Posted by thesportsjunky on August 17, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The MLB is heading to the end of the season with teams at very different ends of the spectrum and those two ends of the spectrum might cause some fireworks like they did this week.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 27, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The National League West quickly rose to become one of the best divisions in baseball and with improvements to many of the teams in the division that role could only be starting to take hold.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on July 21, 2017 · Leave a Comment
This week gave a glimpse into the hierarchy that exists in the MLB and in all sports as one player spoke out and was essentially forgotten about while another did the same two weeks ago and was cut.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on April 28, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The scars of the MLB’s steroid era are still around as every player performing at a higher level than most faces the accusations of steroid use and it hasn’t changed this year.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 30, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The National League West has been defined by the best rivalry in baseball but the other teams in the division continue to make strides towards rebuilding and getting into the division hunt.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on October 7, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The MLB Wild Card has been one of the most controversial aspects of the postseason since it was expanded in 2012 and to this day despite the excitement it provides it remains a massive debate every year that the postseason begins.
Posted by thesportsjunky on October 4, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Both leagues came at their postseason teams very differently but with a new season starting it is time for one team to take advantage and take home the World Series title.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 28, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The NL West has always been a division highlighted by a battle between two top teams but this year there may be a third team throwing their hats into the ring making this battle more interesting.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on April 4, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The National League West is home to the new dynasty in the MLB but it is far from a division dominated by that team.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 29, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The MLB is set to begin another marathon towards October baseball as the boys of summer return to the field.
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