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The World Series champion has been crowned. Next up is Awards Week. The winners of the major regular-season awards will be announced, garnering fan acclaim (or griping) and bonus payouts … Continue Reading 2022 MLB Awards Week Preview
On Saturday night, Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña became the second rookie player of nine players who swept the postseason MVP awards, winning both the LCS and World Series Most Valuable … Continue Reading Liván Hernández’s 1997 Postseason Awards Sweep
After cruising through the Division Series and American League Championship series undefeated as the #1 seed, the Houston Astros finally faced some playoff adversity at the beginning of the 2022 … Continue Reading 2022 World Series Game 6: Astros Clinch Second Championship
The conclusion to the weekend brought the potential for two teams to clinch a World Series berth, one at home and the other on the road. Reviled US senator Ted … Continue Reading MLB Postseason Wrap-Up: October 23, 2022 – Elimination Day
This is a continuation from last week’s post discussing the voting results of the 1993 American League MVP Award. This week, I will be reviewing the National League results. While … Continue Reading Revisiting the 1993 NL MVP Voting
The Toronto Blue Jays’ 2021 campaign made franchise history after the recent announcement that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Marcus Semien are finalists in the year’s American League MVP voting. This … Continue Reading Revisiting the 1993 AL MVP Voting
The 2021 World Series headed back to Houston on Tuesday night after the Astros extended the series with their Game 5 comeback against the Atlanta Baseball Team. Another Atlanta loss … Continue Reading World Series Game 6: Soler Power, Shutout Win World Series
After the Houston Astros clinched the American League pennant on Friday night, the Atlanta franchise looked to finish business against the Los Angeles Dodgers to book a date with Houston … Continue Reading LCS Round Day 9: Atlanta Wins NL Pennant
The American League Championship Series drew to an anticlimactic close on Friday night as the Houston Astros shut down the Boston Red Sox, advancing to their third World Series appearance … Continue Reading LCS Round Day 8: Astros Win AL Pennant
Cincinnati Reds fans on social media are fond of cheering the slugging exploits of their veteran first baseman, Joey Votto, with the expression “Joey Votto still bangs.” Votto, in his … Continue Reading Joey Votto is Banging Home Runs at Career-High Rate
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has enjoyed a breakout season in 2021, living up to his enormous potential and Hall of Fame pedigree. He made history at the MLB All-Star Game on … Continue Reading Guerrero Jr. Wins First All-Star Game MVP in Blue Jays History
This week will see the conferral of the 2020 edition of the MVP award given annually by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). While BBWAA is not controlled by … Continue Reading Recent MVP Awards Marred By Cheating and Short Season
In the absence of live sports in North America and throughout the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rogers SportsNet is allowing Canadian sports fans to relive past days of … Continue Reading Deion Sanders, the World Series MVP Who Never Was
The final business of the 2019 MLB season will come to a close this week with the announcement of the annual Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) award winners this … Continue Reading BBWAA Awards Predictions