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• Houston Astros improved chances to re-sign Alex Bregman due to ‘concerns’ over Kyle Tucker extension talks

A new Houston Astros rumor reveals the surprising reason why homegrown star Alex Bregman is now expected to re-sign this offseason....2024
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• Will Houston Astros trade multiple All-Stars this offseason to lower payroll?

The Houston Astros could be front-and-center on the trade front this offseason with Ryan Pressly, Kyle Tucker, and Framber Valdez....2024
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview

Even in a relative down season, the Astros might very well extend their ALCS streak. Will any American League team make like the Rangers and topple them? During the decade-plus of MLB play from 2005-16, only two American League teams won at least 100 games. Outside of the 2008 Angels and 2009 Yankees, it was always a scramble of several good teams, but no true slam-dunk standouts (and even the ‘08...2024
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• Way Too Early Bounceback Candidates - September 21, 2024
Adley Rutschman Adley went 0-4 with 2 Ks in an empty day at the plate. I pegged Adley as one of my favorite backstops to target and drafted him on plenty of teams this year. He rewarded me by having the worst season of his career. He slashed .250/.319/.394, all three figures of which are career lows. There were verifiable changes in his approach that also led to a career low BB% (9.3%) and 1.6% in...2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Race Report: September 18

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Atlanta’s choke job pushes them further back Tuesday’s action wasn’t a total loss for the Atlanta Braves, with three of the four teams in the wild card picture taking losses, but their unfortunate late-inning collapse now looms large with such small margins. The Mets kept rolling, lengthening the Braves chase to earn a spot back into the playoff picture. C...2024
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• The state of the American League race

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Who will battle for the pennant? With a little over two weeks left in the regular season, the Royals seem poised to make their first playoff appearance in nine seasons. They currently sit in the second Wild Card spot, with a magic number of 11 to clinch a playoff spot, and a 92 percent chance of making the post-season, according to Fangraphs. For the post-...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview
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• Way Too Early Bounceback Candidates - September 21, 2024
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• The state of the American League race
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• AL Week 25 Strategy-September 7, 2024
In The Field OF Max Kepler was placed on the 10-day IL with left knee tendonitis on Thursday. He had missed the previous four games with the injury. OF Matt Wallner is expected to fill in for Kepler while he is out. Wallner is hitting .262 with 11 HR, 23 R, 29 RBI, and 3 SB. OF Kyle Tucker was activated on Friday. He has been out since early June with a right shin fracture. He was hitting .266 w...2024
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• Braves News: Whit Merrifield exits with foot injury, Ozzie Albies update, and more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. Atlanta Braves second baseman Whit Merrifield exited Friday night’s game after hitting a ball off his left foot in the seventh inning. His X-rays came back negative and he awaits a CT scan. Whit Merrifield was removed from tonight’s game after fouling this ball off his left foot. pic.twitter.com/heocGbmg6A— B...2024
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• Astros' Kyle Tucker returns from IL three months after shin injury that was worse than team let on

Only recently did the Astros acknowledge that Tucker was dealing with a shin fracture...2024
• Astros reinstate OF Tucker (shin fracture) from IL
The Astros reinstated outfielder Kyle Tucker from the 60-day injured list Friday, over three months after suffering a small fracture in his shin....2024
• Royals Rumblings - News for September 3, 2024

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Hey, how about a win? The Royals know they are in a funk, writes Anne Rogers. “There are certain times of the year when, for whatever reason, things just don’t go your way,” Massey said. “And you got to find a way in those stretches, when you’re not getting the big three-run homer, when you’re not getting the big hit with runners in scoring position, to ge...2024
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• Braves News: Matt Olson, Rasiel Iglesias were Awesome in August, Cam Caminiti Debut, More

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports As the Braves return home, plenty of news to cover on a Monday off-day. Yes, the Braves did not have the best of weekends against the Phillies. However, they are still very much in control of their own playoff destiny. And with a more favorable schedule on the horizon for the next week and a half and 11 of their next 13 games at home, Atlanta is in good posit...2024
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• Latest On Kyle Tucker
Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker hasn’t played in a big league game since fouling a ball off his leg on June 3. The club placed him on the 10-day injured list shortly thereafter, listing his injury as a right shin contusion, and it seemed like a short absence was possible. But weeks gradually turned into months…...2024

• After the dust cleared

Twelve days ago I wrote a post about my thoughts on the 2024 Heritage minis after receiving a bunch of the cards from Johnny's Trading Spot.I said that I didn't plan to collect the set. Even though it's a tribute to my most favorite set of all-time, the 1975 Topps mini test set, I didn't feel enthusiasm for it, mostly because trying to collect the main Heritage set was tough enough and I di...2024
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"But he retired Alex Bregman to begin the inning, then was removed for lefthander Luke Little who retired Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker in good order, and so far Counsell’s moves in this game are working out."

