There was no way the Dodgers and Yankees could live up to all of the hype surrounding the 2024 World Series, right? These things are duds more often than not. But if Game 1 of the Fall Classic at Dodgers Stadium was any indication, you better buckle up because it’s going to be a long… read more

What has never happened in a World Series game? A perfect game? Don Larsen did it in the 1956 World Series for the New York Yankees. An unassisted triple play? Bill Wambsganss did for YOUR 1920 World Champion Cleveland Indians. We can cross “walk-off grand slam” off the list, as Freddie Freeman did it last… read more

If you’re like me, you’re pretty damn bitter about Major League Baseball and its financial system. Why am I bitter? I’m a Pirates fan, damn it! Being a Pirates fan means supporting a small-market baseball team in a sports league that, unlike the other three professional sports entities that help make up America’s Big 4,… read more

While the Postseason gets underway, fans will be debating who will be named the recipient of the 2024 MLB regular season awards. Members of the Baseball Writers Association of America have already submitted their ballots and we won’t know the winners until after the World Series this month. I’m not a member of the BBWAA,… read more

Relying on the long ball can be a dangerous strategy for a baseball team. But when you have Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, and Giancarlo Stanton on your team, victory is just a matter of time. The New York Yankees used this strategy to beat the hometown Cleveland Guardians 5-2 last night. The Bronx Bombers won… read more

Perhaps you have heard about the times the Yankees experienced World Series droughts, like the one that lasted from 1964 to 1976? If you’re old enough, you may have even witnessed the era when the great Pinstripes failed to make it to the Fall Classic between 1981 and 1996. However, I’ll bet you never thought… read more

After last night’s 8-6 loss to the New York Yankees, the Guardians need to invoke the memories of past Cleveland champions to stay alive. Not the 1920 or 1948 Indians. More like the 2016 Cavaliers. Every March 1, Cleveland sports fans greet each other with a hearty “Warriors blew a 3-1 lead.” They are celebrating… read more

People were not happy about the 2023 World Series unless you lived in Arlington Texas or Phoenix Arizona. Many fans tuned out and it was most likely bad for baseball. As a Rangers fans I enjoyed the heck out of the Rangers first ever World Series Championship, but even I know that it was not… read more

This October of playoff baseball has been special. There has been numerous moments where it makes your jaw drop is amazement. Also, there have been numerous good games making you want more. One of those games was Game 3 of the ALCS between the Guardians and the Yankees. An Instant Classic in Cleveland This game… read more

The Cleveland Guardians celebrated Big Christmas and Good Fry Day on the same night. Laughing in the face of defeat, the Guardians used two-run homers by Jhonkensy Noel and David Fry to shock the New York Yankees 7-5 last night. The victory saved the Guardians from a 3-0 deficit in the American League Championship Series,… read more