that was just the Blue Jays living up to the performance of 2021 (91-71) and not making the 2022 leap forward that fans hoped for. Record: 92-70 (2nd AL East) Preseason Projected
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2022 Retrospective Series – New York Yankees
On the surface you would say this was a good season for the Yankees, they comfortably won the division which wasn’t the prediction of many pundits going into the season. But it ended in a sweep to their new arch-rivals
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It’s never too early to pick the 2023 World Series champions
It is safe to say that 2023 will be the greatest baseball-viewing year of my life. The excitement starts on Saturday, 11 March 2023, when Great Britain pits itself against the dream team (or perhaps nightmare team) of the USA
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LONDON SERIES 2023: Ticket News Announcement
It is 220 days until London hosts its third MLB game. On Wednesday 16th November, Chase Utley, MLB’s ambassador in Europe, was at London Stadium, Stratford, to place a ceremonial home plate for the forthcoming MLB games and to mark
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MLB LONDON SERIES: Have you registered for pre-sale access?
Palpable! I love the word palpable (a feeling or atmosphere so intense as to seem almost tangible). And the anticipation for the London Series 2023 between the Chicago Cubs and the St Louis Cardinals is definitely palpable. Tickets will shortly
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Episode 300 – Anfernee Seymour chats WBC and much more
Russell chats with GB talisman Anfernee Seymour about his baseball career. They reminisce about the recent exploits of the GB baseball team in the WBC qualifier in Regensberg, the growth and development of baseball in the Bahamas and how the
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World Baseball Classic: Destination Phoenix for GB Baseball
Perhaps it was a lack of clarity from the WBC organisers, or more likely it was my failure to read the fixtures correctly, but I was convinced that the top team from the Regensburg qualifiers would progress to Pool A
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New York Mets: 2022 Season Review
Not many clubs have disappointing 101-win seasons, but that’s what happened to the Mets this year. Last Sunday night they fell 2-1 in the National League Wildcard round to the Padres, and the second-most successful regular season in Mets history
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