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Even though the unofficial start to summer is Memorial Day Weekend, it always feels like summer doesn’t really begin until we get to enjoy Fourth of July celebrations. Well, Independence Day is upon us, which means that millions of people across the country will be celebrating with barbeques, parties, trips to the beach and much more. [Read more…]
When Russell Wilson threw an interception at the goal line on Sunday night, all was right with the world again.
I had no rooting interest in this year’s Super Bowl, except for the fact that once it was over, it meant that all of the focus can shift to baseball once again.
Even though the Monday after the Super Bowl is dedicated to non-stop media coverage, the NFL season is over and we are just weeks from the reporting dates for Major League teams.
As a Phillies fan, I am not as excited this spring as in years’ past, but am still thrilled for baseball across all levels to begin.
Being a die-hard baseball fan, I follow and watch as many games as possible at the collegiate, Minor League and Major League levels.
The SEC television schedule is loaded this year, the inaugural year for baseball on the network. There will be hundreds of games televised on the SEC Network and the ESPN family of networks beginning with FSU at Georgia on February 21 at 4:30pm.
The entire SEC Tournament will be aired on television for the first time this year.
All of these games are in addition to the hundreds of college baseball games that will be aired throughout the spring from teams outside of the SEC, the regional playoffs and the College World Series.
Each year, Major League teams add more coverage to their Spring Training schedules, whether on TV, radio or digital stream. This makes the anticipation leading up to the regular season stronger than ever before.
As we prepare for Spring Training, we will be rolling out some new content over the next couple of weeks.
You will see division previews for the regular season, projected starting rotations and projected starting lineups for all 30 Major League teams, discussions on each team’s top prospects and predictions for the 2015 playoffs and World Series.
Baseball has always been the best way to get lost in excitement for a couple of hours per day, to feel like a child again and to enjoy the company of family and friends.
Here’s hoping that you enjoy the upcoming season and have the chance to bond with family and friends throughout the season.
With the San Francisco Giants winning three of the last five World Series, the rest of the league has taken notice and will look to end their reign in 2015. One thing the Giants have not done during their impressive run is win back-to-back World Series titles.
Will 2015 be the year that they finally repeat? We will find out soon enough.
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New Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has not been on the job for a week yet, but he has already stirred the pot for fans, writers, players and owners across the league.
In an interview with ESPN’s Karl Ravech, Manfred said that he would be in favor of possibly eliminating defensive shifts from the game. This is just one of his ideas, many of which have been well-received since taking over for Bud Selig. [Read more…]
How do you know when to fold em’? Many people who love to gamble do not know the answer to this question. Coincidentally, some professional Major League general managers also don’t know the answer to this question. General managers do not like to wave the white flag too early in the season, while others wait until it is too late to do anything productive at the trade deadline. Even though we are only in the month of May, there are some teams teetering on the brink of folding em’ right now. [Read more…]
Major League Baseball made changes to a couple of on-field rules prior to the 2014 season and after a month of play, those changes are causing a bit of havoc for managers, players and umpires alike. Now, the league has decided to change a couple of rules either back to their original state or to an edited state. [Read more…]
As I sit down to write this post, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are playing the first Sunday Night game on ESPN of the 2014 schedule. Monday’s schedule has quite a few more games on the slate, which is why I refer to it as the official Opening Day of the season. [Read more…]