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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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
Read moreWhat 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
Read moreWhat 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
Read moreWhat 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
Read moreWhat happened in 2019? Reinforced by the additions of Matt Kemp, Alex Wood, Yasiel Puig and Sonny Gray, preseason optimism evaporated as the Reds slipped to eight defeats in their first nine games. Giving away such an advantage to the
Read moreWhat happened in 2019? Three weeks into the season, when Jung Ho Kang mashed his third homer of the season, and Jameson Taillon took the win in a rain-shortened game against the Giants, the Pirates sat atop the NL Central.
Read moreWhat happened in 2019? The whole of the state of Wisconsin (and several areas of the UK inhabited by Brewers fans) yelped with despair on 11 September, when superstar and reigning MVP Christian Yelich dragged a slider into his leg,
Read moreWhat happened in 2019? They set a new MLB record of 307 home runs while transforming from a 78-win to 101-win team in the space of one season. The Twins led the AL Central for most of the year, but
Read moreWhat happened in 2019? Oh my! On Sunday 31 March, Paul Fry came on in the ninth inning to strike out Troy Tulowitzki and secure the series win over the New York Yankees. The season went downhill as soon as
Read moreAL EAST | AL CENTRAL | AL WEST | NL EAST | NL CENTRAL | NL WEST I’m committing myself to watching every team this season, at least one full game each. No longer will I load up MLB.tv after
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