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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Tag: Seattle Mariners
Swept Away in Japan
Hannah is one of the Baseball By Committee clan, who also contributes to the UK Oakland Athletics twitter account. According to her Twitter account she may enjoy some form of fermented beverage. As the dust settles and the jet lag
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Baseball chinwag with Al Melchior
If baseball analysts had nicknames, Al Melchior would be the professor, so it was not surprising to discover that he is a former political science professor from Florida International University. Al has been writing about fantasy baseball since the turn
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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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Three minutes on the Seattle Mariners
In 2001, 27-year-old Ichiro Suzuki made his MLB debut. Later that year, the Seattle Mariners reached the playoffs. It was the last time October baseball was enjoyed in Seattle, although with 89 wins last season, they came so very close.
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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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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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Episode 77 – Divisional Chat (AL West)
Dom Clarke (A’s), Tom Young (Mariners), George Martin (Astros) and Nick Wright (Angels) join Darius on the second of our divisional roundtables to discuss the AL West, most notably whether the Mariners can push the Astros for the division, if
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