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Analyzing the Best Young Defenseman in the NHL

Analyzing the Best Young Defenseman in the NHL

Posted by | Jun 10, 2020 | | 0 |

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe NHL is littered with young stars, as a lot of them are under the age of 25. Defensemen are no exception as they have some of the top talents in the league as well. There was a lot of talk about 2 electric young stud defenseman: Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes. They were both great in their own right but I will say that, gulp, Adam Fox was better. The Rangers’ Adam Fox came into the league this year and tore it up. Backstory He was drafted 66th overall in 2016 as an 18-year-old from Jerricho,...

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Revisiting Armando Gallaraga’s Perfect 26

Revisiting Armando Gallaraga’s Perfect 26

Posted by | May 14, 2020 | , | 0 |

Reading Time: 2 minutesLet’s paint the scene. Bottom of the ninth, two outs. A rare and historic perfect game is on the line. Detroit Tigers’ pitcher Armando Galarraga has thrown a perfect 8.2 innings. Will this stellar performance blossom into a perfect game? The 1-1 fastball is grounded to first base. Galarraga runs over and and covers the bag. First basemen Miguel Cabrera flips it to Galarraga. Galarraga catches it; foot on the bag with ball in hand before the runner reaches the base. History will be made. All that needs to happens is the umpire to motion “out”...

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Interview with World Series Champion: Will Middlebrooks

Interview with World Series Champion: Will Middlebrooks

Posted by | May 9, 2020 | , , | 0 |

Reading Time: 5 minutesRecently, I got the chance to speak with the World Series Champion Third Baseman Will Middlebrooks. Will is quite possibly one of the funniest and nicest guys I have ever spoken to. INTERVIEW Joe (Me): You played in a lot of great baseball stadiums which ones were your favorite and least favorite ones? Will: Biased answer… Fenway Park. Absolutely zero place compares. It’s a baseball cathedral. It will be there forever. You can literally feel the history when you walk in that place. You’re seeing the same sights and smelling the same smells as Ted Williams,...

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MLB Pro-Player Comparisons for Top Prospects

MLB Pro-Player Comparisons for Top Prospects

Posted by | Apr 30, 2020 | | 0 |

Reading Time: 2 minutesEveryone always loves a good player comparison. One of the top questions asked about players are: Who would you compare him to? Who does he play like? What are his tendencies? Below, I provided a few MLB Prospect comparisons to current Major Leaguers. Mackenzie Gore Let’s start off with the top pitcher in the minor leagues, Mackenzie Gore. Gore was the number 3 overall pick by the San Diego Padres and has blossomed into their best prospect. MLB Pipeline he has his grades all above 60, making him above average with all his set skills. Gore’s...

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Why Jacob deGrom is Superior to Gerrit Cole

Why Jacob deGrom is Superior to Gerrit Cole

Posted by | Apr 23, 2020 | , | 0 |

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere has been an ongoing debate about who the best pitcher in baseball is. Is it the red-hot Gerrit Cole, or the back-to-back Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom? Cole debuted in 2013 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and saw some success in their pitch to contact era. Then in 2017, he had a rough season where he let his tempers flare and was rattled a lot and pitched to a 4.26 era. Then in the trade to the Houston Astros he took off. The stuff was always there, but Houston is great at pitching development. In 412.2...

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