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LITKE: Analytics Growing Outside of MLB

By Daniel Litke September 19, 2014

Sports are often celebrated as games of intangibles. Qualities like character and work ethic are praised and sought after. These qualities cannot be measured or assigned a numerical value. However, there...

IPPOLITO: Small-Market Royals Defy Odds, History

By Michael Ippolito September 16, 2014

The pregame atmosphere at the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City, Mo., one of the best tailgating venues in the country, reaches its apex in September. With its fall foliage and the scent of...

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I Liked Baseball Before It Was Cool

By Carolyn Maguire July 26, 2014

My father always said that one of his proudest accomplishments is that all three of his daughters know how to score a baseball game. I don’t know where it actually ranks among the monumental moments...

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A Word of Caution Before the Trade Deadline

By Robert DePaolo July 26, 2014

The New York Yankees lackluster offense was on full display Tuesday night when they failed to score for 12 innings against Texas Rangers rookie pitcher Nick Martinez. Luckily, earlier that day, the...

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The Waning Relevancy of an Honest Game

By Carolyn Maguire June 13, 2014

With the 837th pick of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft, the San Diego Padres selected Johnny Manziel. Although Manziel — a football player, a Heisman trophy winner and NFL quarterback — has...

The Year of the No-Hitter

The Year of the No-Hitter

By Robert DePaolo May 30, 2014

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Josh Beckett threw the first no-hitter of the season last Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies, the 21st in Dodgers history and the 283rd in baseball history, but as...

Guilty Woes of Being a Sox Fan

By Carolyn Maguire May 30, 2014

Ten games. Ten straight losses. They were embarrassed. I was embarrassed. Late inning collapses. Lackluster offense. Poor pitching performances. For 10 straight games, I watched horrific baseball. SportsCenter...

MLB Finally Gets It Right

MLB Finally Gets It Right

By Connor Maytnier April 16, 2014

After much controversy and debate, instant replay has fully made its way into Major League Baseball. In recent years, MLB has come under fire for lagging behind its peers in the adoption of instant...

Playoff Expansion Would Come at a Price

By Ethan Chess and Drew Cunningham March 4, 2014

You wouldn’t know it from looking out the window, but warmer weather, along with the sports that accompany it, is on the way. Major League Baseball is ramping up spring training, and the NFL is getting...

Started from the Bottom

By Nick Fedyk October 4, 2013

With a 6-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the National League wild-card game earlier this week, the Pittsburgh Pirates finally punched their ticket to the MLB postseason. After one of the longest droughts...

Exit Sandman: Farewell to Rivera

By Darius Majd October 1, 2013

Saturday’s announcement that Yankees closer Mariano Rivera had made his last appearance of the season marked the long-awaited conclusion of the most dominant career baseball has ever seen. The decision...

PEDs Threaten More Than Integrity

By Darius Majd September 10, 2013

Major League Baseball sent a message when it handed down a 211-game suspension upon Alex Rodriguez: Performance-enhancing drugs are an affront to the game of baseball, and their presence won’t be tolerated....

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