Posted by thesportsjunky on September 14, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The MLB season is coming to an end and as it marches towards the postseason a few players are seeing an uncertain future including one who gave everything to his team only to decline just as they rise.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on July 20, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The MLB All-Star break was anything but uneventful as the rumours swirled and a big trade was finalized making one of the worst times on the sports calendar one of the craziest.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on June 1, 2018 · Leave a Comment
A recent interview brought back a debate as Rob Manfred gave new life to the idea of taking away the human element behind the plate and using technology to call balls and strikes.
Posted by thesportsjunky on March 28, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The American League West was supposed to be a pretty goo battle in 2017 but that battle never came to light and this year might be a lot of the same as the West remains a division ruled by one very good team.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on June 2, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The MLB continues to deal with it’s unwritten rules that cause some of the most exciting and debated moments in baseball.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on April 14, 2017 · Leave a Comment
After some big retirements last year it’s now time for a new generation to officially take over and begin a new era in the MLB and that era will be slightly different as the new generation has a new attitude about the sport.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 29, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The American League West looked like it was headed to becoming a very competitive division but it never panned out leaving one team on top which is where they hope to stay at the end of 2017 despite the rising of a few teams in the west.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 29, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The AL West may not have the same history as their NL counterparts but a rivalry is forming and it could once again define the race in the division.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on August 28, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The postseason race continues in the MLB with teams running to the end of the season and looking to find their way to the postseason.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on April 3, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The American League West seemed to be headed towards being the most consistent division in the MLB but that has all fallen apart.
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