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• Game Thread #45: Milwaukee Brewers (26-18) @ Houston Astros (20-25)

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports The Milwaukee Brewers are back at it tonight in Houston, taking on the Astros at Minute Maid Park at 6:10 pm. Bryse Wilson will be on the hill for Milwaukee, with former MVP, Rookie of the Year, and three-time Cy Young Award winner (and current 41-year-old man) Justin Verlander pitching for Houston. The Brewers lost a heartbreaker last night, a back and forth g...2024
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• Mets Offered Pete Alonso Seven-Year, $158MM Extension Last Summer
After the Mets’ record-setting spending failed to bring them even a winning record heading into late July of last season, the team instead generated headlines by selling instead of buying, moving Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, and several others in a variety of deals prior to the trade deadline. Since the Mets were reportedly open to…...2024
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• Ortiz, Bauers impress in tight loss to Astros

Brewers third baseman Joey Ortiz | Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Joey Ortiz three hits stand out from a tightly contested loss Box Score The Brewers and Astros clashed in a back-and-forth game Friday night, with the Brewers eventually losing 5-4. Neither starting pitcher kept a clean sheet, but they both put up their share of strikeouts. Each pitcher allowed two home runs, making for an ex...2024
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• MLB insider says Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers will be top contenders in surprise July trade for 3-time Cy Young winner

One prominent MLB insider believes the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers will top contenders for a surprise Justin Verlander trade in July?...2024
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Houston Astros

Brewers shortstop Willy Adames and catcher William Contreras | Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports The Brewers head south for weekend showdown with former NL Central rivals The Brewers kick off a three-series road trip with a matchup against the Houston Astros, the reigning AL West champions. It’s been a bizarre season for the Astros, but it’s still a star-studded showcase as the Brewers hope to e...2024
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• Outside The Confines: First to 30

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Are we already that far in? Yesterday, with the efforts of a stellar performance from Aaron Nola, the Phillies became the first team to get to 30 wins. The spend-happy Dodgers aren’t far behind, but it’s still the Phillies who got their first. It’s wild to think that we’re far enough into the season to have any team at 30 wins, but that’s the vicious tric...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2024

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Were the Royals interested in trading for Luis Arraez? The Royals had some interest in trading for Luis Arraez, reports Ken Rosenthal. At least one other team, the Kansas City Royals, was in contact with the Marlins about Arraez last week, according to major-league sources who were granted anonymity for their candor. Those talks, however, never advanced b...2024
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• Cub Tracks faces down the Monster

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. These Cubs are a dynamite team. Imagine what they can do when they’re healthy! WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steep...2024
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• Cubs 3, Astros 1: PCA saves the day

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Pete Crow-Armstrong won the game with his first MLB hit. The first thing I thought when I saw Pete Crow-Armstrong’s sixth-inning blast head toward the right-field bleachers was, “You have got to be kidding me!” PCA had struggled so mightily in his first exposure to MLB pitching last September, and Justin Verlander had just made him look silly in his fir...2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros preview, Thursday 4/25, 1:20 CT

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for the series sweep. Thursday notes... AS DIFFERENT AS NIGHT AND DAY: Last night’s game was the Cubs’ 898th under the lights at Wrigley Field since they were turned on for the first time, on Aug. 8, 1988. This afternoon’s game will be their 1,905th in daylight at Wrigley since then — and a win would be their 1,000th in those games. Their da...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 24

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Deja Vu! The Cubs ride early offense to another win over the Astros. For the second straight game, the Cubs rode the same strategy to victory over the visiting Astros. That formula was, ambush them with a big inning in the bottom of the first, ride a strong pitching performance and cruise to victory. Well, actually, like any good sequel, the second one w...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ pitcher clock

