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2020 MLB Preview: Atlanta Braves
Advertisements Is This The Year For Hotlanta Or Will It Be Another Chilly End Sans Playoff Series Win? Is this the year the Atlanta Braves make it out of the National League Division Series? With first baseman Freddie Freeman and center fielder Ronald Acura Jr., they have a chance. Acuna Jr. can hit the ball out of the park or
Read more2020 MLB Preview: Chicago Cubs
Obviously, the Cubs felt 2-8 in the final 10 games of the 2019 season was not indicative of Maddon putting anyone anywhere to do much of anything. And maybe it wasn’t. The Spitter has certainly pointed out his flaws before.
Read moreThe Amazin’ Mets 50 Years Later: The Souvenir That Lived
A baseball anniversary recalls a childhood friendship, a game left too early, and a gift that never died.
Read moreCubs Fire Joe Maddon: Once Again, It’s Never The GM’s Fault
The two longest-suffering franchises in Major League Baseball both allowed the manager who was at the helm when the team won the World Series to walk out the door less than four years later.
Read moreCubbies Collapse Ranks With The All-time Worst
A nine-game losing streak wiped out Chicago’s hopes for the postseason. It wasn’t the worst run by a formerly-contending team, but it comes close.
Read moreMike Yastrzemksi’s Big Fly Would Have Fallen Flat If Not For Grandpa’s ’67 Squad That Saved Fenway
Boston fans welcomed Carl Yastrzemski’s grandson with open arms … as the enemy. It’s a bit of sportsmanship saved only for a place that appreciates its history in a historic place … a place that wouldn’t be here without the 1967 Red Sox.
Read moreNL Central: 60 Days At The Circus
It wasn’t that long ago that the Brewers were the class of the division, the Cubs were trying to figure out a way back to the promised land and the Cardinals were just kind of a mess. Then an elephant got on the trapeze, some kid stole the clown shoes from Bozo and the bearded lady got electrolysis and moved to Ft. Lauderdale. All in all, nothing makes sense and predicting how this will play out? As the guy with the balloon animals says, “Fuhgedaboudit.”
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 moreBrewers Have “The Look”
It’s been a long time since an MVP with a last name starting with “Y” led the Brew Crew to the World Series. This year, Christian Yelich hopes to repeat history.
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