Pinch Hitting – Bat Flips and Nerds

The Curious Case of Andrew Benintendi

September 24, 2021 Sander Grasman Baseball, Team Contributors

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

Miami Marlins: it´s a Baseball catenaccio

August 6, 2021 Tomi Korkeamaki Baseball, Team Contributors

I am deeply sorry if this is too soon to make an Italian football reference after the England defeat in the Euro 2020 final against Italy. My country Finland made its debut in the Euro´s this year and has never

San Francisco Giants: LaMonte Wade Jr. making a splash

August 6, 2021 Ash Day Baseball, Team Contributors

The sun was high on a beautiful Saturday by the Bay when LaMonte Wade Jr. stepped to the plate. With two outs and a man on first, Wade Jr. looked calm and composed as he prepared to face Astros’ pitcher

San Francisco Giants: All-Star break review

July 13, 2021 Ash Day Baseball, Team Contributors

We find ourselves at the All-Star break, the annual midseason pause. Take a deep breath, stretch your legs, and take stock of what has been. And when you’re ready, prepare yourself for what will be. Before we get too far

Trevor Rogers: The Big Unit Jr.

June 5, 2021 Tomi Korkeamaki Baseball, Team Contributors

I think you could field a team with all the players on IL in the NL East and that team could win you a division. Mets have been injured, Phillies have been injured, Braves have guys breaking their hand just

the Royals’ losing streak was a blessing in disguise

June 5, 2021 Sander Grasman Baseball, Team Contributors

The start to the season was nothing short of a miracle for the Kansas City Royals. They never had a losing record during the entire month of April, even topping out at six games above .500 on the last day

San Francisco Giants: Kevin Gausman, Cy Young contender?

May 21, 2021 Ash Day Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Team Contributors

Kevin Gausman fidgets on the mound in the late afternoon Cincinnati sunshine, taking in his surroundings at Great American Ball Park, home of the Reds. Gausman, the San Francisco Giants’ ace pitcher, actually used to call this place home, for

This is Not A Drill. The Mariners have called up Jarred Kelenic

May 13, 2021 Bamos Appleby Baseball, Team Contributors

I woke up on Tuesday morning, May 11th, to a million push notifications. Funny, I thought. I thought the Mariners had an off night last night? I swiped them aside and toddled downstairs ready to watch my usual breakfast baseball.

Miami marlins: expect the unexpected

April 28, 2021 Tomi Korkeamaki Baseball, Team Contributors

Best part of watching baseball every day is that I think it’s like surfing. Sometimes you get to ride the wave. Everything is going great. You get the win. Everybody played well. Then the wave breaks, game over and you

The Joy of The Closer

April 16, 2021 Richard Hampson Baseball, Team Contributors

I absolutely love watching a dedicated closer pitch. The sheer drama that goes with it is, to my mind, fantastic. It becomes a baseball game in a microcosm almost, with the result boiled down to a single half-inning (I know it