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. Is Kyle Hendricks done? Writers consider his plight, and more. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then co...2024
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• AL Week 5 Strategy-April 20, 2024
In The Field OF Tyler O'Neill (concussion) has been placed on the concussion IL. He hopes to be activated on Tuesday when first eligible to return. O'Neill has started off strong (.313 AVG with 7 HR, 14 R, 8 RBI, and 1 SB). He has shown good plate skills (18% BB, 21% K) while crushing the ball (23% Barrels). 3B Rafael Devers is now dealing with a knee injury in addition to the shoulder injury th...2024
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• Pitching Roundup - April 20, 2024
A.J. Puk, SP, Marlins A.J. Puk was hit hard again on Friday, allowing seven runs on seven hits and three walks in three innings. This start raised his ERA to 9.22 and brought his K:BB to 12:17 on the season. He has shown very little promise as a starter thus far, failing to pitch 5 innings in all four of his starts. He is unable to throw strikes consistently, with his 24.1% BB% ranking in the 1st ...2024
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• Braves complete sweep of Mets on Ozzie Albies walkoff, 13-10
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images It was another comeback win for the Braves in the series finale, but this one was markedly different than the first two. In what was rightfully billed to be a pitchers’ duel between Spencer Strider and Justin Verlander, the Braves and Mets combined for eight runs in the first inning and a half of baseball and ultimately 23 runs over 10 innings as Atlanta ...2023
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• RazzSlam 2: The Slammening
Let me set the scene: it's March 2020. Grey's mustache is neat and trimmed, and he's been wearing his sun hat 24/7. "At least take the hat off when you shower," Cougs says, and Grey looks longingly out at the ocean. "The sea is the only shower I need!" he says, with dreams of visits to sushi restaurants dancing through his head. Justin Verlander is a top 10 pitcher. Steven Strasburg is healthy. Ma...2021
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• Dee Gordon Suspended 80 Games for PEDs: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Relentless Royals Can't Wait to Swing—and They Rarely Miss
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Jays, Royals, Mets Full Steam Ahead After Deadline
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2024
"Justin Verlander discussed the current shoulder issues he is working through to start the Spring."

2023
"The Astros are acquiring Justin Verlander from the New York Mets in exchange for outfielders Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford, two top-five prospects in Houston's farm system, sources said."

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"Justin Verlander wins AL Cy Young Award, beating Dylan Cease and Alek Manoah"

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"Justin Verlander Still Awaiting Qualifying Offer Decision"

2020
"Astros ace Justin Verlander disputed a report that he will miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury, saying he has a forearm strain."

2019
"With that in mind, it looks more likely than ever that they’ll be saying goodbye to the Number 1 player on the market, right-hander Gerrit Cole, who teamed with Justin Verlander and Zack Greinke to comprise an incredibly formidable trio in 2019."

2018
"Astros ace Justin Verlander took to Twitter on Tuesday to object to a MLB Network host's comment that the Yankees are "the team to beat in the American League."

2017
"Justin Verlander, who'd been unbeatable since Houston acquired him, had a one-run lead through five dominant innings Tuesday night, putting the Astros four frames away from winning the World Series."

2016
"Ian Kinsler's sixth-inning home run completed a three-hit, two-RBI day in support of Justin Verlander, whose 7 1/3 quality innings sent Detroit cruising to a three-game sweep of Minnesota with a 6-3 win Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park."

2015
"Alex Rodriguez homered to join the 3,000 hits club, while Didi Gregorius and Brett Gardner also cleared the fences as the Yankees played long ball against Justin Verlander in a 7-2 victory over the Tigers on Friday night at Yankee Stadium."

2014
"Bleacher Report's Scott Miller broke down how the vote went: Kershaw, who signed a seven-year, $215 million deal in January 2014, becomes the first pitcher since Detroit's Justin Verlander in 2011 to win an MVP award."

• Game Thread #45: Milwaukee Brewers (26-18) @ Houston Astros (20-25)
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• Mets Offered Pete Alonso Seven-Year, $158MM Extension Last Summer
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• Ortiz, Bauers impress in tight loss to Astros
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2024
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• Will Justin Verlander Be Traded This Summer?
With the Astros out to a rough start here in 2024, speculation has been mounting that they may have to consider a deadline selloff this summer. Righty Justin Verlander is in the final guaranteed season of his contract and would be a logical candidate for a trade, but Bob Nightengale of USA Today throws some…...2024
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• Will Justin Verlander be traded this summer?

