Category: MLB

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More iconic words have probably never been spoken in the history of Major League Baseball. Even with less-than-stellar Wi-Fi, the announcer (sitting on his deck near the coast of South Carolina) is ushering in the first game of a season delayed by a world pandemic and still with many restrictions in place. He is watching the same feed as you and me; it comes to us from a solitary camera perched in the stands roughly seventy-five feet behind home plate and elevated for a full view of the field.

Recently I had the privilege to interview Orioles prospect, Malachi Emond. Emond was drafted in the 18th round of the MLB Draft in 2019, and in his minor league debut season with the Aberdeen IronBirds (Short-season Class A) Emond posted a solid 2.66 ERA, over 20.1 innings pitched, with one save. It seems that the Orioles organization is grooming him as a closer or possibly a set-up man.

John Lepore | May 4th, 2020 If we have a Major League Baseball season this year, it will be the 60th for the California/Los Angeles

The Oakland Athletics have been an active franchise in Major League Baseball since 1901. They were first located in Philadelphia then moved briefly to Kansas City before settling to where they are now in 1968. The Athletics play their home games at extremely spacious Oakland Coliseum. Although not as impactful and historic as the Boston’s and New York’s of the world this franchise has had some great and charismatic players dawn the green and gold. Let’s open up the history books and reveal the Oakland Athletics Mount Rushmore.

Caitlin Roche | May 3rd, 2020 In the hypothetical erection of The St. Louis Cardinals Mount Rushmore (which in my head are just giant busts

Euan Leith | May 1st, 2020 The Houston Astros have been around since 1962, but only have three pennants and one World Series championship to