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The New England Patriots will go without additional two against the New York Giants. Starting left guard Jared Wilson and special teams captain Brenden Schooler have been ruled out for Monday night, head coach Mike Vrabel announced during his weekend press conference. Here’s the rest of the game statuses leading up to the 8:15 p.m. […]
From Pats Pulpit | 7 days ago | 0 reads
The Washington Nationals just made an interesting coaching hire. They made Grant Anders the bullpen catcher, but also an MLB player development coach. That last title is very intriguing and not a position the team had in the previous regime. However, given the youth on the roster it is a worthwhile addition to the coaching […]
From Federal Baseball | 7 days ago | 1 read
1963 He had a spectacular 1963 season, and because of it White Sox star southpaw Gary Peters was named the American League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Peters went 19-8 with a 2.33 ERA (AL-best among starting pitchers), and had 189 strikeouts in 243 innings pitched. He won 11 straight games […]
From South Side Sox | 7 days ago | 1 read
Félix Hernández was a right-handed pitcher who played 15 seasons in the MLB, all with the Mariners. This is his second time on the ballot. Last year, 20.6% of Writers voted for him.His career numbers are 169-136, with a 3.42 ERA in 419 games and 418 starts. In 2729.2 innings, he had 2524 strikeouts and […]
From Bluebird Banter | 7 days ago | 1 read
The World Cup Draw is a few days away, and we react to the pots and procedures on Episode 164! The World Cup Draw procedures and pots were released earlier in the week, and the USMNT knows which teams it could draw for each match in the group stage. We take a look at the […]
From Stars and Stripes FC | 7 days ago | 1 read
The Pittsburgh Pirates are home to the league’s best pitcher in Paul Skenes, but he is also one of the most frequently placed players in trade rumors. Bleacher Report writer Joel Reuter suggested a trade that would send Skenes to the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers for a package of players including […]
From Bucs Dugout | 7 days ago | 2 reads
The college football regular season is wrapping up, and there are several players in action who are high on the list for the 2026 NFL Draft. Who has the best odds of going first? Let’s take a look at the odds from FanDuel Sportsbook. 2026 NFL Draft No. 1 Overall Odds Ty Simpson is the favorite to go No. 1 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Titans (1-10), Giants (2-10), and Jets (2-9) are currently in the mix for the top pick in the draft. Take a look at the odds for which player will...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 7 days ago | 0 reads
We heard rumors about this a few weeks ago but now it’s official: the Red Sox will send Kristian Campbell to the Caribbean for a little bit of winter ball this offseason. No word yet on where he’ll play, though the safe bet is that he’ll be in Puerto Rico with the Caguas Criollos, a […]
From Over the Monster | 7 days ago | 1 read
Carlos Rodón didn’t make a great first impression in pinstripes. Signed to a six-year free agent deal before the 2023 season, the left-hander was coming off a 237-strikeout campaign and expected to slot behind Gerrit Cole as a formidable duo atop the Yankees’ rotation. Instead, he missed the season’s first three months with multiple injuries […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 7 days ago | 1 read
Injuries taketh away and injuries giveth. For Atlanta Braves rookie Nacho Alvarez, Jr., what began as a possible lost season ended up providing the biggest opportunity of his fledgling big league career. How acquired The Braves drafted Alvarez in the fifth round of the 2022 draft. He made his big league debut in 2024 with […]
From Talking Chop | 7 days ago | 1 read
At the beginning of the season, it appeared that the Cardinals were poised to be a playoff team. Fast forward to now, Arizona sits at 3-8, and it seems all the attention has shifted to what the team will do in the upcoming offseason in hopes of a better outcome in 2026. So, as we […]
From Revenge of the Birds | 7 days ago | 2 reads
Former Blue Jays player Otto Velez turns 75 today. The Jays picked Otto up from the Yankees in the Major League expansion draft in 1976. The Jays were awful that first year, finishing with a 54-107 record. They didn’t get much better in the years Otto was with the team. But he was pretty good […]
From Bluebird Banter | 7 days ago | 1 read
The Dodgers acquired quite a few speedy outfielders who saw time in Triple-A Oklahoma City in 2025. Esteury Ruiz and Justin Dean saw time in the majors, with Dean carving out a highly-specialized nearly daily role in the postseason. Hyeseong Kim technically counts, though most of his time came in the infield in addition to […]
From True Blue LA | 7 days ago | 3 reads
Game Twenty-Five: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers Time: 2:00 PM EST Location: Madison Square Garden, The City That Never Sleeps TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, MSG, SN1, NHL Network, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -105 Know the Opponents: Blue Shirt Banter Following their entertaining win against the Detroit Red Wings, the Tampa Bay Lightning are right back in action for a matinee performance at the World’s Most Famous Arena as they take on the New Yor...
