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Zetta
@Zetta -
over 5 years ago
Previewing the 2019 Home Run Derby
Previewing the 2019 Home Run DerbyThis year’s Home Run Derby arrives at a time of unprecedented long ball saturation, no matter how one chooses to measure its dimensions. Teams are hitting 1.37 home runs per game, a 9.2% increase over 2017, the year of MLB’s previous high...continued
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Maureen
@Maureen -
over 5 years ago
Let's Break Down the Physics of a Wickedly Curving Baseball
Let's Break Down the Physics of a Wickedly Curving BaseballThe twitter worldis going crazy over this epic pitch by Oliver Drake of the Tampa Bay Rays. Of course it's real, but why does this happen? In physics, you don't really understand something until you can model it—...continued
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Nelson
@Nelson -
over 5 years ago
Baseball Hall of Fame: Which of today's players have the best shot at Cooperstown?
Which of today's MLB players have the best chance?Trying to handicap Baseball Hall of Fame candidates is as difficult as trying to pick the winner of the Kentucky Derby.After Mariano Rivera and friends are inducted Sunday in Cooperstown, the only certainty is that Derek J...continued
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Hulda
@Hulda -
over 5 years ago
Fantasy Value Abounds from Royals 2018 Draft
Fantasy Value Abounds from Royals 2018 DraftThe Kansas City Royals may have had one of the best drafts in recent memory as we look back at their 2018 haul. Now, the club was set up well for success when it had four picks in the first 40 selections of the draft thanks to t...continued
10 minutes read
Kraig
@Kraig -
over 5 years ago
We Need A True Market Solution To Fix Surprise Billing in Healthcare
We Need A True Market Solution To Fix Surprise Billing in HealthcareAmidst the current rancor in Washington there is a rare bipartisan effort to address surprise medical bills. Both the Democrat House and Republican Senate have proposals to protect patients from receiving...continued
8 minutes read
Alvah
@Alvah -
over 5 years ago
What the Andrew Cashner deal says about a changing trade market
What the Andrew Cashner deal says about a changing trade marketThe mere necessity of the question represents something of a sea change in how baseball does business, and suggests why a Red Sox farm system often characterized as one of the weakest in the game will continue...continued
10 minutes read
Zetta
@Zetta -
almost 5 years ago
Derek Jeter, Larry Walker Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Derek Jeter, Larry Walker Elected to Baseball Hall of FameNEW YORK — Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for the Hall of Fame while Larry Walker also earned baseball’s highest honor on Tuesday.The longtime New York Yankees captain appeared on 396 of...continued
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Hannah
@Hannah -
over 5 years ago
Jennifer Lopez's dramatic fashion evolution
Jennifer Lopez's dramatic fashion evolutionIt's hard to believe that Jennifer Lopez will turn 50 years old on July 24. At the age of 22, the world-renowned triple threat danced her way onto the scene starring on the '90s hit show 'In Living Color'. Since then, she's sold ...continued
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Madalyn
@Madalyn -
over 5 years ago
An early riser in the system, Xander Bogaerts hasn’t stopped shooting for the stars
An early riser in Red Sox system, Xander Bogaerts hasn’t stopped shooting for the starsCLEVELAND — As Xander Bogaerts rose through the minors and emerged as one of the top prospects in baseball, he often left onlookers in awe. The young Red Sox shortstop featured a rare ...continued
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Alan
@Alan -
over 5 years ago
From Hollywood fashion to the moon: Summer 2019's best American museum exhibits
Summer 2019's best American museum exhibits, from fashion to the moonIt’s vacation and summer break season – which means it’s also the time of year when museums all over the country mount some of their best exhibitions.This year, museums are focusing on the anniversaries ...continued
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Alexander
@Alexander -
over 4 years ago
Untold stories of 40 years of fantasy baseball
"What do you think?"I am talking with Pierre Becquey, ESPN's deputy editor for fantasy sports. We are discussing the fact that this spring is the 40th anniversary of the original rotisserie league, and Pierre wants me to write about it. My first fantasy baseball article s...continued
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Giovanni
@Giovanni -
over 5 years ago
It’s Hard to Take the Rays’ Tale of Two Cities Seriously
It’s Hard to Take the Rays’ Tale of Two Cities SeriouslyAt first glance, any plan for the Rays to split their home games between the Tampa Bay area and Montreal — the exploration of which was reportedlast week by ESPN’s Jeff Passan — seems like a cockamamie idea. At secon...continued
10 minutes read
Jessika
@Jessika -
over 5 years ago
‘Dark’: Season 2’s Insane Ending and All the Burning Questions Season 3 Needs to Answer
Dark Season 2 Insane Ending & Season 3 Burning Questions [SPOILERS][Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Dark” Season 2, including the finale.]The second season of “Dark” ends with far more questions than answers, but for the love of all that is unholy...continued
10 minutes read
Gregoria
@Gregoria -
over 5 years ago
Big Business to Supreme Court: Defend LGBTQ People From Bias
Big Business to Supreme Court: Defend LGBTQ People From BiasNEW YORK — More than 200 corporations, including many of America’ best-known companies, have signed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal civil rights law bans job discrim...continued
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Jessika
@Jessika -
over 4 years ago
Acuna in 40/40 club? 162 combined games for Judge and Stanton? Our MLB over/unders for 2020
Pete Alonso drives to the ballpark with Tim Kurkjian and discusses how his life changed over the previous year as he's become more well known. (1:44)First, a warning: Don't print out this article and take it to Vegas. Our 2020 MLB O/U's aren't bookie-approved -- they're j...continued
17 minutes read
Eleanora
@Eleanora -
9 months ago
Pitchers, catchers and mock drafters report
Check out the results of our first fantasy baseball head-to-head points mock draft of the season, featuring round-by-round picks and a snapshot of the rosters of all 10 teams.
