As the old baseball saying goes, three or four games is far too few to glean anything in baseball – small sample sizes and all that – still the Orioles are already 0-3 and dead last in the AL East
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As the old baseball saying goes, three or four games is far too few to glean anything in baseball – small sample sizes and all that – still the Orioles are already 0-3 and dead last in the AL East
Read moreSpeculation has been rife in the European baseball community as to whether the COVID cancellation of the planned 2020 London Series between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals would leave Major League Baseball grasping a mere ‘cup of coffee’
Read moreVeteran MLB hurler Dan Straily talks about his ‘Journeyman’ career in the bigs with Oakland, Houston, the Cubs, Reds and Marlins. He shares stories of taking the field with Giancarlo Stanton in his MVP year, why Christian Yelich has prospered
Read moreBrandon Lee and Alex Crisafulli join Russell and Darius to give the American perspective on the upcoming Cubs-Cardinals series in London, from the players to watch on each team to their outlook on the season, and the all-important issue of
Read moreLegacy. 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
Read moreGames matter more in September. They don’t of course. But they also do. As chances to make up deficits grow thinner and the magic numbers trickle down into single digits, the spotlight shines bright on teams on the precipice –
Read moreWelcome to BFN, denizen of British baseball’s worst podcast, Jon Mackenzie… Hello. My name is Jon and I have embarked on a late-night love affair with thirty-something-year-old thicc men. It’s 1:34 in the morning and I’m watching Daniel Descalso on
Read moreNews will break shortly that the largest ever MLB free agent contract has been agreed. Will Bryce Harper sign it with one of the frontrunners or is there a mystery team? The favourites to land the superstar are the “spending
Read moreAs the Hot Stove seems to be giving everyone the chills so far this off-season with the lack of activity (other than a few short moments, thanks to Jeter); a lot of attention has been turned to what could be
Read moreHere with a hard-hitting polemic is our new Thunderer, Chris Brown… Residents of Florida this year must be hoping that Spring Training gets extended, because it seems at the moment that March is the only time they’ll get to see
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