The World Series is over, and the Houston Astros have emerged victorious. Tanking works, and the Astros have risen to glory thanks to Jeff Luhnow’s shrewd decisions (plus some luck — there’s always luck involved). Houston, the city and the team, will celebrate, but everybody else is already thinking ahead to the 2018 season. In […]
After a decade of successfully managing the New York Yankees, Joe Girardi will not be returning for the 2018 season. The organization has thrown its fans a curveball, considering the guy has had a stellar track record with the high profile team and only missed this year’s World Series by one win! The announcement was […]
The stage is set for the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers to play on baseball’s brightest stage on Tuesday night. This series has the potential to be just as exciting – if not more – as last year’s seven-game thriller between the Cubs and Indians. This series could not be more evenly matched, […]
Given the long history of baseball, it’s only natural that some noteworthy players will get lost in the shuffle. In the case of Hal Chase, nicknamed Prince Hal, that may actually be a good thing. On one hand, he’s regarded by some as perhaps the best defensive first baseman to ever play the game, which is […]
Let’s get one thing straight, no one will replace the level of production that Derek Jeter sustained for the Yankees in his 20-year major league career. The Captian should be a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer in 2019 and could break Ken Griffey Jr.’s record for most first-place votes. During his career, Jeter racked up five World Series […]
Three of the four major American sports has a player that is the “face of the game.” But what exactly does that mean? Essentially, it’s the player in each sport who comes to mind first when that sport or league is brought up in the topic of conversation. It should be someone who has achieved great […]
Babe Ruth is considered a giant (or a legend) in baseball history, but now 5-foot-6 Jose Altuve can look that giant in the face with a historic three-home run game in the American League Division Series. Altuve crushed three homers in four at-bats against the Red Sox during Game 1 of the ALDS on Thursday […]
Yankees manager Joe Girardi has seen World Series games in the new Yankee Stadium, but the intensity of the fans during Tuesday night’s American League Wild Card game may have trumped the atmosphere of the World Series. The Bronx was rocking for the AL Wild Card game A post shared by Sports Illustrated (@sportsillustrated) on […]
If you’re a baseball fan, it has no doubt been a long September for you. Typically, this is the time of year you look forward to the most because every game matters and there is great drama when it comes to what teams will earn playoff spots. But that’s not exactly how things have unfolded […]
All rise and salute the Judge, the Yankees Aaron Judge, for surpassing Mark McGwire’s rookie single-season record of 49 home runs when he crushed his 49th and 50th homers on Monday afternoon. Earlier this month, we highlighted Judge and made the prediction that he would break McGwire’s home run record. It was doubtful that Judge […]
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