Affected by Altitude: Bryantman Begins

The podcast Affected by Altitude is hosted by Purple Row staff writers and Fans First Sports Network contributors Evan Lang and Skyler Timmins, who are incredibly proud and excited to be lending their voices to more great Rockies content for you to enjoy. Joining Evan and Skyler is a rotating cast of guests hosts to… read more

Bryan Reynolds hasn’t made much of an impact as the Pirates best player

With the 2023 Major League Baseball regular season winding down, Bryan Reynolds, the Pirates starting left-fielder, is having a pretty good all-around year. Reynolds is currently batting .272 with 143 hits, 21 home runs and 75 RBI. He has an on-base percentage of .333 and an OPS of .804. While not his best season, Reynolds’s… read more

MLB’s expanded playoff format may actually level the playing field for small market teams

As I sit here and type this article, the Pittsburgh Pirates are 66-76 and helplessly out of the National League Central Division race with 20 games to go in the 2023 regular season. But while the Pirates are 13.5 games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in their division, they are just 8.5 games back of… read more

Affected by Altitude: Learn to Speak Germán

The podcast Affected by Altitude is hosted by Purple Row staff writers Evan Lang and Skyler Timmins, who are incredibly proud and excited to be lending their voices to more great Rockies content for you to enjoy. Joining Evan and Skyler is a rotating cast of guests hosts to talk shop about everyone’s favorite purple… read more

Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants series preview

The Chicago Cubs left Cincinnati with a split, but it felt like a missed opportunity after the Cubs blew two games in the bottom of the ninth inning. They were not able to get their fifth straight series win. They did, however, extend their streak of not losing a series to seven. They have played… read more

Affected by Altitude: Going Profar Away From Here

The podcast Affected by Altitude is hosted by Purple Row staff writers Evan Lang and Skyler Timmins, who are incredibly proud and excited to be lending their voices to more great Rockies content for you to enjoy. Joining Evan and Skyler is a rotating cast of guests hosts to talk shop about everyone’s favorite purple… read more

The Pittsburgh Pirates need to finish the 2023 regular season with a flourish

The Pirates just swept the lowly Royals in a three-game series at historic Kauffman Stadium. The Pirates went into Kansas City with a 58-73 record and were scuffling fairly significantly, losing four of their last five games–including three of four to the Cubs at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Wouldn’t it be nice if the sweep… read more

Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds series preview

The Chicago Cubs will try to make it five straight series wins this weekend when they travel to Cincinnati to take on the Reds. It is a four-game series with a Friday doubleheader to make up a game that was rained out earlier in the season. The two teams are separated by just four games… read more

Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers series recap

The Chicago Cubs found a way to win their fourth straight series this week over the Milwaukee Brewers. The series win drew the Cubs to within three games of the Brewers in the National League Central Division. These two teams will not meet again until the final weekend of the regular season in Milwaukee. It… read more

Mike Trout Needs to Start Thinking About His Exit From the Angels

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Mike Trout to a 12-year, $426.5 million contract in 2019, with a nifty $20 million signing bonus. Assuming he fulfills the entirety of the deal, that’ll make Trout an Angel until he’s 38 years old in 2030. But with the way things are going in the organization –… read more

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