2020 MLB Preview: Houston Astros
The call had to be made because while the 2018 Sauvignon is available curbside, so is former Astros manager AJ Hinch.
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MLB Considers Adding More Mediocre Teams To The Postseason
Nice. Take away not only the opportunity for each city in the playoffs to host games and also for the teams to increase support among their fan bases.
Read moreStealing Signs: The Moral Question Surrounding Well-Done Thievery And The Punishment That Should Follow
Insider trading is illegal as hell. The Astros system of relaying signs from the video replay booths to the dugout to field is exactly the same thing. If you’re gaining an advantage that another team doesn’t have because they’re following the rules and you’re not, then that’s cheating. And getting caught should have consequences.
Read moreAstros Manager/GM First Suspended Then Fired
Crane dismissed the notion that Houston’s win is tainted, “I think there’s nothing that’s clear to suggest it affected the outcome. I think you could be all over the place with this, but listen… as I said before we we’ve got a great team, um, you know, I feel we had the best team on the field then.”
Read moreInches Separate Gaffe From Genius
Success and failure are just inches apart…ask Aaron Boone.
Read moreThere’s No Tying in Baseball! Oh, Wait, Yes, Yes There Is…
Baseball, you’d think, would also not have tie games, thanks to extra innings and all. You’d think wrong. But there’s a reason why.
Read moreThe Year(s) of Cleveland
Advertisements This is Cleveland’s year, even if it isn’t. Cleveland was always going to live or die by its pitching. In June, the team lived like kings. Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar ate hapless batters and crapped shutouts. Trevor Bauer, a strikeout specialist with a Rick Vaughn-like wild streak, was finally limiting his walks. Even 5th starter Josh
Read moreA 154-Game Season? No, I Don’t Think We’ll Be Doing That
By moving toward a 154-game season, Tony Clark and Rob Manfred are messing too much with a good thing. After what happened in 1994, I never thought I’d say this, but Bud and Donald, it might be time to come and get your car back.
Read moreAnybody Out There? What Happened, and Why They’re Here Now
This is the last of a three-part series where Scott Fendley looks at every franchise’s worst attendance year.
Read moreNats Fans Need Help
Washington Nationals fans may be uninspired, but the team doesn’t do much to make them care.
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