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Who is the hottest team in the NL right now?
Which if any NL team will reach 60 wins before the Braves hit 70? Related to the trade deadline, which of the following will eventually reach the .500 mark, the Mets, Guardians, Tigers, Cubs or Mets?
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The significance of the National
It seems like only yesterday that Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Later this week McGriff will be able to add HOF ’23 to his signature at the 43rd National Sports Collectors Convention-simply known as the National. Anyone who wants to dig into the history of the National and…
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Three lefties and a funeral
Initially, I was going to include Reds first baseman, Joey Votto in the discussion but released the highs of his 2023 resurgence may be nothing more than a mirage. Instead, I want to focus on two former NL MYP’s whose fortunes had taken a turn for the worse in recent years. Since back in the…
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Pat’s call to the Hall..
Later today Pat Hughes will enter Baseball’s Hall of Fame as the 2023 Ford C Frick winner. It’s a big day for baseball fans everywhere, but especially in Chicago and Milwaukee. Although he is a native Californian, he took to Milwaukee and Chicago like a native. Younger Cub fans have only known Pat as their…
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You mean there’s still a chance?
I’m not sure if the Cubs Carter Hawkins or the Cards John Mozeliak will slide into the Harry role or Lloyd role, but I know the four-game series at Wrigley is going to be more interesting than it looked to be 10 days ago. The Cubs have bounced back to win the last two games…
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Strength of schedule
Last night I listened to a very unusual conversation about strength of schedule and whether it really mattered in practicality. Is there really much of a difference between two teams with similar rankings? One would think measuring and comparing teams’ strength of schedule would be objective-merely a matter of comparing previous winning percentages. But from…
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2017
Back in 2017, Anthony Santander was not a top prospect, but now he’s more than proven his worth. The Braves, however had some idea how good Austin Riley and Ronald Acuna Jr. would be-taken at the AFL Rising Stars game.
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In case you didn’t notice..
I’m not going to dwell on the 40-year thing, but the Baltimore Orioles are making a serious run at the AL East. At 57-35 they have the third best record in all of baseball and are only 1 game behind the Rays. Last season they surprised everyone, but their due date appeared to be 2024…
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Flashing back 40 not 25 this time..
Stepping back to the summer of 1983-beyond the MLB ASG at Comiskey Park is somewhat painful for me the Cubs fan. I’ve already explained why I’m not talking about 1993 and am holding off on the 2003 season. We have to take each season on its own merits, but goofy baseball fans like me need…
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For mature audiences only..
It’s taken me a few hours and miles of walking to try and simmer down after last night’s ignominious start to the second half of the season. I didn’t expect the team to respond favorably to Jed Hoyer and David Ross’s recent pep talks, but I did think all of the usual excuses would be…
I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark. 