Beating The Shift
It’s not just that Cody Bellinger had a record-setting April. It’s how he did it that’s kind of amazing.
Advertisements
Chuck You! And Vacuum That!
What do you do when you’re hitting .168 and you’re tired of hearing your own fans boo you when you’ve struck out again? According to lip-readers, San Diego Padres infielder Ian Kinsler’s answer is scream at them to go do unmentionables to themselves after you’ve just hit a home run to win the game. Although the sentiment is justified in
Read moreWhat’s Behind Baseball’s Injury Problem? Ask John Smoltz
More and more Major League Baseball players are getting injured. What’s the cause? The same old thing…again and again and again.
Read moreNL East Forecast: Hey, Washington, Let’s Try This Again, Shall We?
The Spitter whiffed badly last year in our projections for the National League Eastern Division. So we went back through the numbers to see if there was a singular thing that Atlanta excelled at. The answer is yes…and no. The Braves finished fifth in the N.L. in runs-scored and eighth in all of baseball in batting average (.300) on balls
Read moreForecast: Can The Bucs Get Past The Brew Crew For The N.L. Central?
There’s a ship full of nice-looking young men just off the coast. Surely, they can be trusted to finish fourth, right? Right?
Read moreForecast: All White Sox All The Time In The A.L. Central…In A Bad Way
One of these teams will win no more than 60 wins. Not excited? None of them will win 90. Mmmmm. Tasty.
Read moreAL West 2019 Prediction: It’s A Mad Scramble For Second
The American League West could be the nuttiest in baseball. After the Oakland Athletics came out of nowhere to claim a playoff berth, albeit a short-lived berth, the question this year is can they do it again? Okay, I lied. There are multiple questions like, “Are the Mariners better off without Robinson Cano and or James Paxton? When will and
Read moreForecast: Hungover Red Sox Have Enough To Win The A.L. East?
It’s gonna be a weird summer with the haves struggling to win and the have-nots struggling to be respectable.
Read moreNL West Forecast: Dodgers Repeat But Can They Win The World Series?
LOS ANGELES: Sometimes you have the pay the man and pay Clayton Kershaw is just what the Dodgers did in the off-season. Why $93 million for three years? Because he’s a winner, that’s why. But he’s an increasingly injured winner and that presents problems… and opportunities. The Dodgers will lean on blister-prone lefty curveball specialist Rich hill, lefty Julio Urias
Read moreAn MVP Candidate In The Infield And A New Power Arm In The Pen: The Kansas City Royals Look For A Fast Start Coming Out Of Spring Training
What about the…Royals in 2019? Stranger things have happened.
Read more