The MLB offseason is upon us, which means we have to find a way to pass the interminable months until Spring Training. As tradition goes, we’ll resort to speculating about what teams might do. To present a reductionist view of MLB strategy, I’ll say that every team falls into into
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My October Love Affair with the Houston Astros
I found my baseball purgatory in the form of a never-ending Uber line against the callous blue backdrop of Dodger Stadium. Personally, game six of the 2017 World Series was a disaster in every imaginable way. From the beginning, I nearly missed my Union Station-bound train and later watched
After Incredible Season, Heartbreak in Game Seven for Dodgers
Before first pitch, Wednesday night had the makings of the perfect Dodger moment. After winning 104 of 162 regular season games, two playoff series over the Diamondbacks and Cubs, and playing to a tie in six incredible World Series games against the Astros, the Dodgers entered Game Seven with the
Astros-Dodgers World Series is Perfect Sabermetric Storm to End Drought
Leading up to the Fall Classic that started on Tuesday, it had been a long, long time since the Dodgers were in the World Series – 29 years. And the last time the Astros won a single World Series game? Never. While baseball is one of the more stagnant games on-field,
Riveting Wild Card Games Prove their Merit
In 2012, Major League Baseball introduced the polarizing Wild Card Game. This one-game playoff decides the fate of the the two best teams following the division winners in each league, much to the dismay of all who recognize the absurdity of a 163rd game deciding the outcome of a 162-game season.
Kendrick’s Korner: Baseball’s Millennial Problem
Major League Baseball has finally overcome its millennial problem. Historically, baseball has provided a form of entertainment that is incompatible with millennialism. While young fans now understand sporting events through condensed highlights on social media, baseball offers a slow-moving, strategy-based game that is best consumed through a Sunday afternoon radio broadcast. When thinking about current
P-P Baseball Takes Down Rival CMS
The smell of freshly mown grass, the wet dirt, and well-worn gloves; baseball was in the air this weekend. Saturday marked yet another exciting faceoff between the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer baseball teams. With the Sixth Street rivalry renewed and two games played, Pomona-Pitzer carried the day, beating CMS 8-3 in the
Sagehens Baseball Barrel Over Beavers
The Pomona-Pitzer baseball team swept California Institute of Technology this past Saturday, moving their season record to 12-15. The Sagehens eked out a one-run win in extra innings in the first game before dismantling the Beavers 16-6 in the seven-inning finale of the doubleheader. Casey Hershfield PO ’17 got the win
CMS Returns From No-Hitter, Splits with Occidental
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps baseball team (10-9, 4-3 SCIAC) had a busy weekend. On Friday, the team travelled to nearby Eagle Rock to play the Occidental College Tigers (16-8, 9-3 SCIAC). The Stags had a rough away game. They were no-hit in a 16-0 drubbing at the hands of the Tigers and
Sagehens Come Back in Double-Header After Loss to Poets
The Pomona-Pitzer baseball team came out bats a-blazing last Saturday, March 4, to earn two wins in a double-header over the Whittier College Poets at home on Alumni Field. With hard work and the utmost dedication, the Sagehens earned this comeback after a loss to the Poets on Friday, March 3. Last