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With COVID-19 an issue for a second straight year, the 2021 Major League Baseball season will look like a cross between what we knew before COVID-19 and what was adopted last season as a means of lessening the impact of the pandemic. 2021 Schedule Because of last season’s shortened schedule and to reduce travel, teams […]
The baseball architect that built championships in Boston and for the Chicago Cubs is unemployed. Theo Epstein stepped down from the position with the Chicago Cubs earlier this month after a nine year stint. Epstein was able to bring a World Series to the longest suffering fans in sports, the Cubs of Chicago, after a […]
The 2020 Covid shortened baseball season came to an end last night as the Dodgers dealt the Rays a death blow. The Dodgers won the series 4-2. A questionable decision by the Rays manager seemed to hasten the series and all but doomed the Rays. The Dodgers were able to take the lead late in […]
Well, the World Series didn’t start too hot for the Tampa Bay Rays. They put their best guy on the mound and he and his top ranked bullpen were shellacked. The Dodgers seem to really be on fire at the same time that the Rays seem to be cooling off. The Rays weren’t able to […]
In three hours time the Tampa Bay Rays and their $23M payroll will take on the second most spendy team in the league, LA Dodgers ($77M). Odds are favoring the Dodgers at about 2/1 in this series. Game one sees the two aces square off (Glasnow vs Kershaw). The Dodgers are -165 and Rays are […]
The Dodgers are clear favorites in this years World Series, which starts tomorrow evening. In fact they are about a 2/1 favorite to win the series. But in my humble opinion the odds are inflated. This is probably due to several factors: Market size (LA vs TB) Popularity and history of the team People’s perception […]
The Rays and Dodgers have not played one another this year because of the Covid restricted season. So there is no data to study head to head. This will be the first time they meet up all year. Both teams needed 7 games to win their respective pennants. As you probably know, the Rays jumped […]
The Covid shortened regular season is in the books. With that the MLB playoffs are expanded to include 16 of the 30 teams. So, almost everyone gets a participation trophy. It definitely makes things a little more interesting. The first round sees 8 series of best-out-of-three. Tampa Bay being the number one overall seed of […]
The 106 year old stadium is the home of many fantastic events over the years. Concert from “The Who”, “Pearl Jam” and “The Beach Boys” have entertained the masses at The Friendly Confines. The Chicago Bears and Northwestern have both played football there. And there have even been hockey games. But now, Wrigley Field will […]
Its Saturday, August 1st and its a hot summer day. What better day to sit around and watch baseball all day and perhaps even bet on some games? MLB is in full swing and trying to put together a full season. We have put together this free pick for you in hopes that it can […]
