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• Games of the Day
Justin Verlander of the Astros returns to the mound Friday night against the Nationals and MacKenzie Gore. Verlander allowed fourteen hits in seven minor league innings during his rehabilitation assignment, but his three true outcomes were good. He struck out nine, walked two, and allowed one home run. I suspect the Astros were looking more […]...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 News: Atlanta completes 5-1 trip, Ozzie Albies update and more

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports The Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros Wednesday and will return home with a 12-5 record. The Atlanta Braves came from behind again Wednesday to score a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros in extra innings. The victory completed a three-game sweep for Atlanta, improving their record for the season to 12-5. The Braves went 5-1 on the ...2024
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• Struggling Astros are getting a massive boost on Friday

The Houston Astros will be bringing Justin Verlander back into the fold this week, though just how effective Verlander can be as a 41-year-old starting pitcher is the real question....2024
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• Astros are about to receive a huge boost to rotation

The Houston Astros are a surprising 6-13 on the season, making the return of veteran ace Justin Verlander all the more important....2024
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• Verlander to make season debut Friday vs. Nats

Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will make his season debut Friday night at the Washington Nationals....2024
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• Braves News: Atlanta completes 5-1 trip, Ozzie Albies update and more
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• Justin Verlander to make season debut Friday as Astros ace returns from injury to struggling rotation

Verlander got a late start this season due to shoulder inflammation...2024
• 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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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black addresses the “pandemic” of pitcher injuries

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Monday, April 15, 2024 Every day, in the early part of the 2024 MLB season, it’s the same. Wake up in the morning. Check the headlines. Notice another pitcher is probably headed to the IL with an arm issue. For Colorado Rockies fans, it feels a bit like the rest of baseball is finally catching up to a 2023 that saw first ...2024
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• Darius Vines makes season debut as Braves take on Astros

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Darius Vines is the Braves’ next man up for the rotation as they begin a series in Houston. Fresh off of a series win in Miami, the Atlanta Braves will continue their road trip Monday when they begin a three-game series against the Houston Astros. Right-hander Darius Vines will make his season debut for Atlanta while rookie right-han...2024
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• Texans News: 7-round mock draft gets Houston huge haul

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Monday, April 15, 2024. Houston Texans News NFL.com names Texans’ ideal first two draft picks (Texans Wire) Mel Kiper has the Houston Texans making some wild moves in the draft (Toro Times) Texans mock draft 3.0: A look at all seven rounds (Houston Chronicle) NFL News Tagge...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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• Justin Verlander injury update: Astros pitcher could make next start in majors after latest rehab appearance

Verlander has been sidelined with shoulder inflammation since the start of spring training...2024
• 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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• 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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• 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."

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"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."

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• Braves News: Atlanta completes 5-1 trip, Ozzie Albies update and more
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black addresses the “pandemic” of pitcher injuries
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• Texans News: 7-round mock draft gets Houston huge haul
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• Braves begin Texas Week by heading down for three in Houston
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• Astros series preview: Signs of struggle
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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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• 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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• Braves News: Arcia treated with caution, game postponement, more

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday The Braves’ game on Wednesday was postponed to June 27th at 4:10 PM ET, which was highly predictable due to a large mix of frozen and non-frozen precipitation that was known to be coming in for days. It is a bit questionable that it wasn’t postponed earlier than it was, but weather can be unpredictable and the logist...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones Candy Bar introduced

Braves Franchise History 1997 - Malley’s Chocolates announces the introduction of the Chipper Jones Candy Bar. 2005 - Andres Galarraga announces his retirement. Galarraga appeared in seven games with the Angels in 2004. He spent two seasons in an Atlanta uniform where he hit .303/.384/.562 with 72 home runs and 221 RBI. 2006 - Marquis Grissom announces his retirement. Grissom spent the last thre...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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• 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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• 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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• BREAKING: Dylan Cease finally on the move, traded to Padres