With the Astros out to a rough start here in 2024, speculation has been mounting that they may have to consider a deadline selloff this summer....2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 24
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Astros series preview

Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images The Astros are off to a rough start. Can the Cubs take advantage? Here is the boxscore from the last game these two teams played in Wrigley Field before today. Just four men who played in that game nearly 11 years ago are still active: Jose Altuve, J.D. Martinez, Jordan Lyles and Anthony Rizzo. One is deceased (Luis Valbuena, who died in a car accident in ...2024
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• Corbin Connects - May 8th, 2024
Corbin Carroll, OF, ARI Carroll hit his second home run of the season and brought in five runs as part of a 2 for 5 night at the plate. He now has two consecutive two-hit efforts, which has brought him back over the Mendoza Line and is hopefully a sign that he is breaking out of the season-long slump. The talented 23-year-old has followed up his 2023 NL Rookie of the Year campaign in an extremely ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2024
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• Cub Tracks faces down the Monster
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros preview, Thursday 4/25, 1:20 CT
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 24
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• AL Week 5 Strategy-April 20, 2024
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• Baseball has an injury problem with plenty of questions and no real answers

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Star pitchers are going on the injured list for extended periods of time at an alarming rate. It’s the worst kind of problem: One with no clear and immediate solution. The sport of baseball — and this includes not just Major League Baseball but all levels of the sport — is in a serious pickle at the moment. After seeing the likes of Shane ...2024
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• Braves begin Texas Week by heading down for three in Houston

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Braves will try to extend the Astros’ early-season misery in a 2021 World Series rematch After an improbable, thrilling win to cap off their series in Miami, the Braves will head to Houston to continue their road trip and begin an all-Texas week that will see them head home to host the Rangers over the weekend. This series will mark the first time th...2024
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• Game Thread #45: Milwaukee Brewers (26-18) @ Houston Astros (20-25)
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2024
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• Cubs 3, Astros 1: PCA saves the day
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 24
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• Baseball has an injury problem with plenty of questions and no real answers
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• MLB Roundup: Week 2

Kansas City’s hot start has it at holding the top run differential in the league and just barely behind the Cleveland Guardians for the AL Central lead. | Jamie Sabau/Getty Images Strikeouts for days, Yankees continue their reign, and the AL Central has two teams in the top five — just like we expected It’s just the second week of the season, but teams are already battling hard for divisi...2024
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• Outside The Confines: A very expected retirement

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images A Washington Nationals great has officially bowed out. With pitching injuries being a big topic of discussion this week (Shane Bieber, Spencer Strider, and Eury Perez are all out for 2024, and MLBPA is blaming the pitch clock), it seems fitting that Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg has announced his long-anticipated retirement. Injuries were...2024
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas

Photo by Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/Getty Images The defending champion Rangers and the relentless Astros dominate the division’s focus, but keep an eye on Seattle. The 2023 American League season came down to a Lone Star State Showdown in the Championship Series. Amazingly, the Houston Astros were back in the LCS for the seventh year in a row, one shy of the record held by the ‘90s Atlanta ...2024
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• Cubs ownership and management is pretty good — consider these 6 other cautionary tales

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports You can criticize Cubs leadership at times... but it could be a whole lot worse. It’s a parlor game, really, or what used to be called that: Complaining about the ownership and/or front-office management of your favorite baseball team. Cubs fans are no different than any other in this regard; rightly or wrongly, Tom Ricketts and Jed Hoyer get their share ...2023
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• A salute to Zack Greinke