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"Astros' Kyle Tucker stuns Orioles with go-ahead grand slam vs. All-Star closer Félix Bautista"

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"The Astros line up features rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña, Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker."

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"MLB trends: Adam Duvall chasing unique 40-homer season; Kyle Tucker breaking out for Astros"

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" Fantasy Baseball Prospects Report: Mike Soroka pushing for a return, while Kyle Tucker slips "

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"Houston and Miami have discussed the backstop, according to Sirius XM’s Craig Mish, who adds that the Marlins have requested high-end outfield prospect Kyle Tucker in return."

2017
"Astros prospects Kyle Tucker and Jason Martin have been swinging hot bats lately, and the trend continued Saturday as the duo led Class A Advanced Buies Creek to an 8-2 win over Down East."

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"Perhaps most importantly, Murray showed consistent improvement over the course of his freshman season, as Kentucky coach John Calipari made sure to point out in an interview with Kyle Tucker of the Courier-Journal."

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"According to Kyle Tucker of the Courier-Journal, Cousins posted 33 points, 18 rebounds and six assists in Kentucky's 122-115 victory."

2014
"And though it might be a while before he emerges as a "legit three-point shooter," which is how Kyle Tucker of The Courier-Journal recently labeled him, his jumper plays to his attractive versatility."

• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview
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• Way Too Early Bounceback Candidates - September 21, 2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Race Report: September 18
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• The state of the American League race
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• Is there hope for the White Sox future?

Exclusive imaging of the White Sox analytics department. Other turnarounds don’t suggest it As the season creeps forward to the magical question, “To be 120+ or not to be 120+?” it behooves us to consider other teams that have recently been in dire straits ... though, of course, not necessarily quite as dire. There are four teams to examine that represent a relatively quick turnaround, ea...2024
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• AL Week 25 Strategy-September 7, 2024
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• Braves News: Whit Merrifield exits with foot injury, Ozzie Albies update, and more
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• Braves News: Matt Olson, Rasiel Iglesias were Awesome in August, Cam Caminiti Debut, More
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• AL Week 23 Strategy-August 24, 2024
In The Field 1B Ryan Mountcastle left Thursday's game early with a sore wrist. The injury occurred on a slide into second base in the second inning. He was not in the lineup on Friday or Saturday. OF Mickey Moniak left Thursday's game early due to left elbow irritation. He is considered day-to-day. OF Jazz Chisholm Jr. (elbow) was activated off the 10-day IL on Friday and returned to the lineup ...2024
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• Houston Texans News: Mario Edwards Jr. a “Steal of a Deal”

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Houston Texans News Steal of a deal? Veteran Mario Edwards Jr. has been ‘a revelation’ for Texans (Houston Chronicle) After stunning success, Houston Texans banding together to keep winning ways going in 2024 (NFL.com) CJ Stroud’s secret...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview
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• Braves NL Wild Card Race Report: September 18
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• The state of the American League race
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• Braves News: Matt Olson, Rasiel Iglesias were Awesome in August, Cam Caminiti Debut, More
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• AL Week 23 Strategy-August 24, 2024
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• AL Week 21 Strategy-August 10, 2024
In The Field SS Carlos Correa (heel) is still not running at full speed and is unlikely to be with the Twins during their current season with the Guardians. Once he starts a rehab assignment we will have a more clear understanding of when he will return. Correa is hitting .308 with 13 HR, 51 R, 47 RBI, and 0 SB. OF Tyler O'Neill was placed on the 10-day IL on Wednesday due to an infection on hi...2024
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• Austin Riley producing despite Braves’ slump

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images It may not always feel like it with his hot-and-cold nature, but Austin Riley is about as reliable as a player can be when it comes to what you’ll find on the back of his baseball card. Austin Riley is inconsistently consistent. Just so we’re clear, that’s definitely not a bad thing. It’s certainly a better fan experience than someone who is consistently...2024
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• AL Week 19 Strategy-July 27, 2024
In The Field OF Giancarlo Stanton is not expected back this weekend according to manager Aaron Boone. He continues to work out but isn't ready to return. The Yankees and Stanton hope that he returns on Monday. 1B Triston Casas (oblique) has been able to take full batting practice and is expected to start a rehab assignment soon. OF MJ Melendez (ankle) started a rehab assignment on Thursday and i...2024
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• Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of American League contenders

