A highly controversial former MLB superstar will again be eligible for Baseball Hall of Fame voting this year, and he deserves to be elected and inducted.There is little doubt that Barry Bonds is one of the most controversial figures in Major League Baseball over the last few decades.Along with players such as Pete Rose, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Roger Clemens, and Manny Ramirez, … Continue reading Barry Bonds deserves Hall of Fame enshrinement
NL Wildcard: Why the (Giants / Mets) will win
Topping last night's dramatic extra-innings walk-off victory by the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles is going to prove difficult for the combatants in Wednesday night's NL Wild Card Game.The New York Mets of the NL East will host the San Francisco Giants of the NL West at Citi Field in a game between two teams who were … Continue reading NL Wildcard: Why the (Giants / Mets) will win
NL Wildcard Race Tightening
The NL Wild Card Game is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 5th. But that is assuming the two Wild Card positions are won cleanly by only two different teams.As it stands now, Major League Baseball simply slotting two teams into a single Wild Card Game in either league might be asking a bit too much in … Continue reading NL Wildcard Race Tightening
MLB 2016 predictions: NL West Division
Our annual process of polling the staff at TBOH as to their predictions for the coming season has been completed, and so we’re rolling out those picks in a series of pieces.The TBOH staff will reveal our cumulative staff choice, as well as our individual picks, for the order of finish in each of Major League … Continue reading MLB 2016 predictions: NL West Division
The terrible trade of Jack Sanford
It would prove to be one of the worst trades in Phillies franchise history. So how and why did this happen? You have to look at the details to understand the Phillies thought process at the time. That process turned out to be wrong.
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