Thank Goodness For Matt Blake

Thank Goodness For Matt Blake

Behind every successful team is a great pitching coach. No matter how talented a team’s pitching staff is, they won’t have success without the guidance of a terrific pitching coach. Since Matt Blake was hired in 2019, the Yankees’ pitching staff has been one of the best in baseball. Perhaps Blake’s greatest accomplishment has been […]

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 Why MLB’s Offseason Has Been So Slow

Why MLB’s Offseason Has Been So Slow

Major League Baseball’s offseason has been uncharacteristically slow this year. It isn’t uncommon for all-star caliber players to sign deals in February and sometimes March. However, what isn’t normal is the amount of quality players without a team for the 2024 season. While mega agent Scott Boras can hold up the offseason by himself, MLB […]

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 Keeping Gary Sheffield Out Of The Hall Of Fame Is Wrong

Keeping Gary Sheffield Out Of The Hall Of Fame Is Wrong

Gary Sheffield had a long, successful, and controversial 21-year career. The nine-time all-star would put up a career slash line of .292/.393/.514 with 509 home runs, 1,676 RBI, and an OPS of .907. He also won a World Series championship. Despite putting up all those amazing statistics, Sheffield still hasn’t been elected to the Hall […]

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 The Brewers Would Be Foolish To Keep Corbin Burnes

The Brewers Would Be Foolish To Keep Corbin Burnes

The Milwaukee Brewers need to trade Corbin Burnes now. He has one controllable year left on his contract before he is eligible for free agency. The team is unlikely to re-sign him when he becomes a free agent next year. They aren’t doing themselves any good by sending mixed signals on his availability this offseason. […]

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 Why The Cubs Can Steal The NL Central

Why The Cubs Can Steal The NL Central

At the all-star break, it seemed as though the Cubs would be selling at the trade deadline and missing the postseason a third straight year. However, after getting off to a hot start after the break, Chicago finds itself in the race for the NL Central. Unlike their division rivals, the Cubs have both the […]

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 MLB Power Rankings for Week Six

MLB Power Rankings for Week Six

Will the cream rise to the top? We are still seeing what we thought were bad teams have some signs of success early in the season. How long will they succeed? We will worry about that another day. For now, we look at the last week and where teams stand heading into a new week […]

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 Mitigating the Loss Of Trevor Story

Mitigating the Loss Of Trevor Story

Just when things couldn’t get any worse for the Boston Red Sox, they just did. After all, Murphy’s law state’s that anything that can go wrong will. Star infielder Trevor Story had to have elbow surgery and will be out for most of this season. This is a tough blow to a team that has […]

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 How The Chicago White Sox Failed Their Rebuild

How The Chicago White Sox Failed Their Rebuild

Last season was an absolute disaster for the Chicago White Sox. Despite coming off two straight years of being in the postseason, the team was mediocre all season. All year they showed no fight and could never get any consistency going. While manager Tony LaRussa was clearly past his prime, when he was out with […]

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 Why It Makes Sense To Trade Xander Bogaerts

Why It Makes Sense To Trade Xander Bogaerts

The early part of the 2022 season has been a complete nightmare for the Boston Red Sox. Boston is dead last in the AL East, Chris Sale’s rehab is taking longer than expected, big free agent signee Trevor Story has only hit one home run and they still have issues with their closer. While it’s […]

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 Andrew Booth Jr. CB – Scouting Report

Andrew Booth Jr. CB – Scouting Report

Ht – 6’0”          Wt – 194lb      Class – JR         Age – 21 Attribute Breakdown Fluidity – Pretty smooth with good agility, but not perfect. Can flip his hips easily but had many instances of needing to follow that up with then flipping the feet, which can be clunky and slow him down. Man Coverage – […]

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 Derek Stingley CB – Scouting Report

Derek Stingley CB – Scouting Report

Ht – 6’0”          Wt – 190lb      Class – JR         Age – 20 Derek Stingley Jr. exploded onto the scene with a phenomenal rookie season, breaking records with 6 INTs and 15 PD. Ever since then, he played only 10 total games in 2 years. What is the truth about him?Let’s examine some of his attributes: […]

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 College Football Monday Madness: The Final Four

College Football Monday Madness: The Final Four

Welcome back. Another weekend of College Football has come and gone. This weekend, however, meant a little more. This weekend was conference championship weekend. Meaning, after the champs were crowned, the four teams advancing to the playoff would be announced. On Sunday, we got our final four. Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, and Notre Dame are […]

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 The Bayou Bombshell: Is Coach O Losing His grip?

The Bayou Bombshell: Is Coach O Losing His grip?

The LSU Tigers are coming off one of the greatest, if not the greatest, single season in College Football history. There is nothing that can be taken away from the 2019 Tigers. They had the star QB, the in-your-face coach, and the young wiz coordinator. Then, the Bayou Bombshell. LSU has not had a good […]

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