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How do the Royals stack up? The second half of the season begins today and the Royals find themselves in the hunt. The rest of the season will be a 60+ game sprint to the end with teams jostling for position to be one of the six teams in each league to earn an invitation to post-season action. The Royals certainly have their strengths...2024
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• After the dust cleared
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• Braves News: Matt Olson, Rasiel Iglesias were Awesome in August, Cam Caminiti Debut, More
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• White Sox back to the (being) shut out routine, fall to Astros, 2-0

Nothing Bush League about Ky’s performance today. | Maria Lysaker/Getty Images Too bad you can’t rob homers in the Crawford Boxes For a moment there, it looked like this might go the White Sox way and they wouldn’t lose their unlucky 13th straight series, even with rookie Ky Bush facing Framber Valdez. Bush gave up singles to the first two Astros batters, one a cheapie, and it looked like ...2024
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• The Astros are once again alive and well

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The Houston Astros have woken up. That's bad news for everybody else in the AL, especially the AL West. It wasn’t all that long ago when I was using this space to talk about how the Houston Astros had yet to really lift off this season and were spinning their wheels in the mud. With most of their rotation dropping left-and-right and their hitters underperf...2024
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• White Sox 2, Astros 0: The Jonathan Cannon Game

Jonathan Cannon earned his first major league victory, and it was a gem. | @WhiteSox/Twitter Jonathan Cannon dominates Houston I would be remiss to not start this recap with the news of Hall-of-Famer Willie Mays passing away this afternoon. Mays was the best to play the game. Dante Jones penned a beautiful tribute to Mays after the news was broken. It is with great sadness that we annou...2024
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• Takeaways from the Braves’ disappointing series loss to the Nationals

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves lost three of four to the Nationals and simply aren’t getting what they need to look like a good baseball team at the moment. There wasn’t a whole lot of positives to takeaway from the Atlanta Braves’ series loss to the Washington Nationals. Thursday’s loss ensured that the Braves will have a losing record in May, snapping a stretch of 14 stra...2024
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• Keeping tabs on old White Sox friends: Vol. 4

Reynaldo López is coming of age in Atlanta. | Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Reynaldo López thrives in Atlanta, Marcus Semien continues to shine, and Joe Kelly hits the IL again Hey there, fellow White Sox fans! Welcome to this season’s new feature. It’s a bimonthly update on how some of our beloved former players are faring with their current teams. Additionally, I’ll cov...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 21, 2024

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Massey with a splashy. The Royals designated Matt Sauer for assignment, writes Anne Rogers. “We do think highly of him and that he’s going to be a big league pitcher for a long time, just currently, the way the team is constructed and the way he’s performed, we needed to make a move to bolster the ‘pen a little bit,” manager Matt Quatraro said. Sam Long is...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 3, 2024

I don’t think we’ve used this James McArthur picture before | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood Anne Rogers profiled how James McArthur got to where he is now as the Royals closer: “There’s a reason he’s on the waiver wire, but is there something we can do to help?” pitching coach Brian Sweeney said. “We saw some reliever mentality. Seeing his breakin...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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• Reynaldo López looks to keep up the consistency as starter for Braves against Astros

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images So far, it's been López leading the way for the rotation. The Braves are certainly looking forward to him keeping it going for a third straight start to kick off the season. The Atlanta Braves will be facing the Houston Astros tonight with the hopes of picking up their first series win since, well, you know when. They pulled away last night with anothe...2024
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• DeMarcus Cousins Knocks Down 3-Pointer from UK Logo During UNC-UK Alumni Game
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• Kentucky's Jamal Murray Is Putting the NBA on Notice Long Before He Even Arrives
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• Astros' Kyle Tucker stuns Orioles with go-ahead grand slam vs. All-Star closer Félix Bautista

Bautista allowed five earned runs all season entering Tuesday's game...2023
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• Astros, Kyle Tucker Have Discussed Extension
The new Astros general manager Dana Brown recently chatted with Brian McTaggart of MLB.com and was asked whether they have begun extension talks with some of their younger players such as Kyle Tucker. “Tucker, we’ve been in conversation,” Brown said. “Some of the stuff was started prior to me coming. We had some talks with…...2023
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• Royals again take advantage of Astros miscues, win 3-2

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The Royals take the series and the season series against the defending champs. If you had only watched Royals/Astros games this year, you’d think the Royals were an aggressive, dynamic team high in the standings while the Astros were a tight, mistake-prone team going through a tough year. Baseball is funny that way! The Royals took the season series from the...2023
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• Royals take advantage of Astros miscues for 7-5 win

