In 2018, the trend of expanded bullpen usage got more intense and innovative. While the Tampa Bay Rays misses the … More
Tag: Chicago Cubs
‘Moneyball’ Is Baseball’s ‘Rocky’, If Rocky Never Wins
Two of the best sports movies this decade are Moneyball and Creed (I personally rank Creed at #1 and Moneyball … More
The Cubs Did an Excellent Impression of the Red Sox
It’s easy to compare the Chicago Cubs to the Boston Red Sox. It’s almost too easy because of how long … More
White Sox Misery Is Underrated
After much anticipation, Michael Kopech got called up to the Majors. Kopech was one of the key assets that came … More
The Buffalo Bills are Sadder than the Pre-2016 Chicago Cubs
In a day game at Wrigley field in May of 2012–between the cross-city rivals, the Cubs and the White Sox–Chicago … More
Andrew Benintendi Picked the Wrong Year to Be a Rookie
Boston Red Sox outfield prospect Andrew Benintendi went into the 2017 season the preseason favorite to be the American League … More
Just Like That, the Yankees Are the Yankees Again
A year ago, I wrote about how weird it was to have the New York Yankees, the historical power and … More
Life after Never: The 2017 Chicago Cubs
It had been over a century since the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series, and their last National League … More
How Good Would Andrew Miller Have to Be to Revise History?
When lefty reliever Andrew Miller was traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians last summer, it changed … More
The State of the Red Sox Going into 2017
The 2016 Major League Baseball season was one for the ages, capped off with an unforgettable World Series played between … More