Posts tagged ‘MLB’
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 […]
Its a seesaw battle and currently the seesaw is currently tilted toward the Dodgers side of the playground. They lead 2-1 and are favored to win tonight’s game. In fact, you can pretty much bet that they will be favored in every game simply because of their star power as well as many more people […]
The World Series has been an exciting one for those die hard fans of baseball and sports bettors alike. Even though World Series ratings are suffering their lowest point in the modern era, action for the series has been quite steady at sportsbooks. Sportsbooks were relieved to see The Rays come back to life and […]
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 […]
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 […]
The baseball season has been a relative success thus far despite its detractors who say they should shut it down. Yes, there have been a few dozen cases of Covid in the league but they were dealt with quickly. The players were quarantined and contact tracing was performed. It appears that players wondering around in […]
Baseball is back! And even though the stands are empty, or filled with cardboard cutouts, the game is still being played at a high level. It feels weird to watch your favorite team play with no one there. It feels like the twilight zone. But there is still money to be made. We hit our […]
We all know about how the Corona Virus has destroyed much of the 2020 sports season. Leagues are trying to salvage what they can. MLB baseball will be kicking off a shortened 60 game schedule starting tomorrow night. Sportsbooks are happy to have the have the action return. Other than some UFC fight, a national […]
