With the first full month of baseball in the books, new MLB power rankings are beginning to appear across the landscape. There’s been a fair share of teams blowing away expectations and some that are outright disappointing through the first 30-plus games. April delivered no shortage of memorable performances, from Jo Adell’s three home-run robberies […]
The American League West has seen three different member ball clubs advance to the American League Championship Series in four seasons. On two of those occasions, its teams won the pennant and the World Series. The Houston Astros won it all in 2022 and the Texas Rangers hoisted the Commissioner’s Trophy for the first time […]
The Houston Astros started the new year by signing Tatsuya Imai to a three-year contract worth up to $63 million on Thursday, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The contract includes an opt-out after every season. General Manager Dana Brown has finally given Astros fans something to look forward to during the […]
The Athletics have always been a tricky group to pin down year-over-year. One year, they make a surprise appearance in the postseason, the next year, they are contenders but just miss out. Sometimes, they’re awful to the point where they are in the cellar of the baseball world. Over the last three years, the team […]
It is a dream of many athletes to beat the world records available in their discipline at least once. They work for years, honing their abilities to the absolute peak. Those lucky enough manage to slightly improve the existing records. Mondo Duplantis, a Swedish-American pole vaulter, doesn’t only beat them once. He does it again […]
The 2025 MLB season has less than two months before the regular season ends, and the postseason begins. While some division races are starting to get out of reach, it’s anyone’s game for the wild card. During the dog days of summer, there always seems to be either the Cinderella team or a sudden surge […]
The San Diego Padres traded away the #3 overall prospect in baseball today, Leo De Vries, along with three minor league pitching prospects. In return, they received flame-throwing reliever Mason Miller and starting pitcher JP Sears from the Athletics. Here is a breakdown of the deal and why it means more Padres are now likely […]
Nick Kurtz reminded all of us this past Friday night in Houston of just why we love sports. Most people can identify with that magical moment when the noise is silenced and we are “in the zone”. It might be in the middle of a work presentation or perhaps during a balanced conversation on a […]
The MLB All-Star Game is rapidly approaching, and then it will be all downhill to the July 31 trade deadline. Which teams will buy? Which teams will sell? Which players will be moved? Here is a trade deadline preview and analysis of the teams in the AL West. Houston Astros The Astros have been decimated […]
A document detailing the NFL’s secret, closed-door litigation over collusion accusations was recently unearthed by Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio and Pablo Torre of Pablo Torre Finds Out. It details the league-wide freak out over Deshaun Watson’s fully guaranteed contract and the steps the league and its owners took to prevent such agreements from becoming […]