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The Royals score seven runs on just five hits. The Royals scored seven runs on just five hits and defeated the Houston Astros for the third time in four tries with a 7-5 win on Friday night. The Royals jumped on Framber Valdez with four runs in the first inning. Maikel Garcia struck out to start the game, but reached first on a passed ball. Bobby Witt Jr. wo...2023
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• Brown: Astros Pursuing Extensions With Multiple Core Players
It’s been two weeks since the Astros tabbed now-former Braves vice president of scouting Dana Brown as their new general manager, but Brown has wasted little time in embarking on extension talks with Houston’s core players. The GM acknowledged earlier this week that he’s had talks with Kyle Tucker’s camp in the run-up to Tucker’s…...2023
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• Astros select SS Bregman No. 2 overall in Draft
On the day shortstop Carlos Correa was set to make his Major League debut for the Astros, the club drafted another shortstop, LSU's Alex Bregman, with the No. 2 overall pick in Monday's Draft. Houston then took Florida prep outfielder Kyle Tucker three picks later at No. 5....2015
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• Way Too Early Bounceback Candidates - September 21, 2024
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• AL Week 19 Strategy-July 27, 2024
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• AL Week 15 Strategy-June 29, 2024
In The Field 3B Josh Jung (wrist) was supposed to swing a bat on Friday but that was pushed back to Saturday. The Rangers will take it slow with Jung even when he is activated by giving him planned days off. 3B Josh Smith has been the primary third baseman of late so that means he will fill in for Jung when he is not playing and slide into a utility role but his at-bats will be fewer lowering hi...2024
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• AL Week 13 Strategy-June 15, 2024
In The Field 1B Triston Casas (ribs) is swinging a bat off a tee at lower intensities. He has experienced a setback during his recovery so the Red Sox and Casas are taking his recovery slowly so that he doesn't have another setback. OF Taylor Ward (back) and C Logan O'Hoppe were out of the Angels lineup on Wednesday. OF Hunter Renfroe does not have a fractured toe after it was initially reported...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs sweep the Astros to close a successful homestand. Every season is an entity onto its own. You watch enough seasons and they start to feel like one long homogenous mass. But when you sort them out, or more specifically when one is going on, you can really feel that individuality. And so, as we sit in front of this currently unfolding season, th...2024
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• 2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves’ sacrilegious-to-some style of hitting may have reached its apotheosis in 2023, with an unexpected twist I want to start this by saying that I don’t have any firsthand insight regarding the workings of the Atlanta Braves organization. I’ve never talked with, much less been in the same vicinity as Kevin Seitzer. Sure, Kris is down at the ballpar...2023
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• Outside The Confines: No Rays of sunshine

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Things are going wrong fast for the Rays. Also the Angels, who bet big on one last year with Shohei Ohtani. And other news from around MLB Just a few months ago, the Tampa Bay Rays were the biggest story in the game for the best start to a season since the 1984 Tigers. Now, they’re the biggest story in the game for not-as-pleasant reasons. The Tampa Bay Ray...2023
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview
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• Way Too Early Bounceback Candidates - September 21, 2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Race Report: September 18
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• The state of the American League race
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• Is there hope for the White Sox future?
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• AL Week 25 Strategy-September 7, 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 3, 2024
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• Braves News: Matt Olson, Rasiel Iglesias were Awesome in August, Cam Caminiti Debut, More
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• AL Week 23 Strategy-August 24, 2024
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• White Sox back to the (being) shut out routine, fall to Astros, 2-0
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview
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• The All-Star Game is coming Part 2: Votepocalypse

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates with Salvador Perez #13 after hitting a home run in the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on May 26, 2024 in St Petersburg, Florida. | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images This democracy can be dominated by royalty Last week we talked about what would have to happen to get a Royals catcher or baseman into the Al...2024
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• Keeping tabs on old White Sox friends: Vol. 4
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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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• 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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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Astros series preview
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images It’s been four years since these teams have played each other. The last time these two clubs met was May 29, 2019. The Cubs won 2-1. Of the 23 men who played in that game, just one is on either team’s current active roster -- Alex Bregman. Somehow, that seems like a very long time ago. For more on the Astros, here’s William Metzger, managing editor of o...2023
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• Gamethread: Phillies at Astros (World Series Game 6)
King Neptune hopes the Phillies have two more wins in them. | Harry How/Getty Images It’s do-or-die as the Phillies send their ace to the bump Up three games to two, the Houston Astros are looking to clinch the World Series at home tonight against the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2019 and 2021, the Astros had to watch both the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves celebrate World Series tit...2022
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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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• Astros send closer Ken Giles down to the minors
In what has to be considered an absolutely shocking move, the defending World Series champion Houston Astros have demoted closer Ken Giles to Triple-A while calling up young arm Cionel Perez. A core member of last year’s championship squad, the 27-year-old Giles has struggled a ton this season. He pitched to a 4.99 ERA with a 1.27 WHIP prior to being sent down to Fresno.Now that Giles is in the mi...2018
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