From Raw Charge | 7 days ago | 2 reads
We love a bold prediction here at Amazin’ Avenue, and back in March our Lukas Vlahos wrote a gushing review of Max Kranick’s first five innings of spring training baseball. And for the first two and a half months of the season, Lukas looked like a soothsayer, as Kranick was a reliable bullpen arm who […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 7 days ago | 0 reads
Here we have a photo of Ron Santo and Rusty Staub, two players who were significant contributors to their teams for many years. Santo’s in the Hall of Fame, as you all know. Staub played 23 MLB seasons and is definitely a Hall of Very Good player, with 2,716 career hits, 292 home runs and […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 7 days ago | 1 read
Good morning, LSB. MLB dot com lists the most difficult challenge awaiting each of the nine new MLB managers. And The Athletic discusses how the Mets will replace Brandon Nimmo, which is kind of a Rangers news story, I guess. We’re scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of content. That’s all for this […]
From Lone Star Ball | 7 days ago | 0 reads
The catcher position remains one of the Washington Nationals biggest needs. Despite bringing back Riley Adams for 2026 and having Keibert Ruiz under contract long term, that is not good enough. There have been suggestions the Nats could run it back with the same catching core, but I do not think that would be a […]
From Federal Baseball | 7 days ago | 0 reads
A fresh Scouting Report breaks down Boilard’s ELC push, Henricks’ power-forward surge, and Emery’s early-season spark at North Dakota.
From Blueshirt Banter | 7 days ago | 0 reads
Good morning, foLLks, and happy Saturday! It’s a sleepy news day as the long holiday weekend trucks on, but we have some small goodies nonetheless. In Mariners news: Around the league:
From Lookout Landing | 7 days ago | 0 reads
David Peterson’s 2024 season was a new high for the southpaw: the most innings he had ever pitched, the lowest ERA he had ever had, his fewest home runs allowed, and the best ERA+ of his career. He came into 2025 looking to build on that foundation with just two seasons to before reaching free […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 7 days ago | 0 reads
David Lesky digs into the hire of Mike McFerran as assistant pitching coach. Early in the interview, he says that being a good pitcher comes to one thing and it’s how to consistently get outs. He’s very big on a pitcher being who he is. For McFerran, he believes that his job is to help […]
From Royals Review | 7 days ago | 0 reads
New San Diego Padres Manager Craig Stammen made his first moves as the team’s skipper by selecting Randy Knorr and Steven Souza Jr. as the new bench coach and hitting coach respectively. Neither name is all that familiar to Padres fans, but they are familiar to Stammen. One is a long-time coach and former player […]
From Gaslamp Ball | 7 days ago | 1 read
The Pittsburgh Pirates are rumored to be spending this offseason. And while we have seen lots of reports around, we’re still waiting to see if anything materializes. But now the Bucs are being linked to another player that could improve their league-worst offense. According to the New York Post, the New York Mets are trying […]
From Bucs Dugout | 7 days ago | 1 read
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving, or a good week at the very least, if you don’t celebrate the holiday. I did what I do best: eat. And I have plenty of leftovers to get me through the weekend. I also have a mailbag full of questions from you to get through. Thanks again to […]
From Niners Nation | 7 days ago | 0 reads