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Playoff Pinch Hits: Wild-Card Teams Dominating MLB Postseason
By Sam McPherson Like him or not, outgoing MLB Commissioner Bud Selig brought some changes to the game of baseball in the last two decades — most notably the expansion of the postseason in 1994 (even...
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Guide To Visiting MLB Spring Training In Florida
Hope springs eternal as Major League Baseball teams are set to begin spring training in just a matter of weeks. The annual rite of spring when professional baseball teams prepare for the regular season...
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Being Bryce Must Be Nice
By Jason Keidel Bryce Harper bristled when a radio host suggested he’d get upward of $400 million in his next deal with the Washington Nationals. But not because he was flustered by the copious cash,...
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30 Players: Baseball’s Top Pitching Prospect Lucas Giolito Nearing Run In...
By Rich Arleo CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day. Lucas Giolito, Starting...
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Keidel: Nats And Mets Going In Opposite Directions
By Jason Keidel The New York Mets are a mess. Last year’s National League champs are falling apart more quickly than Stephen Curry in the NBA Finals. The Washington Nationals just swept the Mets into...
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Keidel: Stephen Strasburg Finally Living Up To Hype
By Jason Keidel Despite all the pomp and hype that blew through baseball’s door when pitcher Stephen Strasburg was the top pick in the 2009 MLB draft, he hasn’t had a singular season that justified it....
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30 Players: Trea Turner Looks To Build Off A Strong Rookie Year For Nats
By Rich Arleo CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day. 2016 season (Minors): 83 G,...
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Keidel: Bryce Harper And Baseball’s New Salary Narrative
By Jason Keidel In early 2002, the time framed in the film Moneyball, Billy Beane was toiling over his team and his payroll, wincing at his shrinking roster for the new season. He pleaded with his...
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Kahn: Will The Nationals Win In October?
By Andrew Kahn Take aim at a dartboard of the likely playoff teams, and you’re more likely than not to hit a franchise that begets pity. The Indians have the longest championship drought (68 years) in...
View ArticleNationals Trades A Surprise In Midst Of Playoff Chase
By Matt Citak Heading into the 2018 MLB season, the Washington Nationals had extremely lofty goals. Washington dominated the National League East last season, essentially clinching the division title...
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National League Mid-Season Team MVPs
Check out the American League Mid-Season Team MVPs. Picking the Major League Baseball All-Star Game rosters is an inexact science, of course. Every summer, there is always controversy about the voting...
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Top 5 MLB Closer Celebrations
By Jordan Tracy With Mike Trout and Albert Pujols’ mockery of Fernando Rodney’s arrow shooting celebration yesterday, I came to wonder about the significance of the closer celebration. Everyone has...
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Top 5 Starting Rotations If The Playoffs Started Today
By Jordan Tracy The trade deadline has come and gone. All that is left is possibly waiver wire trades that could include someone like Cliff Lee being dealt but major moves have been made before the...
View ArticlePlayoff Pinch Hits: High Payrolls Reign Supreme In National League Playoffs
By Sam McPherson In the American League playoffs, the wild-card matchup was between teams with low payrolls — obviously one of them had to advance. But in the National League wild-card game, the team...
View ArticlePlayoff Pinch Hits: Four LDS Matchups In Full Swing For Weekend Action
By Sam McPherson This is the busiest weekend of Major League Baseball playoff action, and all four League Division Series will be sorted out — mostly — over the weekend’s games to be played. If NCAA...
View ArticlePlayoff Pinch Hits: Nationals One Loss Away From Another Playoff Disappoinment
By Sam McPherson Sometimes, you have to wonder why Major League Baseball even bothers with a 162-game season if the results mean so little come October. The grind of a long season can come to an abrupt...
View ArticlePlayoff Pinch Hits: Kershaw And Dodgers Can’t Get Past Cardinals Yet Again
By Sam McPherson The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, again, in the postseason, eliminating them in four games with a comeback win over Clayton Kershaw on Tuesday. Kershaw posted a...
View ArticlePlayoff Pinch Hits: Giants Eliminate Nationals With Three One-Run Wins
By Sam McPherson It’s really true in baseball: once the playoffs start, the regular season means nothing. Take for example the San Francisco Giants, a team with the lowest win total of any MLB...
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6 Fantastic Sports Photos You Have To See
By Adam W. Bloom Perhaps one of the greatest side notes from sports is those fantastic moments of time that are captured in photography. Moments where you see athletes flying through the air in...
View ArticlePlayoff Pinch Hits: Wild-Card Teams Dominating MLB Postseason
By Sam McPherson Like him or not, outgoing MLB Commissioner Bud Selig brought some changes to the game of baseball in the last two decades — most notably the expansion of the postseason in 1994 (even...
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