The first week of Major League Baseball’s 2020 postseason was memorable to say the least. For the first time, there were 16 teams eligible to make the playoffs. Each division winner, second place finisher, and next two best overall records in each league make up 8 teams on each side capturing a ticket to the…
Continue reading Why Baseball’s October Madness is here to stay
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred took over in 2015 and has publicly stated that he wants to make the game faster paced and more attractive to the young fan. The path to this objective seemed clear and many felt Manfred was pulling all the right strings to implement necessary change. Due to this, he…
The labor dispute between the MLB players union and the owners went annoyingly longer than expected. Once the agreed upon number came to fruition, fans had mixed emotions. On one hand, there is officially a baseball season. On the other, it is only at 60 games. The whole process is a microcosm of 2020. Weird.…
NBA Fans all around the globe are coping with the absence of basketball in many different ways. One way in particular is focused on sports opinion and debating a player or team’s legacy on the hardwood. Many who follow the game have begged the question, does the coronavirus pandemic tarnish the 2020 championship at all?…
Continue reading NBA 2020 Playoffs: An Unprecedented Opportunity
**This article will continue to be updated based on negotiations** Like so many of you, I am anxious for Major League Baseball to be back. My father, Mike Ramsey, played for the St. Louis Cardinals, LA Dodgers, and Montreal Expos in the 80s, and my grandfather held Expos season tickets for over 30 years. Just…
The modern baseball fan ventures to the world wide web, routes their machine to www.baseballsavant.mlb.com and pulls up an advanced scouting report along with advanced statistics on any player desired. This tool for the common man epitomizes the age of baseball we are in. Every movement, play, and outcome are scrutinized like never before. The…