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
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Who to support in September if your team has been eliminated
Games 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 –
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A Different Kind of Baseball Fandom
Welcome 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
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Three possible mystery teams in the Harper stakes
News 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
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Is the Price Right For Bryce?
As 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
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Tanking is Stupid, Think of the Fans!
Here 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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‘He is Joy’ – Koji Uehara was a Feeling
In the first of a new recurring series, John explains his love for the former Red Sox closer. Koji Uehara is 42 years old. He didn’t make the playoff roster in a battered and pilloried Cubs bullpen. Those two things
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What Next for the Royals?
Stick or Twist? Time for Dayton Moore to play Blackjack.
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So You’ve Decided to Follow Baseball – Playoff Special
Egads! It’s Darius Austin… So the season’s over, and the Cubs are the champions. Wait…what’s that? They have to keep playing? Yes, like all American sports, the end of the season means playoffs. If this is your first time following
Read moreI Should Have Been A Cubs Fan!
Here’s a tale of woe from Tom Pringle. Follow Tom on Twitter @pedroiasface Let us go back in time to December 2000, I was 17, and bored. It was a Saturday afternoon, bitter cold outside and I knew the ground
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