It is far too early to anoint Phillies as World Series champions or label Chris Sale’s contract a bust, or even start thinking that the Baltimore Orioles might be a good team. Here are some interesting snippets from the opening
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JUST ACCEPT IT, PECOTA HATES YOUR TEAM
Baseball Prospectus has just released their PECOTA projections for 2019, and you know what? They hate your team. The funny thing is, PECOTA is not opinion, yet MLB players, managers and fans take it personally. An acronym for Player Empirical
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London Series 2020 teams revealed?
One of our alumni’s, Blake Finney, spotted a little gem via Newsday.com (Click here for an EU GDPR friendly link). According to The Associated Press, “Major League Baseball is considering one of two matchups for its 2020 series in London:
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What does each MLB club want in their Christmas stocking? Part Two
Welcome to part two of our guide to gifts for each MLB club. If you missed part one, be sure to check it out and if you caught it, welcome to the rest… Milwaukee Brewers The Brewers won a division
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Fireball – Following Baseball from the UK and beyond Since 1986
A welcome return for our Mexican correspondent, Geoff Enderby… “I didn’t know I was creating memories I just thought I was having fun” – Lemmy As a child in the latter part of the 1970s and during the early 1980s we would
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What your team *really* needs this off-season. An alternative look. (MIL – WAS)
Previously we looked at all the teams from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Miami Marlins. Today, we’re continuing the alternative look from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Washington Nationals. MILWAUKEE BREWERS The Brewers have a famous English river mashing home
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The 2019 World Series Winner Prediction Survey (Part 1)
On the 30th October of this year, I asked you all to make your way too early predictions for the 2019 World Series. There were a few reasons for this: I wanted to see if people could be realistic about
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How would a free agent club fare in 2019?
It is the baseball offseason. A time for checking the heat on the hot stove every few hours, counting down the days until pitchers and catchers and devouring any baseball related content to get us through the winter. Well, we
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A Brit Learning Baseball Through Books: The Summer Game and Living Forever
“Since baseball time is measured only in outs, all you have to do is succeed utterly; keep hitting, keep the rally alive, and you have defeated time. You remain forever young. Sitting in the stands, we sense this, if only
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The Mets Approach to the Deadline? Donut Ask Us
Welcome to BF&N David Brindle… With the New York Mets’ season slipping further into mediocrity as the trade deadline approaches, there are sure to be inbound calls aplenty at the Citi Field offices. After a sensational 11-1 start, Mickey Callaway’s
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