2020 MLB Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
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NL 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 moreNL East: Buy, Sell or Does It Matter Since Washington’s Sleep Wal….Wait. What?
So, somewhere in the neighborhood of 80 games ago, one wag (that’s old-timer for smart-alec punk) dismissed the entire National League East except Washington, who was guaranteed to “sleep walk through the division.” Little problem with that. Washington has been asleep alright, but not winning at any particularly rapid pace and has been far behind just about everyone in the
Read more2018 MLB National League East Forecast
There is absolutely no reason for the Washington Nationals to be tired come October. Why? Because the Nats can sleepwalk through this division. Photo by Sharon Ward
Read moreSo What the Heck Happened to the NL East?
The NL East has one good, yet flawed team, and then, there are the others…
Read moreBoulevard of Bad Contracts – NL East
Max Scherzer?! A bad contract? Yep. Here’s why.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For…The Chicago Cubs
You could joke that every season since 1945 has been a disappointment for the Cubs, but in reality, for many of those years they weren’t ready to contend. Here, though, they were just coming off of a playoff appearance and probably should have beaten the Padres in the NLCS.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For … The St. Louis Cardinals
World Series champs were back with their entire lineup, all of them in their prime, a good starting staff and the best reliever in the game. There was no reason to not expect a repeat performance in the Fall Classic.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season for … the Philadelphia Phillies
There was a lot to like about the 1979 Phillies. They added Manny Trillo from the Cubs for rocks and garbage, grabbed young pitcher Nino Espinosa from the Mets, and grabbed THE free agent – Pete Rose.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For … The Montreal Expos
Raines, Carter, Dawson, Wallach and…Pete Rose! That was the splash for the Expos in 1984. Along with that great core group, Rose joined the team as a free agent to lend leadership and wisdom.
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