Tag: MLB
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MLB: How Are Foreign Players Actually “Recruited”?
It’s well known that Major League Baseball gets a lot of its talent from Latin America, and more specifically Cuba. Baseball is unique in the way that it recruits players. Or maybe it’s not, but it’s certainly one that seems a bit unstructured. They do get players from the NCAA, but a fair bit of…
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Should Chris Sale Take it Easy if He Wants to Compete in October?
In baseball, is there something to be said about taking it easy in September, in order to prepare for postseason October? Boston Manager Alexa Cora may have gained some valuable experience last year, as bench coach of the Houston Astros. He remembered how the Astros sat down with Dallas Keuchel and Justin Verlander in September to…
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Why Are the Baltimore Orioles So Bad This Season?
In sports, teams are defined by two things – their wins and their losses. Sure, players have an impact on these things, but at the end of the day, we judge teams based on that criteria. Wins lead to championships. But losses. Well, they can define a team, but in a different way. The Baltimore…
