Whether they’re willing to admit it or not, every baseball fan has a favourite baseball player. Maybe it’s their favourite team’s current ace, the random right fielder whose jersey they received as a Christmas gift when they were eight years
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The offseason is in full effect, the Hot Stove is here. I love this time of year. The speculation, the rumours, the uncertainty, and the hope. Fans want the best and brightest free-agents to join their ballclub. Is Shohei Ohtani
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Disappointing. Uninspiring. Boring. The 2023 Giants were all of these things. There were a smattering of highlight moments, of course, but they were too few and far between. By September an unpleasant air of apathy and disinterest had settled over
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In this edition of our series focusing on the rivalries of MLB, we’ll be looking at a geographic rivalry; the annual Bay Bridge Series between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. I, along with Bat Flips & Nerds
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In this edition of our series of articles focusing on the team rivalries in MLB, we’re looking at one of MLB’s longest-established rivalries. A rivalry that has lasted so long, both teams used to play in the same city on
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Move over Shohei Ohtani. You’ve got competition for the title of ‘best player in the game.’ Step forward Giants fan-favourite Wilmer Flores. Alright, let’s get serious; Flores isn’t in the same category as Ohtani, the once-in-a-lifetime force of nature every
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Well, that was fun! One of the consequences of expanded playoffs is greater activity at the trade deadline, and 2023 saw all 30 teams in action on the trade market. Here is a recap of the comings and goings in
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They call him Camilo Tranquilo and he’s the best closer in baseball. For those unfamiliar, we’re talking about Camilo Doval, the Giants’ unflappable All-Star reliever and burgeoning superstar. Doval is the first man in 2023 to reach 30 saves and
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I recently took a trip around the Pacific Northwest, ending my trip in Eugene, Oregon. While there, I took in a game at PK Park, home to the University of Oregon’s baseball program, along with the team I went to
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Alex Wood takes a deep breath, sets himself, then kicks and fires an 86 mph changeup, low and away. Wood’s pitch hasn’t caught enough of the plate to entice a swing from Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen but someone else
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