Tag: mlb
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MLB Playoffs: Road to the World Series
By Kyle Block After a quick four days of baseball, the National League and American League Divisional Series matchups are set. In the AL, Tampa Bay Rays, the 1 seed, handled the young and inexperienced 8 seed Toronto Blue Jays, beating them in back to back games. The 2 versus 7 seed game, however, was…
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Unwritten Rules, Grand Slams, and an identity change, the story of the 2020 San Diego Padres
By Sam Kroin It is an odd season of baseball to say the least. With its 7 inning double headers, altered extra inning rules, and 60 game season, nothing seems normal about the MLB this year. It should come as no surprise, then, that the historically disappointing and irrelevant San Diego Padres are the hottest…
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Steve Cohen Negotiating to become the MLB’s Wealthiest Owner
By Zac Cornell Billionaire Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has begun exclusive negotiations to purchase the New York Mets. Cohen was originally bidding for the Mets against a group led by A-Rod and Jennifer Lopez; however, A-Rod announced Friday the group is no longer pursuing the team. Cohen was in deep conversations to purchase the…
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Patrick Mahomes Becomes a Minor Owner of the Kansas City Royals
By Zac Cornell After signing the largest contract in sports history with the Kansas City Chiefs in early July, Patrick Mahomes didn’t waste any time. Just a couple of weeks later, he purchased a minor piece of the Kansas City Royals baseball team. Mahomes is now the youngest major league sports owner ever. In the…
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How Covid-19 Has Affected Major League Baseball
By Kyle Block During the last few weeks as the Coronavirus pandemic has shown no signs of slowing down in the United States, all professional sports have been put on halt. This has impacted sport leagues whose seasons have not even begun, including the MLB. Rob Manfred, the MLB’s commissioner, was quick to announce a…
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Ranking Every MLB Stadium
By Sam Kroin Yes, I really did this. I really sat down for 4 combined hours when I damn well could have been getting some actual work done in order to make this list. If you don’t agree with my rankings, not my problem. Because this is an opinion piece, and if you can’t deal…
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PREDICTING THE 2020 MLB PLAYOFF FIELD
By Sam Kroin and Henry Geller The fresh 2020 MLB season is approaching fast, which means it is time to look at where each team stands going into the year. Who can keep it together until October, and who will crumble under the pressure? Will we see some fresh faces in the playoffs this year…
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