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BLUMENFELD | Heaven, Hell …Homeruns?

By Eli Blumenfeld January 27, 2023

Welcome to a new year of Rounding the Diamond! This year at The Hoya, we will be experimenting with a new digital scratch-and-sniff technology. Don’t believe me? Try scratching that little photo of...

BLUMENFELD | MLB Players Association Finally Recognizes its Minor Leaguers

By Eli Blumenfeld October 6, 2022

While the MLB’s announcement that minor leaguers will now be represented by the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) may sound inconsequential, the inclusion of minor leagues into the league’s...

WEXELBLATT | For Starters, Future as Strong as Ever

WEXELBLATT | For Starters, Future as Strong as Ever

By Jake Wexelblatt June 18, 2020

The MLB and the MLB Players Association are standing off over the 2020 baseball season. Players want longer seasons and full prorated pay, while owners prefer to offer varying season lengths and pay scales,...

THE REEL DEAL: Baseball Genre Films Balance Timeless Gameplay with Transformational Cultural Moments

THE REEL DEAL: Baseball Genre Films Balance Timeless Gameplay with Transformational Cultural Moments

By Tucker Oberting April 30, 2020

The delay of the 2020 MLB season, slated to start in late March, and the indefinite suspension of nearly all other sporting events have left a glaring gap in the entertainment world. Fortunately, a wide...

COMMENTARY | MLBs Juiced Baseballs are Not a Problem for Fans

COMMENTARY | MLB’s Juiced Baseballs are Not a Problem for Fans

By Jake Wexelblatt September 6, 2019

Major League Baseball is in the midst of a juicing epidemic far different from the performance-enhancing drug usage in the 1990s, and this one is actually not a problem for the game at all. The set...

SWANSON | The MLBs Surprise Contender

SWANSON | The MLB’s Surprise Contender

By Jeff Swanson March 27, 2019

Major League Baseball’s opening day March 28 commences the start of the baseball season. At the dawn of a new baseball season, every team is filled with the hope of capturing a World Series trophy. Thus,...

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SACHS | Steroid Use Faces Divergent Reactions Across Sports

By Matthew Sachs March 24, 2019

On Super Bowl Sunday, the day when fans and the media prepare for the biggest game in all of American sports, I came across an unexamined issue with implications beyond football. This year, what caught...

CHRISTOVICH | MLB Must Adjust Start Times of Playoff Games

CHRISTOVICH | MLB Must Adjust Start Times of Playoff Games

By Amanda Christovich October 19, 2018

Somewhere between the Milwaukee Brewers’ star reliever Josh Hader’s pitching out of a jam in the eighth inning and the start of the bottom of the ninth during Tuesday night’s National League Championship...

CHRISTOVICH | Tanking Endangers MLBs Future

CHRISTOVICH | Tanking Endangers MLB’s Future

By Amanda Christovich April 26, 2018

Major League Baseball’s efforts to make to make the game exciting by implementing new pace of play rules, tweeting videos of players celebrating home runs, and showcasing new rookie phenom Shohei Ohtani...

SWANSON | Bold Predictions for the 2018 MLB Season

SWANSON | Bold Predictions for the 2018 MLB Season

By Jeff Swanson April 6, 2018

As the calendar turns to April, baseball is back. Fans were treated to a superb Opening Day last Thursday, which featured games from 26 MLB teams. After the inaugural weekend, it is time for some bold...

CHRISTOVICH | In MLB Spring Training, Evaluate Players, Not Teams

CHRISTOVICH | In MLB Spring Training, Evaluate Players, Not Teams

By Amanda Christovich March 22, 2018

Quick! What was the spring training record of the 2017 World Series Champions Houston Astros? Who had the best spring training record last season? If these two questions have adequately stumped you,...

CHRISTOVICH | MLBs Frozen Free Agency Not Owners Fault

CHRISTOVICH | MLB’s Frozen Free Agency Not Owners’ Fault

By Amanda Christovich February 15, 2018

The Northeast wasn’t the only thing to freeze over this winter. Pitchers and catchers officially reported for spring training this Wednesday amid a free agency scandal, fierce accusations of collusion...

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