MLB News and Views from Toronto's #1 Cubs Fan
A positive drug test is one of the worst things that can happen to an elite athlete. Use of performance-enhancing drugs will not only result in loss of earnings from inability to compete, but it will also brand the athlete as a cheater, permanently damaging their reputation. This means athletes will often provide very creative…
Continue reading ➞ What’s the Worst Excuse for a Positive PED Test?
The Chicago Cubs swept the third-place Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley this weekend and are riding high after having extended their lead over the St. Louis Cardinals to 1.5 games. This is certainly cause to put a spring in their step, but some Cubs have a bigger strut than others. Let's take a look at the…
It's Opening Day! That means hope is alive for all 30 MLB teams. It also means everyone and their brother has predictions for the coming year. Since I did terribly last year, I'm going to dispense with making the standard set of predictions. While other bloggers might offer "bold" predictions, I'm going to take that…
February 17, 2019 was NBA and Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan's 56th birthday. It was also the date of the 68th NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte, North Carolina, where one team of competitors was captained by MJ's biggest rival for the title of best NBA player of all time, LeBron James, currently of the Los…
Continue reading ➞ Team LeBron Wins NBA All-Star Game on MJ’s Birthday
Former Montréal Expos mascot Youppi!, who transitioned to representing the Montréal Canadiens NHL franchise after the Expos moved to Washington, D.C. following the 2004 season, celebrated his 40th birthday over the weekend. Various mascots from around the NHL and MLB sent well wishes, and former rival mascot Mr. Met was on hand for the festivities…
2019 and a new MLB season is rapidly approaching, so I have decided to share my MLB hopes and dreams for the coming year (some more realistic than others). Cubs win the World Series (again) Jon Lester Cy Young campaign Pedro Strop wins Reliever of the Year Expected Cubs TV deal with right-wing media outlet…
Now that a champion has been crowned and the postseason individual awards have been handed out, it's time to see how well I did at predicting the outcomes of the 2018 season. I had two sets of predictions, one from Opening Day, and one regarding the BBWAA awards after the finalists were announced. First up…
It seems like one of the favorite things for old fogeys to complain about these days in relation to Major League Baseball is the so-called sabermetrics revolution. Teams are increasingly reliant on analysis of advanced stats to make personnel and game decisions. It shouldn't come as a surprise that executives and coaches of baseball franchises,…
Continue reading ➞ MLB Advanced Stats that Senior Citizens – and John Smoltz – Can Appreciate
Out of the various MLB At Bat notifications I received on Wednesday, I clicked through one from Cut4 with a "Name the Playmaker" quiz asking you to fill in the blanks with the name of the person involved in some "iconic baseball plays" from the past. I unfortunately scored 6 out of 10, giving me…
Continue reading ➞ This “Name the Playmaker” MLB Quiz is Quite Challenging