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Detroit Tigers 2020: Reasons for Optimism

March 11, 2020 Paul Robinson Baseball, Previews, Team Contributors

What happened in 2019? In short, a whole lot of losses, with a record of 47-114 that tallies up to the second-worst in franchise history behind the 2003 Detroit Tigers 43-119. The Tigers were awful in 2019 and almost unwatchable

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Seattle Mariners 2020: Reasons for Optimism

March 6, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

What happened in 2019? Quite a lot really. It all started in Japan. The Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics in the two-game series, then came back stateside to win the series over the Boston Red Sox. They swept the Angels,

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Cleveland Indians 2020: Reasons for optimism

March 5, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

What happened in 2019? In short, the Indians were out-homered. Even the most optimistic Minnesota Twins fan did not foresee a 101-win season with an MLB-record of 307 home runs. Cleveland, by comparison, won 93 games but finished in the

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New York Mets 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 28, 2020 Alex Worth Baseball, Previews, Team Contributors

What happened in 2019? 2019, well, it is fair to say it was another interesting season to cap off the decade for the Mets. They finished 86-76, missing out on the second wild-card spot by a heart-shattering three games. This

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Chicago White Sox 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 27, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

What happened in 2019? The White Sox entered January 2019 full of optimism that the franchise would secure the services of either Bryce Harper or Manny Machado … or maybe even both. The press office’s faux pas of their Harper

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Chicago Cubs 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 23, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

What happened in 2019? Another frustrating year on the Northside of Chicago with the Cubs finishing third in the division. This is the same division as the Reds and Pirates, so third-place was a low bar to clear. They had

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Texas Rangers 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 22, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Previews, Team Contributors

What happened in 2019? 2019 was a frustrating season of inconsistency. Finishing third in the AL West seemed fair, despite a promising start to the 2019 campaign. The lack of a consistent third baseman following the retirement of club and

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 22, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Previews, Team Contributors

What happened in 2019? On the back of two World Series defeats, the Dodgers had their sights set on October as soon as Chris Sale struck out Manny Machado for the last out in Game Five of the 2018 World

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Colorado Rockies 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 22, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Previews, Team Contributors

What happened in 2019? 2019 was a season that Rockies fans would probably rather forget. Hopes were high that they could follow back-to-back playoff appearances in ’17 and ’18 (a franchise first) with another postseason run. Those hopes took their

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Toronto Blue Jays 2020: Reasons for Optimism

February 18, 2020 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Guest writer, Previews

What happened in 2019? With a record of 67 wins and 95 losses, last season was down there with one of the worst on record for the Blue Jays. Indeed, it saw the team continue along a path of steady

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