MLB Power Rankings: The Mariners Crack the Top 10 Seattle’s offense has it on the rise, while the White Sox and Braves suffered the steepest declines. Sports Illustrated · Apr 25, 2022
Hafta letters: Need for more coverage in South India, getting hooked to NL, Shanghai lockdown Hi guys, Newslaundry · Apr 23, 2022
Arrieta Calls deGrom ‘Greatest Pitcher to Ever Put on a Uniform’ The former ace heaped praise onto the Mets star in a recent interview during which he announced his retirement. Sports Illustrated · Apr 18, 2022
David Peterson extends Mets' run of great starts in win over Diamondbacks NEW YORK — The Mets might be down a pivotal player or four thanks to injuries and illness, but you certainly wouldn’t be able to tell on Sunday. Newsday · Apr 17, 2022
Hafta letters: Word limit, NL’s tech reportage, podcast length Hi NL team, Newslaundry · Apr 16, 2022
Hafta letters: Liberals on The Kashmir Files, assault of NL journalists, RSS feed issues I am writing in response to a subscriber mail that said that he/she is tired of some liberal elites. I do have similar feelings. I would say I am more angry at the liberals than that subscriber. Take for example The Kashmir Files issue, I watched the film and I… Newslaundry · Apr 9, 2022
Everything You Need to Know Entering Opening Weekend Yesterday was an absolute blast, but it was more of an abridged version of Opening Day because there were only seven games. The other 16 teams begin their seasons today, and there are plenty of great matchups to watch. Let’s run through a few of the ones I’m most anticipating,… Sports Illustrated · Apr 8, 2022
SI:AM | Opening Day Is Finally Here And all eyes are on reigning MVP Shohei Ohtani Sports Illustrated · Apr 7, 2022
MLB 2022 predictions: Is the championship heading to Canada this year? The Dodgers are as dangerous ever but will the Blue Jays emerge from the stacked AL East. Our team of writers have their say The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2022
NL West preview: Can anyone stop the Dodgers from winning the division? PHOENIX — The question, tinged with incredulity, surfaced in every corner of the Major League Baseball universe last month once the Dodgers reinforced a stacked lineup with Freddie Freeman: How many games will those plucky Dodgers win in 2022? Los Angeles Times · Apr 6, 2022
MLB Predictions for MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year Awards Our baseball writers make their picks for each league’s big three awards. Sports Illustrated · Apr 6, 2022
David Murphy: Bryson Stott belongs in the majors. The Phillies had no choice but to find out if he is a star. There was only one acceptable answer. Credit the Phillies for realizing it. There are plenty of scenarios that would have offered Dave Dombrowski and John Middleton an opportunity to talk themselves out of including the organization’s top hitting prospect on the opening-day roster. In a lot of those situations, the… The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 6, 2022
It’s a new era for the designated hitter Now that the DH is being used in both leagues, here are some statistics to ponder. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 5, 2022
MLB Watchability Rankings: A Guide to Help You Decide Which Teams to Check Out This Season How many of the 30 clubs are actually worth watching? Here is where each one stands on the fun index. Sports Illustrated · Apr 4, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 4, 2022 Tommy Davis, 2-time NL batting champion with Dodgers, dies at 83 He was the franchise’s first batting champion after the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles. He won consecutive titles in 1962, when he hit .346 and led the NL in hits and RBI, and 1963, when he hit .326. Davis also played for the White Sox and Cubs.
Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022 10 storylines for Braves' 2022 season The Braves are entering a title-defense campaign for the second time since moving to Atlanta in 1966. Much has changed since the last time they played a meaningful contest. That was Game 6 of the World Series, when Max Fried tossed a gem, Jorge Soler put a pitch into orbit…
Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2022 Bill Shaikin: Is this the end of the National League as we know it? LOS ANGELES — Joe Maddon selected an adjective usually applied to a gallon of milk. Then again, for all the romance that surrounds the sport, baseball is a consumer product too.
Newslaundry · Apr 2, 2022 Hafta letters: Saffronisation of India, subscriber event timings, elite liberals Hi,
Sports Illustrated · Apr 1, 2022 Dodgers Get Kimbrel, White Sox Get Pollock: Let’s Grade the Trade Six days before Opening Day, the Dodgers and White Sox agreed to a trade that sends closer Craig Kimbrel to Los Angeles for outfielder AJ Pollock. The deal, which was first reported by MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, is a surprising one because of the timing and lack of rumors about talks…
Los Angeles Times · Apr 1, 2022 Angels' Shohei Ohtani is ready for the 2022 season: 'Aim higher and higher' TEMPE, Ariz. — It took only a few days with his new club for Angels pitcher Noah Syndergaard to grasp the eminence of Shohei Ohtani, the two-way phenom who was a unanimous choice for American League most valuable player last season.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 31, 2022 One Big Question for Every National League Team Has Philadelphia finally fixed its bullpen? Is Christian Yelich’s MVP form a thing of the past? See what each NL team must confront this season.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 28, 2022 Albert Pujols returning to Cardinals with 1-year deal A wildly popular player in St. Louis, Pujols played his last game for the Cardinals on Oct. 28, 2011, a Game 7 win over Texas in the World Series.
Newslaundry · Mar 26, 2022 Hafta letters: Abhinandan on millennials, western reaction to Russia-Ukraine, The Kashmir Files Abhinandan, for god’s sake, millennials are 26 to 40+ years old. At this point, we know what Encyclopedia Britannica is and we had them when we were young. Shift your jokes to Gen Z/Zoomers.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 25, 2022 The Cubs Are Better Than You Think When the Cubs executed their trade-deadline fire sale last July—after they had traded Yu Darvish and nontendered Kyle Schwarber in December 2020—it appeared that they would be entering a multiyear transition. Perhaps this wouldn’t be the type of long rebuild they endured a decade ago, but it was ...
Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022 Bryce Miller: Mike Shildt, still 'hurt' after Cardinals firing, plants new roots with Padres PEORIA, Ariz. — As the Padres prepared to hit during a spring training game Wednesday at the Peoria Sports Complex, a voice caused fill-in third base coach Mike Shildt to stop and pivot.