My relationship with the Atlanta Braves is a long and complicated one. As a child of the Team of the ’90s, I have no choice but to give in to my first love. You never forget your first love. Mine was Atlanta Braves baseball. Professional sports have been in Atlanta since 1966 when the Braves
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Brodie Van Wagenen called the Mets’ rotation one of the deepest in baseball, but that will be put to the test with Noah Syndergaard missing the 2020 season. There is no question on who the Mets’ five starters are for 2020. However, they were going to rely on Noah Syndergaard heavily this season. The flamethrower
Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images Chicago coffee shop selling hilarious Tiger King themed lattes by Patrick Allen Takeaways from President Trump’s call with sports commissioners by Gerald Bourguet Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander announced that he and his wife Kate Upton will be donating their paychecks during MLB’s downtime to organizations that are providing relief
Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images Justin Verlander donating paychecks to COVID-19 relief efforts by Phillip Barnard During a call with several prominent sports commissioners, President Trump said he believes the NFL season will start on time and hopes to have fans back in arenas in August and September Saturday morning, President Donald Trump held a
GREEN BAY, WI – JUNE 22: Vince McMahon (L) and Donald Trump attend a press conference about the WWE at the Austin Straubel International Airport on June 22, 2009 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mark A. Wallenfang/Getty Images) Patrick Beverley’s trash talk made Day 1 of the NBA 2K tournament by Gerald Bourguet President
The Mets look to be in position to contend this year, but if they can’t it might finally be time for a full rebuild. The window is open again. After it was slammed shut prematurely in 2017, cracked back open for two weeks in 2018 before being shut again, the Mets are contenders again. Despite
Field of Dreams is one of the all-time great baseball movies. Here we look back at five classic scenes and what they mean three decades later. Field of Dreams is one of my all-time favorite movies and a classic baseball film. For those who haven’t seen it, the 1989 film stars Kevin Costner as Ray
Justin Turner of the Los Angeles Dodgers has proposed holding a home run derby to settle extra inning games. This idea probably wouldn’t work. As much as I enjoy watching baseball, I must admit that super-long, extra-inning games can be frustrating sometimes. Waiting for one of the teams to score as the game goes into
New York Mets fans are no strangers to big contract players, but even the bad ones have at least been a little interesting. Way back in 1966, the New York Mets signed a guy named Tom Seaver. His salary was $10,000 dollars in 1967, and he earned a $50,000 bonus at the time. It remains
The Yankees need to consider locking up DJ LeMahieu before he hits the free agent market following the 2020 season. DJ LeMahieu is set to hit the free agent market after the 2020 season. The Yankees cannot let that happen. Last season, LeMahieu was the Yankees’ most valuable player. Upon signing a two-year, $24 million
Suspended former Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Lunhow could reportedly return to baseball in 2021 even if no games are played this year. ESPN’s Buster Olney reported on Wednesday that former Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow would be allowed to return to baseball in 2021 if there is
The Los Angeles Dodgers will be among the World Series favorites when the 2020 season starts, yet they could strengthen their position even more via trades. The Los Angeles Dodgers have done just about everything they can do in the regular season over the past few years. In 2019, they went 106-56 to win their
Should the Boston Red Sox have traded superstar outfielder Mookie Betts? Probably not. Despite $516 million in revenue and $84 million in operating income according to Forbes’ most recent MLB valuation, Boston brass said they couldn’t afford a huge expenditure for Betts, whose contract expires after the 2020 season. So they dealt him to the
Los Angeles Dodgers fans finally have a reason to celebrate, even if it is ironic right now. It’s been a hard few months for Los Angeles Dodgers fans. First, with the revelation of the Houston Astros cheating scandal, then with the realization nothing would really happen in regards to it and then, of course, the postponing
Joe Buck may need to get some practice reps in as FOX’s No. 1 play-by-play guy, but no, he will not call your sex tape. That would be a disgusting act! Baseball season should be here already, but like everyone, Joe Buck is waiting for sports to return. FOX’s No.1 play-by-play man for both MLB
Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Auburn basketball: Starting lineup options for 2020-2021 season by Cody Williams 5 teams who should pay Phillip Lindsay what he’s worth by Brad Berreman With the baseball season on hold, MLB has announced plans to help under-paid minor leaguers during the shutdown. MLB announced on Tuesday that minor
Reports indicate that when the MLB season does begin it will be without fans in the parks, but is that a good idea? Ther 2020 MLB season can still happen, but nonetheless it is going to be strange in whatever form it arrives. The season won’t start until at least May. The season most likely
The Yankees were facing a number of injuries to start the season but with Opening Day delayed we should get to see the best of their stars when MLB returns. The Yankees were supposed to start the 2020 season without Aaron Judge, James Paxton, and maybe even Giancarlo Stanton, all while Luis Severino will be
Here we take a look at all 30 current MLB uniforms and rank them from best to worst, including a few teams that have new looks for 2020. I’ve always been fascinated by studying sports uniforms, past and present. Uniforms are more than just the clothes that baseball players wear; they’re the team’s statement to
Baseball Reference is simulating through the entire postponed 2020 MLB season one day at a time. We take a look some of the most interesting outcomes from the first five days of the fake 2020 season. No baseball? Video games beg to differ! Every baseball fan’s best friends over at Baseball Reference are simulating the
When baseball begins the Yankees will be on a singular mission to win their 28th World Series title. Dealing these three stars would help their chances Nothing short of a World Series Championship will be good enough for the Yankees this season. The team’s current roster has a chance to accomplish that goal when the
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JULY 06: Joey Gallo #13 of the Texas Rangers bats against the Minnesota Twins on July 6, 2019 at the Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Rangers 7-4. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) Watch Three Busy Debras season premiere online: Stream Adult Swim by D.J. Rivera Ravaged by
As we try to get through quarantine and social distancing, Spike Lee has unearthed the script to a film he never made. Spike Lee is an accomplished filmmaker, and one of his best is, Malcolm X. Turns out he could have teamed up with Denzel Washington again a few years later, but as Lee said on
Pedro Martinez had several great years in the hitter-friendly environment of the late 1990s and early 2000s, but none was better than 2000. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, we were witnessing possibly the most prolific hitter-friendly environment that MLB has ever seen, and the 2000 season might have been the most prolific of
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred isn’t sure when the 2020 season will begin or what it will look look, but says “nothing’s off the table.” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has a message for fans missing the game: Baseball will be back. The 2020 season was supposed to begin on Thursday afternoon. Instead, due to the coronavirus
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MLB and its players have agreed to a deal on pay and service time during play stoppage. Based on the reported details, it seems like a sensible solution for all parties. MLB and its players have agreed to a deal on pay and service time during the league’s ongoing play stoppage, and MLB owners are
On what would have been MLB Opening Day, here are five storylines we’re missing today and five things we’re watching to keep hope alive for baseball season. The hope that springs eternal is feeling a bit different this year. On this (what should have been) Opening Day there is hope, sure, but right now the
The New York Mets being without an injured Noah Syndegaard is a big blow to their 2020 hopes. Noah Syndegaard has struggled to stay healthy and consistently live up to his huge potential in recent seasons, but losing him for the 2020 season is still a big blow for the New York Mets and their
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