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KBO Baseball returns from coronavirus

Travis Coverston — Wed, 06 May 2020 03:10:56 +0000

In case you haven’t heard, baseball is back, and live games are being played for the first time since the sports world came to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic. Major League Baseball is not the one playing games, however. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) began airing games live on ESPN Tuesday morning… 1 […]

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Qualifying offers: MLB needs to eliminate them

Travis Coverston — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 22:09:23 +0000

Qualifying offers in baseball are essentially a short-term solution for a team’s roster as well as a detrimental deal for players seeking long-term contracts. A qualifying offer is a one-year contract offer worth the average of the top 125 salaries from the previous season. Players are eligible to receive a qualifying offer if they have […]

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Artificial turf fields becoming more popular?

Travis Coverston — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:00:38 +0000

Artificial turf was once a common occurrence at the Major League level, with places like Three Rivers Stadium utilizing non-natural playing surfaces. Most ballparks now have natural grass, with Tampa Bay and Toronto being the only cities without it. Is there a reason why artificial turf has almost disappeared from the big league ballparks? If […]

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Free agents with nowhere to report for spring training

Travis Coverston — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 18:55:50 +0000

Free agents have been able to sign with teams for months. Some signed right away while others waited a while to figure out their new homes. And yet others are still unsigned as players are beginning to report to spring training with the 2019 season right around the corner. Yes, every website, blog, and analyst has […]

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Rebuilding, rebranding, and ‘The Process’

Travis Coverston — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 16:13:07 +0000

Rebuilding has always been a thing for sports teams. It has become a way of life for some franchises in the last decade. Now, it seems the characteristics of a rebuild have spread to teams who are not so much in the rebuild phase anymore. The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros endured numerous seasons of […]

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