Opinion – Bat Flips and Nerds

Is this the end of an era for the Cleveland Indians?

January 28, 2020 Gavin Baseball, Opinion

In a recent tweet, fantasy baseball writer Scott White lamented that 21 of the 22 teams in his dynasty league were rebuilding. This sad state of affairs shows how easy it is for fantasy baseball players to throw in the

Harry & Meghan move to the land of the elite

January 24, 2020 Gavin Baseball, Opinion

The choice of Canada as the destination for Harry and Meghan to begin their new life was an easy one. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (if we are still allowed to call them that) needed a destination befitting their

The one where GAV MET A HALL OF FAMER

January 22, 2020 Gavin Baseball, London Series, MLB UK, Opinion

Tony Pérez is one of the greatest players to have ever played baseball. Whether you agree or not depends on how you define greatness. As a teenager growing up in Cuba, his choices were a career in baseball or a

Reasons to watch baseball – AL East

January 18, 2020 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Opinion, Previews

A decade of baseball in 101 useless stats

January 13, 2020 Gavin Baseball, Opinion

On Sunday 4 April 2010, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett induced weak contact from New York Yankees Derek Jeter in the first MLB play of the decade. Here are 100 more useless snippets of information for you. Unless

baseball-THEMED Fantasy dinner party

January 1, 2020 Gavin Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

You know the idea. You are throwing a dinner party and can invite six fantasy guests. The only stipulation is that they must still be living and with a connection to baseball. Current players are excluded. Here goes … Guest

10 things you need to know about the St Louis Cardinals

December 17, 2019 Gavin Baseball, London Series, MLB UK, Opinion

With fewer than 180 days until the London Series 2020 between the St Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, we continue our build-up to this historic clash. Hopefully, you have already read our article on the Cubs, if not you

Wave goodbye to the Rays in pinstripes

December 13, 2019 Gavin Baseball, Opinion

Hot on the heels of Stephen Strasburg committing his future to Washington, the New York Yankees flexed their financial biceps to secure the services of the former Pirates and Astros workhorse, Gerrit Cole. The deal will earn the 29-year-old an

The love me tender, don’t love me non-tender team

December 7, 2019 Gavin Baseball, Opinion

The non-tender deadline provided a few shocks as teams finally ran out of patience waiting for breakouts, or they just decided to cut ties with significant arbitration figures looming. You could build a half-decent team from the non-tendered players.

10 things you need to know about the Chicago Cubs

November 27, 2019 Gavin Baseball, London Series, Opinion

Legacy. It’s a strange word. In the build-up to the 2012 Olympics, it became a byword for legitimising £9 billion of expenditure. But what is the legacy of London 2012? Do we have more kids participating in athletics? I doubt