15 minutes read
Leda
@Leda -
9 months ago
Rotisserie-style mock draft
Check out the results of our fantasy baseball head-to-head categories, roto-style mock draft featuring round-by-round picks and a snapshot of the rosters of all 10 teams.
15 minutes read
Kristina
@Kristina -
over 5 years ago
MLB's moving week: Four pivotal matchups you need to be watching
MLB: Yankees-Rays and other pivotal series this weekIt won’t tell all. But in many cases, it will tell enough.Just call these next seven days Moving Week in Major League Baseball, a stretch of games that will more clearly define several teams, races and individuals’ fates...continued
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Alexzander
@Alexzander -
about 4 years ago
What to Expect From the Dodgers and Rays in World Series Game 1
The battle for the 2020 World Series title starts tonight at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
16 minutes read
Manley
@Manley -
almost 5 years ago
This Week’s Baseball Insanity Is the Perfect Scandal for Our Age
Houston Astros Cheating Spotlights Baseball, Not FootballSo there are football games this weekend?Yes, you can be forgiven if the NFL’s conference championship games on Sunday have suddenly slipped your mind. Somehow, talk of baseball trash cans and buzzers and burner acc...continued
8 minutes read
Allene
@Allene -
over 4 years ago
Twenty fantasy baseball sleepers for 2020
Every year, Tristan H. Cockcroft analyzes hundreds of players to contribute to ESPN's projections and outlooks. These are the 20 sleepers that he'll be targeting in his leagues.We'll start by bringing up that most mysterious of words, just as I so often do to begin my ann...continued
15 minutes read
Jaydon
@Jaydon -
over 4 years ago
Coronavirus live updates: Trump says he won't 'close the country' if there's a new wave; Alaska r...
CLOSE CDC says coronavirus 'does not spread easily' by touching surfaces or objects. But it still 'may be possible.' USA TODAYAs the U.S. approaches 100,000 coronavirus deaths, President Donald Trump said Friday he was calling on governors to allow houses of worship to op...continued
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Raoul
@Raoul -
over 5 years ago
Big League Ballparks Broil as Heat Wave Grips Much of Majors
Big League Ballparks Broil as Heat Wave Grips Much of MajorsAt Wrigley Field, misters in the back of the bleachers tried to cool the crowd. At Yankee Stadium, only one player took batting practice on the field. In Cleveland, rules were relaxed on what fans could bring int...continued
7 minutes read
Alvah
@Alvah -
over 5 years ago
I-ON Communications Co., Ltd. Announces LOI to Acquire Seoul, South Korea -based H9Pitch
I-ON Communications Co., Ltd. Announces LOI to Acquire Seoul, South Korea -based H9PitchSEOUL, South Korea, June 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- I-ON Communications Co., Ltd. ("I-ON Communications" or the "Company"), , a wholly-owned subsidiary of I-ON Digital Corp. (OTCQB: IONI...continued
7 minutes read
Liliane
@Liliane -
almost 5 years ago
MLB owners, commissioner Manfred seek to crush West Virginia baseball - West Virginia MetroNews
WV MetroNews MLB owners, commissioner Manfred seek to crush West Virginia baseballBy Alex Hickey in Sports | November 18, 2019 at 5:35PMA radical proposal being pursued by Major League Baseball owners and commissioner Rob Manfred threatens to cripple organized baseball in...continued
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