Saturday, May 15, 2021

Baseball's Monthly Review

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Ok, so we are a little past the first month. But after the first six weeks of the baseball season, and now minor league ball is underway, now is just as good as any to review and gather some takeaways from the baseball season. But before we get going, I have to ask, how are we doing? The baseball season has been perplexing to say the least, the Dodgers can’t figure out how to win series anymore, the Royals were really good at one point, now they are really bad, the Angels are doing their best Royals impression, and the Twins, no matter how well Byron Buxton is playing, can’t win period, as they are 8 games below .500. But what have we always been told about ‘April Baseball’? 


What’s the lesson? Don’t panic right?


Sunday, May 2, 2021

The Ten Most Exciting Players In Baseball

San Diego Padres: Fernando Tatis Jr. on pace for 65 home runs
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The baseball season has begun!


And even though we are not quite at complete normalcy, it does finally have that feeling that we are inching closer and closer to our pre-COVID world. Teams are in their home ballparks (all apologies to Blue Jays fans), and fans are in the stands, even though it is still partial, but now our attention has shifted from, what was going on outside of baseball to what is actually going on, on the field. And there is a lot to talk about!