The rate of intentional walks in Major League Baseball this season is down nearly 20 percent compared to last year, and down 36 percent since 2010. The mystery behind IBB’s (intentional bases on balls) declining popularity, however, may be nothing more than the flip side of the “Moneyball effect.” The […]
After trailing the Minnesota Twins (72-48) by 11.5 games, the hot Cleveland Indians (72-49) rallied back to take over first place in the AL Central after an extra innings victory on Sunday in Minneapolis. The Cleveland Indians are now 20/1 odds to win the World Series and led by their […]
Cincinnati Reds rookie outfielder Aristides Aquino set a new MLB record on Monday when he hit his eighth career home run in just his 12th game in the big leagues. The record-setting shot came off of Washington Nationals reliever Tanner Rainey in the eighth inning of a 7-6 loss to […]
Detroit sports teams are terrible and the loyal fans know it. All professional sports franchises have their ups and downs. Cities suffer with mediocre teams and painful streaks of losing seasons. Fortunately, large cities have professional franchises in three or four major sports, which can spread the pain by delivering […]
The 2019 Little League World Series begins next week in Williamsport, PA. The international side, representing eight teams from eight global regions, is the overall LLWS betting favorite at -160 odds to become the next Little League World Series champion. Honolulu, Hawaii is the defending champion. The little leaguers from […]
If you build it, they will come. MLB announced that on August 13, 2020, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox will play a regular season game in Dyersville, Iowa, the filming location for the 1989 baseball movie “Field of Dreams”. The baseball field used in the production of […]
Heading into this weekend, several teams like the Mets and Yankees are trying to stay hot and keeping their winning streak going, while other teams like the St. Louis Cardinals are praying to end their losing streak. Several division leaders (NY Yankees, Houston Astros, and LA Dodgers) are riding high […]
The NL Wild Card is still wide open with 50 games remaining in the schedule. The Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies are currently sitting in the two NL Wild Card spot, but the St. Louis Cardinals are only a half-game back and the NY Mets are red-hot and surging. Meanwhile, […]
The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-2 on Sunday to win their ninth game in 10 tries, a streak that has seen the Mets improbably work their way back into playoff contention. The hot streak has drawn attention to a longer period in which the Mets have been […]
With 50 games remaining in the regular season, the AL Wild Card race has been reduced to a three-team race with the Tampa Bay Rays, Cleveland Indians, and the Oakland A’s fighting for the two American League Wild Card spots. The AL Central is the closest race in the American […]
The Boston Red Sox (59-55) lost eight games in a row including a dreadful four-game sweep by the first-place NY Yankees in the Bronx. With the latest losing streak, the 2019 Red Sox now have more losses (55) than last year’s World Series squad that went 108-54. According to Fangraphs, […]
Yankees DH and backup 1B Edwin Encarnacion heads to the IL after he suffered a broken hand against the Boston Red Sox after Josh Smith hit him with a 87 mph slider. Encarnacion suffered a hairline fracture and will miss at least three weeks and possibly more. The horror series […]
Most people win a stuffed animal when they perfect a carnival type game, but Nathan Patterson got himself a minor-league contract. The 23-year-old was at a Colorado Rockies game when he and his brother decided to check out the speed pitch challenge booth. Patterson started throwing 94 mph heaters and his […]
Dustin May, a rookie with floppy red hair that teammates and coaches refer to either as “Code Red” or “Gingergaard”, made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a starting pitcher against the San Diego Padres. May, 21, is 6-foot-6 and barely 200 pounds. He spent a […]
The MLB trade deadline came on Wednesday afternoon, and several baseball teams, as well as players, were winners and losers. Some teams made great deals, while others decided to sit back and stand pat. Both philosophies have the capability of paying off big in the postseason, or resulting in disaster. […]
The Houston Astros are now the new favorite to win the 2019 World Series at 11/4 odds or +275 on the moneyline after they added another ace by acquiring pitcher Zack Greinke from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The LA Dodgers (71-39) had been at the top of the board all season. […]
The injuries continue to pile up for the New York Yankees. Starting 1B Luke Voit is on the IL with a sports hernia that could cost him 6 weeks of action if team doctors proceed with surgery. The Yankees medical staff is evaluating Voit the next few days and will […]
On a night he was involved in a bench-clearing brawl between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates, the Reds traded outfielder Yasiel Puig to the Cleveland Indians for pitcher Trevor Bauer in a three-team trade that also involves the San Diego Padres. Cleveland decided to punt on Trevor Bauer, who […]
The Philadelphia Phillies took a small step towards bolstering their rotation for the stretch run by trading for New York Mets starter Jason Vargas on Monday. The Phillies sent over Austin Bossart in exchange for the 36-year-old Vargas, who is expected to slot into the Philadelphia rotation immediately. Soft-Tossing Vargas […]
The NY Mets beat the NY Yankees out in a race to acquire pitcher Marcus Stroman from the Toronto Blue Jays because the Jays wanted the Yankees top pitching prospect, Deivi Garcia, in any deal for Stroman. The Yanks did not want to give up Garcia, who is being compared […]
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