Chicago Cubs Friday injury updates

It is pretty remarkable that the Chicago Cubs are 19-13 with all of the injuries they have had in the first month of the season. Three of the five pitchers that were scheduled to be in their starting rotation at the beginning of the season have missed multiple starts. They have also been without two… read more

Series Preview: Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates

There isn’t much more that can be said about the Colorado Rockies. For all intents and purposes, they are bad. Nothing is working for them as they have a 7-24 record and sit at the bottom of the National League standings. They were just swept by the Miami Marlins (who had a worse record than… read more

Rockies offense remains stale as Marlins complete series sweep

The offense for the Colorado Rockies continues to struggle as they get swept by the Miami Marlins who won via a walk-off in extra-innings by a score of 5-4. The Rockies have now lost five consecutive games and remain the only team without a series victory in MLB and haven’t won consecutive games. For the… read more

The Pirates 2024 collapse is now official

If you thought the Pirates would get well going up against a lame-duck (and rather lame) A’s team in Oakland, California, this week, think again. Pittsburgh was swept by the Athletics in a three-game series at the Oakland Coliseum. The Buccos have now lost 16 of their last 21 games. Included in that stretch is… read more

Rockies offense dominated by Marlins stellar pitching

One night after blowing a five-run lead in the ninth and losing in extra innings to become the first team in the modern era to begin the year trailing in 29 consecutive games, the Colorado Rockies offense once again fell flat as they dropped their fourth straight game by a score of 4-1. The Miami… read more

Ninth inning collapse leads to historical loss for the Colorado Rockies

Baseball is a sport where anything can happen and you can never quite expect it to happen. Good or bad, you might be able to witness history and such was the case on Tuesday. Unfortunately for the Colorado Rockies, they were victims of history they wanted no part of due to a ninth-inning collapse and… read more

Berrios An Early Candidate For AL Cy Young? That and Finalist Predictions

Jose Berrios has been on an absolute tear so far this season for the Blue Jays, putting up some seriously staggering numbers. Now I know that it’s early in the season and the numbers are gonna be inflated, but there is no denying that Berrios has been pitching out of his mind this year. Here… read more

Series Preview: Colorado Rockies at Miami Marlins

Failure may be hereditary as the Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins prepare to face off in Florida for a three-game set. The pair were the two expansion teams that began in 1993 and for the majority of their existences have largely been filled with failure. A main difference however is that the Marlins have a… read more

Baseball’s new rules aren’t as bad as the purists thought they’d be

I was talking to a friend of mine over the winter about the Pirates’ prospects for the 2024 campaign. A bit of a baseball purist, he said, “Damn it, I am still angry they put infield netting from the first to the third-base lines!” Anyway, that safety rule–all 30 Major League parks must have netting… read more

Rockies drop game one in Mexico City as Astros offense take flight

The Colorado Rockies became just the third team in MLB history to play in three different countries in the same month as they began a two-game set with the Houston Astros in Mexico City. Playing 7,350 feet above sea level in front of an enthusiastic crowd, the MLB World Tour is meant to help showcase… read more

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