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I’ll talk more about the game later. Everyone’s complaining about the lineup moves. The only one I really disagreed with was take Barger out. The others? Taking Kirk out was the right move, we needed someone who could run and giving his knees time off wasn’t a bad thing. And getting Bo out, for defense, […]
All the best stories are trilogies. The Iliad and the Odyssey weren’t complete until Vergil penned the Aeneid seven hundred years later. It took three books for Frodo to get the ring to Mount Doom. Steve Rogers’ character arc reached its natural conclusion after three films when he turned his back on the government that […]
The Royals Rundown Podcast is back with offseason firepower! Hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco take a hard look at the Kansas City Royals’ biggest needs heading into the offseason. From finding a real answer in center field, to shoring up the bullpen with left-handed help, the duo breaks down how KC can avoid […]
Welcome to Tuesday Top Ten, a new offseason series devoted to reliving moments of magic, misery, or overlooked meaning throughout Mets history. Rankings might cover specific players, teams, games, catches, home runs, uniforms, etc. — with the necessary disclaimer that comparing circumstances across 64 years is an impossibly imperfect science and an inherently subjective exercise. […]
Throughout the 2025 season, many Phillies fans mourned the absence of reliever Jeff Hoffman, who departed to the Blue Jays as a free agent. But the Phillies didn’t go Hoffmanless in 2025, as they (very briefly) had reliever Nolan Hoffman on the roster. If this name isn’t ringing a bell, that’s not surprising, as Hoffman […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET, live on FOX from Dodger Stadium. The Blue Jays will try to tie things up as they enter the matchup trailing in the series 2-1. Shohei Ohtani will take the mound first for the Dodgers, while the Blue Jays will counter with Shane Bieber. Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Pitcher Matchup and Game Info When: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET Where: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Californ...
It’s the Tuesday Crawfish Boil! Houston Astros News Injuries and roster moves Murphy leaves for Pittsburgh (NYT) Framber projected ~$160 million (NW) Snitker signs a contract with the Mets (HC) Astros involved in trade rumors with Peralta (MCS) AL West News Stanton writes a letter to M’s fans (NW) Could the Angels sell as a […]
Twice at The Athletic recently, the Chicago Cubs have been connected to Japanese ace Tatsuya Imai, whose NPB team, the Seibu Lions, are generally expected to post him for MLB teams this offseason. Jim Bowden mentioned the Cubs as a possible fit in his top-50 free agent rankings article, and Sahadev Sharma included Imai among the Cubs’ possible pursuits for this offseason. Here’s what Sharma wrote : “But perhaps the Cubs revisit some trade talks that stalled over the summer — Joe Ry...
Álvaro Benito analyzed the key tactical change that helped Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid gain control in El Clásico. Speaking after the match, Benito explained that Alonso surprised him early on by adjusting Madrid’s shape. Federico Valverde moved higher up the pitch, while Jude Bellingham dropped deeper between the lines. At the same time, Madrid’s Carreras […]
After last night’s epic World Series game, I wanted to talk about a World Series legend in Stephen Strasburg. Yesterday, Strasburg’s alma mater, San Diego State announced that the former World Series MVP would be joining their coaching staff. After being out of the public eye since his forced retirement, Strasburg is starting the next […]
By the time he was named player-manager of the Cincinnati Reds in 1984, Pete Rose was the proud owner of three World Series rings, 16 All-Star selections, and more than 4,000 hits. Yet, at the same time, Rose was — in his own words — “pushing toward disaster.” You know the rest of the story. […]
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Matt Shaw was the Cubs’ No. 1 pick in 2023 out of Maryland and raced through the system, making his MLB debut this past March in Tokyo. Unfortunately, Shaw didn’t hit well early in the season. He was batting .172/.294/.241 (10-for-58) in 18 games through April 14 when he was optioned to Triple-A Iowa for […]
Throughout the 2025 NFL season, SB Nation’s Doug Farrar will write about the game’s Secret Superstars — those players whose performances might slip under the radar for whatever reasons. In this installment, we turn our attention to Philadelphia Eagles reserve offensive lineman Fred Johnson, who has unexpectedly become the epicenter of the team’s total offensive turnaround. There are certain […]
Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Orioles fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Orioles made their choice for manager official on Monday afternoon, announcing that recent Guardians bench […]
The third week of the Arizona Fall League is now in the books! As a reminder, the Yankees’ representatives this year for the Mesa Solar Sox are Bryce Cunningham, Cade Smith, Brady Kirtner, Coby Morales, Hueston Morrill, Manuel Palencia, Adam Stone, and Enmanuel Tejeda. Here’s how they performed in their third week in the desert: October 21st […]
Diamondbacks News My Proposed Off-season Plan by ILIKEPOTATOES [AZ Snake Pit]. {Ed. Note: This was a fun article from one of our own and for some reason it’s not making it to the front page in the Feed. Figured I would try and give it a bump here.} This exercise is more fun with a […]
The World Series moved to Los Angeles for Game 3 last night. After the Jays took the lead in the top of the seventh, Shohei Ohtani tied it up in the bottom of the inning with his second homer of the night. It was a back-and-forth game that went to extra innings and continued until […]
Blue Jays - 000 400 100 000 000 000 - 5 15 0 Dodgers - 011 020 100 000 000 001 - 6 16 2 For the second time this postseason, baseball fans – and more casual postseason observers who do not obsess over the game from the moment the gates of spring training camps are unlocked in mid-February – have been treated to an extraordinary, unforgettable game that simply would not have occurred if the most radical of the rule changes imposed on the game during Commissioner Rob Manfred's tenure...
The San Francisco 49ers being the favorites isn’t anything new. However, the New York Giants not being significant underdogs is eyebrow-raising. That’s the scenario we have heading into Week 9. As the Niners head to the dreaded MetLife Stadium, FanDuel Sportsbook has the road team as 2.5-point underdogs, with an obnoxiously high total of 48.5. […]
https://www.gaslampball.com/san-diego-padres-analysis-commentary/51148/padres-will-be-losing-could-be-adding-players-based-on-predictions-from-jim-bowden-of-the-athletic (Matt DeWalt – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.gaslampball.com/gaslamp-ball-staff-editorials/51115/padres-a-perfect-landing-spot-in-potential-sonny-gray-trade (Thomas Conroy – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.gaslampball.com/minors/51118/arizona-fall-league-update (Cheri Bell – Gaslamp Ball) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6719990/2025/10...
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. This week, we begin by discussing the recent hires the Mets have made to their coaching staff and other coaches […]
2025 was a strange year for Nathaniel Lowe. He was coming off 4 straight years averaging 2.8 bWAR per season with a .274/.359./.432 batting line. He was joining a new team — the Washington Nationals — who many believed to be something of a sleeper in the National League with young stars James Wood and […]
Getting woken up at 3 a.m. isn’t usually pleasant — unless you’re waking up to the sound of a roaring crowd and “I Love L.A.” blasting from the Dodger Stadium speakers. Ask me how I know. Dodgers Notes Never heard of Will Klein before yesterday? That’s ok — plenty of other Dodger fans hadn’t, either. […]