Predicting the 2021 MLB standings, Postseason Prior to Opening Day
The best day of the year is almost here. After a turbulent offseason, Opening Day 2021 is just hours away. Nearly all 30 teams will host fans in some capacity, a breath of fresh air after empty ballparks personified 2020. Some teams, such as the Chicago Cubs, took a step back this winter and retooled….
The Cubs Window has Closed – It’s Time to Rebuild
The Cubs Have Changed Cubs fans have gotten a taste of success and being the lovable losers is not acceptable anymore. Joe Maddon took The Cubs to the playoffs in 4 of his 5 seasons as their manager. That wasn’t good enough to get him a new contract. Winning the World Series is great, but…
MLB Predictions: Awards, Surprises, Disappointments
MLB Predictions written by Jonathan Papp and Connor Smith. The MLB is (almost) back. After a lengthy offseason, Opening Day is just around the corner. Following last year’s pandemic-abbreviated season, the MLB is set to start on time in 2021. Nearly every team will host fans at some capacity, too, after they were shut out…
The Texas Rangers made the wrong decision with ballpark capacity
Just more than a year ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Days later, life changed as we knew it. A chain reaction of live events — from March Madness to the NBA season — were abruptly canceled. Months later, professional sports finally began returning, but not in the way we knew them…
Are the San Diego Padres baseball’s most powerful team?
Coming off of last season’s monster breakout, this offseason’s moves beg the question: Are the San Diego Padres baseball’s most powerful team?
Padres offseason provides hope they can end title drought
The Padres offseason has lifted the team from a breakout playoff team to a genuine contender. It has also provided San Diegans hope that San Diego’s last pro team can end the city’s title drought. Introduction For as long as I’ve been a Padres fan (which is for as long as I’ve been conscious of…
When Can the Fans Return to the Stands?
2020 was a crazy year, mostly due to the coronavirus. As sports fans we have seen the NBA, NCAA, MLB, NHL, and NFL either limit the number of fans in attendance, or flat out ban fans from attending games altogether. This has resulted in some weird new “normal” such as artificial crowd noise and cardboard…
MLB Power Rankings entering Spring Training 2021
Although frozen temperatures and snow persist throughout the country, Spring Training is just days away as MLB teams open their 2021 campaigns. With games beginning Feb. 28, what better way than to get a glimpse of the upcoming season with some early MLB Power Rankings? While the Los Angeles Dodgers look primed to win their…
MLB Returns: How Major League Baseball is Making a Comeback
The MLB returns! Since the 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) ended in late October, the other three major sports, football, basketball, and hockey began their seasons. Each league, respectively, has had its ups and downs with trying to limit COVID-19 exposure. Before any season for the last two years, each league has had to come…
2021 Chicago White Sox: why they could be MLB’s most exciting team
It was July 21, 2016, when Chicago White Sox general manager Rick Hahn infamously quoted his team as “mired in mediocrity.” Standing at 46-49 and fourth place in the American League Central, the team had not made the Major League Baseball postseason since 2008. Little did fans know that quote unofficially began a three and…