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-23 posts tagged "Major League Baseball"
Nate Moller | Wednesday, March 29, 2023
With Major League Baseball’s Opening Day just a couple of days away, it’s time to predict each division and pick a preseason World Series champion. AL East Predicted finish: Yankees, Blue Jays, Rays, Orioles, Red Sox The AL East has the reputation of being the toughest division in baseball, and 2023 should be no different.
Joey Vaughan | Friday, February 24, 2023
With Spring Training games beginning this week, the 2023 Major League Baseball season is quickly approaching. Opening day is set to occur in just over a month. With players ramping up their preparation, it’s time to look ahead to the upcoming season and the expectations for each club. Over the next few weeks, I’ll dive
Joey Vaughan | Friday, February 10, 2023
The 2023 Major League Baseball season keeps approaching, getting closer and closer by the day. In fact, pitchers and catchers are slated to report as early as Feb. 13, so it’s time to look ahead to the upcoming season and the expectations for each club. Over the next few weeks, I’ll dive into previews for
Liam Coolican | Friday, February 3, 2023
Imagine yourself in any mid-size minor league baseball town: Montgomery, Toledo, Frisco or South Bend. Now imagine the scene if an MLB team like the Yankees, Red Sox or Dodgers rolled into town for a playoff game. This could be a reality if MLB ever adopts a mid-season tournament similar to the English FA Cup.
Joey Vaughan | Friday, February 3, 2023
As odd as it may sound, considering the frigid temperatures and giant masses of snow around the Notre Dame campus, the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is quickly approaching, with opening day set to occur in less than two months. With pitchers and catchers slated to report as early as Feb. 13, it’s time
Nate Moller | Wednesday, April 13, 2022
The 2022 Major League Baseball season is underway. Most teams are four games in with over 150 games to play. The opening weekend doesn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things. But, just for the fun of it, let’s overreact to some of the happenings from opening weekend. The Colorado Rockies are contenders Colorado
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Thursday, April 7, 2022
With the MLB about to start on Thursday, it has been hard to contain my excitement for the return of my favorite sport. But every time I mention it, I get the same few reactions. “Baseball is boring.” “It’s so slow.” “Nothing ever happens.” Or “it takes forever.” This article is my response to those
Nate Moller | Tuesday, March 29, 2022
With the Major League Baseball season kicking off in just over a week, it’s time to make some preseason playoff and World Series picks. With the newly expanded playoffs, there will now be three Wild Card teams, which should be exciting. I’ll give my playoff teams and then my playoff predictions. American League 1. Chicago
Nate Moller | Tuesday, March 22, 2022
In a Sports Authority I wrote last week, I discussed a recent trade between the Twins and Yankees and some of the implications the trade had. For the Twins, I predicted the trade as a stepping stone to make future signings, and clearly that is what the deal was. In perhaps the biggest, most stunning
Nate Moller | Wednesday, March 16, 2022
There has been plenty of buzz around the Major League Baseball world since the lockout ended last week, and the trades and free agent deals seem to keep coming. Some of the biggest headliners have undoubtedly been the Matt Olsen trade to the Braves, the Giants signing Carlos Rodón and the Dodgers retaining Clayton Kershaw.