Mookie Betts may never play for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 27-year old right-fielder was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Dodgers this past winter along with David Price for a bevy of young talent, despite being the 2018 American League Most Valuable Player, a four-time Gold Glove and three time Silver SluggerContinue reading “Breaking News: It’s 1996 and the Indians Have Traded Albert Belle”
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Historical Context: Sports, the Coronavirus and What Looms Next
The year is 1918. At this point in our history, World War I has waged on in Europe for four years. Individuals destined for myriad versions of fame, such as actress Rita Hayworth, businessman and founder of Wal-Mart Sam Walton, and historical and inspirational leader Nelson Mandela are born. The now world-famous Cleveland Orchestra isContinue reading “Historical Context: Sports, the Coronavirus and What Looms Next”
An Update on MLB Sign-Stealing and Why Alex Cora (and Fans) Should Be Worried
The Houston Astros may have become the poster children for illegal sign-stealing, but they definitely weren’t the first or only perpetrators. When official news broke about their illegal use of a center field camera and a garbage can, we already also knew about a previous scheme that the Boston Red Sox ran using an AppleContinue reading “An Update on MLB Sign-Stealing and Why Alex Cora (and Fans) Should Be Worried”
A Re-visit: Astros and Warriors Both Dealing with Their Very Different Demises
Both foreshadowed on this very site in the past month, the Houston Astros and Golden State Warriors are both former champions of their realms that are now being disgraced in current times. During the Astros-Yankees ALCS this year I wrote about the rumors surrounding the Astros illegal sign-stealing. Well, just in this past week TheContinue reading “A Re-visit: Astros and Warriors Both Dealing with Their Very Different Demises”
Pick-Up Sports Talk: Cleveland 