The 2023 World Baseball Classic was a roaring success; there’s no other way to really describe it. It had upsets, thrilling knockout games and had an ending, which if scripted, would have been called too much. It’s not to say
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San Francisco Giants: Carlos Correa is a Giant*
* Update: A week after publishing this post, Correa’s introductory press conference in San Francisco was postponed. His medical exam raised an issue that made the Giants reconsider the deal and before you knew it, Correa was off to the
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2022 Season Preview: Infielders
OK so… we’ve just had a major trade in Dodger land. AJ Pollock has been traded to the Chicago White Sox for All-Star reliever Craig Kimbrel. If you’re reading this, my “Part 4” of the season projection then you might
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The Best player in MLB is not in this photo
This article is not an argument over the MVP awards. I have no problem with Bryce Harper getting the nod ahead of Juan Soto in the NL. And I was definitely on the Shohei Ohtani side of the argument ahead
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The Nationals have less than 48 hours and one task – sell.
Under 48 hours to sell, a COVID outbreak and speculation galore – where do the Nationals go from here? The Nats are clearly a team in dire need of a rebuild at this point. A farm system that often sits
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa not Dua Lipa is the decade’s singles superstar
Foolishly, I thought Dua Lipa had the most singles since the start of 2020, but I was wrong. It is Isiah Kiner-Falefa. The 2021 season is now about as long as the one in 2020, so we have enough data
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NL Wild Card game preview
The Cardinals emphatic victory over arch-rivals Chicago Cubs on Sunday night, clinched the NL Central division title to set up a five-game NLDS against the Atlanta Braves, starting on Thursday 3 October. The result means the win-or-go-home NL Wild Card
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