The baseball world was shocked last week. Heck, let’s be honest, I was shocked last week. And we’re all going to talk about it for the rest of our lives. The Red Sox last week traded Rafael Devers to the Giants, getting back Jordan Hicks, Kyle Harrison, James Thibbs III, and Jose Bello. It was an early end to a saga that featured much drama and polarization within the baseball...
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Week eleven’s update saw some recent staples fall off the list. The Cardinals were one team that got booted to the “rest of the field” category due to a six-game losing streak. The Red Birds were on a roll and were on the Cubs’ tails, but now enter Saturday with a 36-34 record and a six-game deficit in the National League Central. Minnesota also joined St. Louis below the...
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All is well in Mets land. The Amazins’ swept the Rockies at home, then took a West Coast road trip where they split a four-game series with the Dodgers and then swept the Rockies again in the mountains. For my friends who struggle with math, the Mets have gone on an 8-2 stretch in their last ten games. They were the first National League team to 40 wins during that stretch and enter Monday...
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Saturday’s win over the Rockies didn’t require the flair for dramatics like Friday. There was no late double that tied the game in the twilight innings. There was no pinch hit, go ahead double that prevented a loss to potentially the worst team that baseball has even seen. Instead, the Mets handled business. The offense delivered, first highlighted by Francisco Lindor. The shortstop...
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Week ten had some tough calls to make for the top-10. The Twins, Astros, and Mariners all were in consideration, but fell short. Nothing against Minnesota, who is in second in the American League Central, but a team that’s recently been on fire just deserved a spot over them. As for the Astros and Mariners, those teams are hard to rank in the top-10. Both teams have gone through swings...
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