A new era: The White Sox completed a blockbuster trade involving ace Dylan Cease. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images The South Siders received three of San Diego’s Top 10 prospects in the deal The Dylan Cease trade, which has been anticipated for months, has finally happened. The Padres are the winners of the Cease Sweepstakes, as the ace of the White Sox will be heading to San Diego. Cease, 2...2024
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• Looking For Regression- Hitters Edition- Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep- March 4, 2024
Result stats like BA, wOBA, and SLG will rarely correlate exactly to analytics measurements like xBA, xwOBA, and xSLG. When the difference is wide during a season, that can indicate that there will be a regression the following season. The change can be positive or negative, depending on which way the difference goes. The differences can explain some of what you see in the 2024 Draft Advisory Soft...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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• 2024 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL East

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Some teams on the upside here, some not. The Cubs might have made the postseason easily in 2023 if they had done better vs. NL East teams. Overall they were 11-20 vs. the NL East (Braves, 2-4; Marlins, 2-4; Mets, 3-3; Phillies, 1-5 and Nationals, 3-4). Here’s hoping for better results in 2024. Atlanta Braves Key departures: Eddie Rosario, Brad Hand, Mike ...2024
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• MLB Roundup: Week 2
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• Outside The Confines: A very expected retirement
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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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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 126

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cubs bounce back after a Tigers grand slam for a 6-4 win. I do a lot of different things in this space. It all depends on the vibe I get from the game and often things on social media. For better or for worse, I assume that social media gives some cross-section of where the collective consciousness of Cubs nation and by extent al...2023
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• Hunter Brown Is Framber Valdez in a Justin Verlander-Shaped Container
People look at Hunter Brown and say the baseball equivalent of “he has his mother’s eyes.” (Justin Verlander is Brown's mother in this metaphor.) So why does Brown perform more like Framber Valdez?...2023
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the American League Championship Series
Cubs World Series Champion Anthony Rizzo reacts to the Yankees’ win in the Division Series | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The battle of the evil empires To be perfectly candid, the scheduling issues due to rain postponements was the main reason for splitting the Championship Series guides. However, with the Yankees victory over the Guardians yesterday, the contrast between these two series c...2022
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• Emotional Deshaun Watson reflects on his journey to a franchise quarterback contract
The press conference commemorating the new contract given by the Texans to quarterback Deshaun Watson became an episode of This Is Your Life. (Google it, kids.) The Texans arranged for surprise appearances from the likes of Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, former Gainesville High School assistant coach Michael Perry, many members [more]...2020
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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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• 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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• Braves News: Atlanta completes 5-1 trip, Ozzie Albies update and more
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• Struggling Astros are getting a massive boost on Friday
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• MLB Roundup: Week 2
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black addresses the “pandemic” of pitcher injuries
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• Darius Vines makes season debut as Braves take on Astros
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• Justin Verlander injury update: Astros pitcher could make next start in majors after latest rehab appearance
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• Astros' Verlander set for likely final rehab start

Astros ace Justin Verlander is scheduled to make his second and likely final rehabilitation start for Double-A Corpus Christi on Saturday night....2024
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• 2024 Season Preview: New York Mets
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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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• 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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• Baseball history unpacked, January 8

Happy birthday, James Russell! A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to James Russell and others, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as the...2024
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• Latest On Justin Verlander
Following the Mets’ trade of Max Scherzer to the Rangers led to further increased speculation about a trade of fellow high-priced, multi-time Cy Young winner Justin Verlander. Several teams have been tied to the nine-time All-Star, including the Rangers, Astros and Dodgers. However, Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Mets value Verlander much differently…...2023
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• Latest On Justin Verlander
Few potential trade candidates are as notable as Justin Verlander. There are myriad complications that could stand in the way of a deal, but there’s been speculation over the past couple days about the chance of Verlander being on the move. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com suggested Thursday night there was some industry sentiment the Mets would…...2023
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the American League Championship Series
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