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images If this is it for Zack Greinke, it has been quite a ride. Zack Greinke made me love baseball. I was a freshman in high school back in 2009 and for pretty much all of my conscious (and sub-conscious life, really) the Kansas City Royals were not a very good baseball team. Well, scratch that. For pretty much my entire life to that point, the Royals were amon...2023
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• Yanks belt 3 HRs off Verlander to top Tigers
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• Verlander struggles vs. homer-happy Yankees
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• Yanks belt 3 HRs off Verlander to top Tigers
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• LA solves JV! Dodgers find O to set up WS G7
Justin Verlander, who'd been unbeatable since Houston acquired him, had a one-run lead through five dominant innings Tuesday night, putting the Astros four frames away from winning the World Series. But the bottom of the Dodgers' order set up a two-run rally in the sixth against Verlander, and Joc Pederson sailed a home run to left field in the seventh off reliever Joe Musgrove to send Los Angeles...2017
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• Fan Who Caught Alex Rodriguez's 3000th Hit Doesn't Plan to Give It to Player
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• Verlander loses no-no in 9th, 1-hits Halos
The long path back to pitching dominance for Justin Verlander ended Wednesday night with a familiar sight. The Tigers' ace came within three outs of his third career no-hitter, settling for a 5-0 shutout of the Angels on Wednesday night at Comerica Park....2015
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• Verlander loses no-no in 9th, 1-hits Halos
The long path back to pitching dominance for Justin Verlander ended Wednesday night with a familiar sight. The Tigers' ace came within three outs of his third career no-hitter, settling for a 5-0 shutout of the Angels on Wednesday night at Comerica Park....2015
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• Astros turn to McCullers to deliver first WS title
Lance McCullers Jr. may be just 24 years old, his big-game experience a mere fraction of what Justin Verlander or Clayton Kershaw possess. In terms of mettle, however, there are few pitchers in baseball the Astros believe can match him....2017
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• Corbin Connects - May 8th, 2024
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• AL Week 5 Strategy-April 20, 2024
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• Pitching Roundup - April 20, 2024
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• AL Week 3 Strategy-April6, 2024
American League In The Field The Athletics have optioned OF Esteury Ruiz to Triple-A. This is huge news for those who drafted Ruiz to be a big part of their stolen base plan. He hit .254 with 5 HR and 67 SB last year in 132 GP but struggled in spring (.236 AVG with 31% K). The Athletics have said that they want him to lead off and play every day which is why he is at Triple-A. Something smells...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 20, 2024
Daulton Varsho, OF (TOR) Varsho hit his first home run of the spring on Tuesday, which would seem disappointing if not for his 3/8 strikeout-to-walk ratio and six spring stolen bases. Varsho's numbers declined in his first season in Toronto, but he did exhibit better plate discipline and above-average speed. That only led to 16 stolen bases, but based on the results in the Grapefruit League, it's ...2024
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• Preseason Prep - February 29, 2024
Jhoan Duran, RP (MIN) Duran was knocked around in his Grapefruit League debut, allowing four runs on three hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning. The fireballer topped out at 100.5 mph, which is about a mile per hour less than his average from 2023. These details should be ignored at this point in the preseason as he will likely work his arm into increased velocity. Duran is entering his firs...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Liar, liar, pants on fire...

Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports MLB’s latest snafu invloves see-through pants. In 2022 we saw tensions between MLB and MLBPA lead to a delayed start to the season. Now, while there isn’t a lockout looming, there are new issues brewing between MLB and its players, as there are mounting complaints about something unexpected... pants. While MLB is adamant there have been no major changes made t...2024
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• Yoenis Cespedes for Rick Porcello Trade a Good Fit for Both Red Sox, Tigers
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• St. Louis Cardinals Rumors: Playing Fact or Fiction with the Latest Talk
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• Shane Greene to Tigers: Latest Trade Details, Scouting Report and Reaction
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• Game Thread #45: Milwaukee Brewers (26-18) @ Houston Astros (20-25)
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• Ortiz, Bauers impress in tight loss to Astros
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• Outside The Confines: First to 30
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• Corbin Connects - May 8th, 2024
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• Cub Tracks faces down the Monster
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• Cubs 3, Astros 1: PCA saves the day
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros preview, Thursday 4/25, 1:20 CT
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 24
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job done

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Dansby Swanson’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning that the Cubs made hold up for another win. It wasn’t the best of games. Cubs hitters struck out 12 times. Some sketchy defense helped lead to a Houston run. The Cubs had only one hit after the fourth inning. And yet, the Cubs put a large crooked number on the board in the first inning f...2024
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• Will Justin Verlander Be Traded This Summer?
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job done
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• AL Week 5 Strategy-April 20, 2024
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• Astros series preview: Signs of struggle

Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images The buzz on the Astros is they may not be what they once were. The Astros have been in the ALCS in each of the last seven seasons, winning four pennants and two titles. But they fired GM James Click after the 2022 season and last year their 90 wins were their fewest wins in a full season since 2016. This year, the Astros have stumbled out of the game, fall...2024
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas
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• 2024 Season Preview: New York Mets

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Things can’t get worse after a disastrous 2023 season... right? Everything went wrong for the Mets in 2023. Really, it’s been a downward spiral since the club lost a 10.5 game divisional lead to the Braves in the summer months of 2022 and then quickly bowed out in the Wild Card round against the Padres. A real shame. Objectively speaking, there was no reason ...2024
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• Star prospect New York Mets got in Justin Verlander trade creating huge buzz in spring training

One of the propsects the New York Mets acquired in their blockbuster trades last summer has set 2024 spring training on fire in recent weeks....2024
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• Preseason Prep - February 29, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 15, 2024

Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Did you go to the parade yesterday? Craig Brown at Into the Fountains recaps the stadium site announcement: There are several buzzy words in just that portion of his statement that I want to point out. “A neighborhood ballpark” is one of them. Small business owners currently located on the site may disagree, but the Crossroads is doing jus...2024
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