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The Arizona Cardinals worked out nine free agents on Wednesday at their practice facility, three of whom were quarterbacks. NFL General Managers regularly bring in players at various positions in order to update their records in the event a position of need arises from an injury. It is called “keeping current.” The players were (in […]
Back on June 2, I wrote an article about the Colorado Rockies then-record, but also rescored each game based on “Banana Ball” rules, inspired by the Savannah Bananas. At that time, the Rockies were 12-50 with a run differential of -181. Based on Banana Ball rules, they would’ve actually been 14-15-33 with a run differential […]
Braves History 2021 – The Braves take a three-games-to-one lead in the World Series by winning Game 4 at home, 3 – 2, over Houston. The Astros take an early 2 – 0 lead, scoring a run against unlikely opener Dylan Lee in the 1st and another on a solo homer by Jose Altuve in […]
Marco Scutaro turns 50 today (sorry Marco, but it only gets worse from here). Many of my favourite Jays have birthdays in October. We picked up Scutaro in trade from the A’s back in November of 2007. In the post about the trade achnegy said: I am not surprised at who this trade partner is […]
Daniel Jones outplaying Aaron Rodgers in every way! Pacers lose heartbreaker! Cignetti learning!
Hello, friends. There are now 147 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. At most two of these days will have real baseball, depending on whether the World Series finishes in six or seven games. Today is not one of those days, as the teams will travel back to Toronto to settle whatever is left. […]
I have to say, it’s been fun watching the Sixers and Flyers so far this season. Sure, all of us here are just staring into the wintry void waiting for baseball to come back, but the winter sports teams at least being entertaining helps pass the time, especially on an Eagles bye week. Now if […]
There’s a reason why it’s so rare that teams win back-to-back World Series. It’s Not Easy! The New York Yankees were the last team to pull off a repeat (actually their most recent was a three-peat) in 1998-2000. The last National League team to do it was the Big Red Machine in 1975-76. Diehard A’s […]
I hope you did not watch that Leafs game.
1959 He was acquired before the start of the 1958 season, and part of the cost was trading the popular Minnie Miñoso, so pitcher Early Wynn didn’t start out on the right side of things with a lot of Sox fans. Compounding the issue was a mediocre 1958 season. In 1959, however, Wynn turned back the clock, leading the major […]
Blue Jays - 002 000 400 - 6 11 0 Dodgers - 010 000 001 - 2 6 0 Blue Jays - 200 100 210 - 6 9 0 Dodgers - 001 000 000 - 1 4 0 Now that the Dodgers' starting pitching has come back down to Earth and the Blue Jays are proving that every spot in their lineup can contribute at any time, I'm finding it difficult to imagine a scenario in which the American League champions lose two consecutive games in Toronto. The Blue Jays seem to have everything lined up t...
It’s the final offday of the 2025 Major League Baseball season, and tomorrow could be the end of the road. The Blue Jays won Game 5 last night to surprisingly take two out of three in LA despite the 18-inning marathon loss. The Dodgers’ repeat dreams are on life support ahead of Game 6 on […]
Babe Ruth retired from professional baseball in 1935, but even 90 years later, he stands as a titan of the game. Everyone knows who he is or at least understands when someone makes a reference to him. He was the dominant player in a glamorous era and still retains an aura. The Sultan of Swat, […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen had some pleasant surprises in 2025, which led to a quick turnaround and a better outlook going into this season than last. Late in 2024, the backend of the bullpen (Holderman and Bednar) completely collapsed, and it was pretty bad to start in 2025. While Holderman was even more of a […]
Game 6 of the World Series will feature the Los Angeles Dodgers traveling to take on the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays will look to clinch a series victory when action gets underway on Friday starting at 8 p.m. ET on FOX, live from Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays are underdogs (+122) for this contest with the Dodgers (-144). Yoshinobu Yamamoto will get the ball for Los Angeles while Toronto will counter with Kevin Gausman. Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Odds Dodgers odds to win: -144 Blue Jay...
It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the hippest after-party for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. We’re so glad you decided to stop by. The dress code is casual. We can check your coat for you. We still have […]
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers head to Toronto facing a daunting task, needing two wins in two road games to stay alive, after falling 6-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium to a Blue Jays team that has outplayed them thus far in the World Series. Trey Yesavage brought the hammer in […]
Drake Baldwin has now won a few of the Rookie of the Year equivalent awards, which are awesome recognitions for him. We still await the results in the BWAA NL Rookie of the Year that is the most prestigious of these awards, but also would have a first round pick attached to it for the […]
The Athletic | Andrew Marchand: ($) In case you missed it, the YES Network made some major changes to its announcer lineup for 2026. The big headline is the exit of John Flaherty, who will not return after a 20-year run with YES as an announcer and analyst. Part-time analysts Jeff Nelson and Dave Valle […]
Blue Jays 6 Dodger 1 WHAT A GREAT GAME. You know it is going to be a good day when the first and third pitch your team sees leave the yard. Davis Schneider hit the first pitch of the game over the left field wall. Just his second hit of the World Series byt was […]
Blue Jays 6 Dodger 1 WHAT A GREAT GAME. You know it is going to be a good day when the first and third pitch your team sees leave the yard. Davis Schneider hit the first pitch of the game over the left field wall. Just his second hit of the World Series byt was […]
Seeing Game 5 through to the end. World Series Game 5 info
Keeping the Game 5 discussion going. REMINDER: another game thread will post at 7:37 p.m. PT. World Series Game 5 info
It’s been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster zooming up and down, and I’ve got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to cover it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Nation Vacation to Vancouver, the Oilers’ recent run of games, Isaac Howard’s steady improvements, Jack Roslovic settling…
Football might not be on many fans’ minds this week, but a major SEC road game is taking place for the Kentucky Wildcats this Saturday as they head to The Plains to face the Auburn Tigers. In what seems like a game in which both coaches are on the hot seat, a win for the […]
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