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  • Reaction to the Tarik Skubal trade

    If your a big baseball fan like me, by now (9:52 am CT on Sunday, August 2nd as I am typing this) you probably heard the news that Detroit Tigers ace in Tarik Skubal was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now while to most that is unsurprising, what is surprising is the package that…

  • My top 5 MLB series the week of July 20-24

    The second half to the 2026 season is underway now and I want to look at the five series I’m most intrigued on this week. 1. Los Angeles Dodgers (63-37) at Philadelphia Phillies (55-45) Easily the best series this week. In a rematch of the NLDS last season, there are massive postseason implications on the…

  • The five teams sitting pretty and not IMO at the All-Star break.

    Now that the 2026 MLB season has entered the All-Star week, I want to take a look at what teams I think are currently sitting pretty and who’s not. Because this season especially, there’s a lot of parody even with the teams that are at the top of the standings. Who is sitting pretty 1.…

  • My five intriguing MLB series the week of July 6-9 in 2026

    1. Seattle Mariners (47-44) at Miami Marlins (49-42) The Mariners go deep in the ocean to visit the home of the fish. Really bad attempt at a pun, the AL West leading Mariners travel across the country for an interleague battle at Miami. The Marlins have been on a roll after a really good June…

  • My five intriguing series for the weekend of July 4th in MLB

    (some of these games are four game series so since their first games on Thursday are considered to be part of the weekday series’ I don’t include them until now) 1. San Diego Padres (43-43) at Los Angeles Dodgers After finding some heat, the Padres have been cooled down by their rivals in LA at…

  • My five intriguing MLB series for the week of June 29-July 2 in 2026

    1. Texas Rangers (42-42) at Cleveland Guardians (44-40) Two teams that had really good weeks face off at Progressive Field. The Rangers who still have been hot recently just swept the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto and now with the help of their next opponent in Cleveland taking the series against Seattle the Rangers now…

  • My five intriguing series the weekend of June 26-28 in MLB

    1. Chicago Cubs (44-37) at Milwaukee Brewers (49-29) The I-94 Rivalry makes its first stop at American Family Field this season. It is the first time that the NL Central rivals will play at Milwaukee since the Brewers clinched the NLDS over the Cubs in game 5 last season. Although the Brewers swept the Cubs…

  • I went to the three Dodgers at Twins games this past week. Here’s the five most notable things I noticed from the week.

    When your two favorite teams play at your hometown stadium, you know you definitely have to go attend that series. So that’s what I did and I want to give some thoughts on what the environment was like and what I noticed on the field. 1. All 3 crowds were in the 30,000’s with Wednesday…

  • A rant that I have about sports on TV

    What I am about to talk about will be heavily focused on MLB but it is also something that I also want to highlight in other sports too. I am sick of having the same big market teams force fed to us sports fans on national tv channels not only for MLB but other sports…

  • My five intriguing series in the week of June 22-25 for MLB

    1. Los Angeles Dodgers (49-29) at Minnesota Twins (38-41) June 22-24 A lot more is at stake between these two than one that isn’t familiar with these teams might think. Dodgers are in the tight race with the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers for the NL No. 1 seed. Meanwhile the Twins who have been…