(feature image via: Peter Llewellyn/USA TODAY Sports) The non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone and the balance of power has certainly shifted, especially in the American League. We will see more moves before the end of August, but it is highly unlikely that any will be as big as what we saw last week. Some […]
MLB Pennant Race report
(Top image is courtesy of Anthony Gruppuso-USA Today Sports ) I know there is a lot of baseball to still be played, but let’s not kid ourselves, in the American League, there are very few contenders left. Some years a bunch of teams are still in it, but this year it feels like the standings could likely […]
MLB Preview Revisited
(Image coutesy of Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports) Here we are at the All Star Break, so this seems like a good time to take a look around the Majors to see who is doing better than expected, worse than expected and as expected. Before the season started, I wrote a series of in depth articles on […]
Cardinals Astros cyber hacking scandal, Aaron Sorkin, and the greatest sports movie ever made
Top Image courtesy of (www.livingpuyallup.com) Dear Aaron Sorkin, please make the Astros Cardinals cyber-hacking scandal into the greatest sports movie of all time, pleaseeeeeeeeeeee. It’s odd to me that nobody’s discussing the most fascinating sports scandal of the summer (I’m a Cubs fan so maybe I’m biased). It broke in late June that the St. […]
Sports Thoughts 6-5-15
(Featured image courtesy of Reuters) A whole lot happening in the sport’s world and that makes people like us happy. ************************************************************************** WOMEN’S WORLD CUP SOCCER 2015 The last few times our ladies (Team USA) have fallen short, but something tells me this time, we won’t let the cup slip away. This time, Alex Morgan, Sydney Leroux, […]