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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“It’s too cold for baseball!” Watching the national pastime in Chicago
Recently, I enjoyed a road trip around the Midwest of the United States, ending my trip in one of my favourite cities, Chicago. While there, I watched games at both Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field, taking in the Padres
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Gav’s 30 Boldish Predictions: One for each MLB Team (2023 edition)
Before we start, I want to make it clear that I will not be using this article just to remind everyone that in this post last year, I predicted Aaron Judge would win AL MVP. Although I will remind you
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Episode 302 – American League Offseason Review
It is two months since the last podcast! We can neither confirm nor deny that John McGee refused to pod until the Boston Red Sox made a positive move. John, Rob, Darius, and Russell are back from their temporary hiatus
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Why McGriff’s Hall election will be celebrated in The Netherlands
The Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee has unanimously elected Fred McGriff to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Great news for The Crime Dog himself of course, but it might surprise you to know that two Dutch brothers have been waiting
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2022 Retrospective Series – Tampa Bay Rays
The Rays failed to outperform the projection for the first time in quite a while. They are usually ever-present over-performers due to their roster construction method being difficult to predict and their ability to pull relievers out of nowhere. This
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Episode 299 – Do Geese Have Ears?
Russell, Rob and Ben get together to review an entertaining set of wildcard and division series that threw up some upsets and extra-inning marathons. They end with a quick look ahead to the Championship Series and Great Britain’s confirmed WBC
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Postseason 2022: Is This A Great Game Or What?
It was appropriate that the great Tim Kurkjian, whose catchphrase headlines this article, was in the booth for ESPN’s broadcast yesterday. We saw a couple of epic games. Diehard baseball fans had already enjoyed (or endured, depending on your point
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Playoff baseball and blackout U-turn
It’s Saturday 8 October, and I have just watched the delayed coverage of the Padres’ emphatic win over the Mets. Four Wild Card games are in the bag, and the visitors won three of them. As a neutral, this sets
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2022 Playoffs – What if the season finished today?
With around 35 regular season games remaining, let’s look at the playoff situation. As you will recall, the 2022 postseason is a new 12-team format comprising the six division winners and the three wild-card teams for each league. Wild Card
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