Ballplayer Melissa Mayeux Should Be Drafted This June

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by Russ_Cohen - May 28, 2020May 28, 20200

Major League Baseball will have its annual June Draft on the 10th and 11th. This year it’s gone through a big change. It’s only five rounds long and players won’t be getting nearly what they used to upfront because of the pandemic and the change in the format. One storyline

Major League Baseball is At Risk for A Lot of Reasons

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by Russ_Cohen - May 13, 2020May 13, 20200

Major League Baseball is trying to craft a plan for a possible 2020 season. There have been a lot of obstacles in the world to overcome, the one fans, and the media didn’t expect to be an issue was the way ownership is trying to treat the players. I give Tony

Brennan Tyznar Talks About His Incomplete Season

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by Russ_Cohen - April 17, 20200

Brennan Tyznar is a 6-2, left-handed pitcher who currently plays for Randolph-Macon College in Virginia. He had his season cut short. No player is ever fully prepared for that and honestly, unless you’ve played for a team that you put your heart and soul into, it’s hard to understand what

A Postcard from Heaven – – My Connection With Gary Carter

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by Jeffrey Morris - April 15, 20200

Do kids get mail anymore? Does mail mean anything beyond bills and coupons anymore? Do kids sit down and write letters and draw pictures for their grandparents? Do they get letters back? Do kids even know what Christmas cards are? I thought of this while I was flipping through a photo

Baseball is Alive and Well in South Korea

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by Russ_Cohen - March 22, 20200

Here is an intrasquad game. Enjoy it and let's hope more is on the way. This is the Kiwoom Heroes vs. Kiwoom Heroes

MLB Should Shutdown Spring Training and Delay the Season

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by Russ_Cohen - March 12, 20200

This one seems like an easy decision. Yes, it affects local economies and jobs, but getting sick is worse, especially for those who don’t have health insurance or adequate funds. The Coronavirus is causing havoc around the world and the belief by the experts is we’re not through the worst

MLB Shortened Spring Means Missing Stars on Opening Day

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by Russ_Cohen - March 7, 20200

March 26th is Mets Opening Day this year. Can it get any earlier? Or any colder? Teams know this and now if there’s a player who has a hint of an injury, there’s very little chance you’ll see them start the baseball season. MLB cheapened Opening Day years ago with the

Major League Baseball is a Public Trust and They’re Quickly Losing That Trust

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by Russ_Cohen - February 16, 20200

The Astros are the heels of the sport, for good reason, but now having MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stand up there and saying the Astros and Red Sox are the only teams being investigated is short-sighted. Red Sox verdict is due at the end of the following week, not this

Are You A Stressed Out Sports Fan?

by Russ_Cohen - January 28, 2020January 28, 20200

A company called Lhasa tried to break this down with data. Here are some findings Detroit Red Wings fans have had to sweat things out the most in the regular season because their team had over 74% of their games end with a scoreline within two goals making them the

The National League DH, What an Awful Idea

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by Russ_Cohen - January 27, 20200

Every year we hear the warnings. The Designated Hitter will be in the National League by the year ______. Now we are being threatened, as a National League fan that’s exactly how it feels, that it will be next season. The teams that have players signed to bad contracts must be