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The Nationals have less than 48 hours and one task – sell.

July 29, 2021 Guest Contributor Baseball, Guest writer

Under 48 hours to sell, a COVID outbreak and speculation galore – where do the Nationals go from here? The Nats are clearly a team in dire need of a rebuild at this point. A farm system that often sits

How a burgeoning late-night love affair with baseball got me through lockdown

July 3, 2021 Guest Contributor Baseball, Guest writer

It’s midnight, in midsummer 2020, and the witching hour holds nothing but worry and anxiety and an insatiable urge to raid the fridge. The pandemic lockdown is in full swing in London. Scrolling Twitter aimlessly, the app being particularly fruitful

Three Strikes – How I Fell in Love with Baseball

April 8, 2021 Guest Contributor Baseball, Guest writer

Strike 1 ‘Nothing Rhymes with Orange’ My journey with baseball began back in 2014. I was idling away the days in the lead up to starting my first term of university, it was mid-September and unusually hot outside. Having burnt

Los Angeles Dodgers: How many Starting Pitchers is too many?

March 11, 2021 Guest Contributor Baseball, Guest writer

With advancements in conditioning and understanding what a manager can or should ask from a starting pitcher, gone are the days of a top organisation having one true “Ace” that carries the rest of the team through a postseason. Although

Just How Bad Might the Pirates’ Rotation Be This Year?

February 13, 2021 Guest Contributor Baseball, Guest writer

The Pirates are coming off a season to forget in 2020, finishing with the worst record in MLB at 19-41. Their moves this offseason have largely consisted of trading Joe Musgrove to the Padres a few weeks ago, and more

AL Central preview: Win for the Windy City?

February 6, 2021 Mark Strange Baseball, Guest writer

The American League Central is shaping up to be an intriguing division in 2021. In the truncated 2020 season, the White Sox slumped to a 2-8 finish which meant they just scraped into the playoffs along with the Indians, despite

A goodbye to one of our own, thank you Steven Matz.

January 31, 2021 Alex Worth Baseball, Guest writer

It was a busy Wednesday for the New York Mets, signing LHP Aaron Loup to a one-year deal (pending physical), officially announcing that Zack Scott would act as acting GM just a week after former GM Jared Porter was fired,

What does 2021 have in store for the AL East?

January 24, 2021 Mark Strange Baseball, Guest writer

It seems like a lifetime ago since I watched Blake Snell (and later Justin Turner for different reasons) slouch off the field at Globe Life Park in Arlington in Game Six of the World Series. It was the closest the

Tampa Bay Rays: Warding off doom-mongers in 2021

January 2, 2021 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Guest writer

I have been a Rays fan for over a decade. Every offseason is a carbon copy of the last. No matter how well the previous season has gone the Rays are constantly written off, constantly overlooked and yet almost every

Trade speculation: Reds and Indians

August 14, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Guest writer

Trade: Brad Hand to the Cincinnati Reds for RHP Joe Boyle Nearly everyone in Cleveland does not like Brad Hand in the closer role. I thought Cody Allen was tough to watch as a closer, but Hand has blown that