The WBC is now underway for the fourth time. What has become the premier international baseball competition has already included drama in opening pool play games of the 2017 World Baseball Classic.Team USA won their opening game on Friday night in dramatic fashion. The Americans downed Colombia by a 3-2 score on Adam Jones‘ walkoff RBI single … Continue reading WBC 2017: Team USA may have their best chance yet
White Sox to retire Mark Buehrle’s number
The Chicago White Sox announced that they will retire the jersey #56 in a special ceremony this June. The jersey number is being retired in honor of longtime pitcher Mark Buehrle.Buehrle was the ChiSox’s 38th round pick in the 1998 MLB Amateur Draft out of Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri.He shot through the club’s minor league … Continue reading White Sox to retire Mark Buehrle’s number
Buster Posey leads another contending Giants team
Last fall, the San Francisco Giants put a major scare into the eventual World Series champion Chicago Cubs. The Giants dropped the NLDS to the Cubs in four games, but not before coming within an inning of forcing a decisive fifth game.That loss put an end to the Giants “even years” magic. The club had captured … Continue reading Buster Posey leads another contending Giants team
Cole and Taillon are keys to Pirates contending in 2017
The Pittsburgh Pirates reached the MLB postseason in three straight seasons from 2013-15. But last year the club finished five games below the .500 mark in third place in the NL Central Division.There were any number of factors that contributed to the downfall of the Bucs a year ago. But despite missing the playoffs and … Continue reading Cole and Taillon are keys to Pirates contending in 2017
MLB 2017 Power Ranking: Pre-Spring Training
The 2017 MLB season is slated to kick off with a trio of games on Sunday April 2. After those six clubs get things started, the other 24 teams are scheduled to begin their regular season the following day.In preparation for the season, Spring Training camps will be opening in both Arizona and Florida approximately … Continue reading MLB 2017 Power Ranking: Pre-Spring Training
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