The mission for Dave Dombrowski this off-season is clear: acquire plate discipline. That’s easier said than done, as most players with great discipline are star players on good teams who aren’t being traded and won’t become free agents until they’re either old or busted. The need is especially acute in the outfield, one of the…
The San Francisco 49ers (3-3) could have had an advantage entering Sunday with ten days off since their last game. That advantage, however, is lost, as the Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) come to Santa Clara off of their bye week. The Chiefs’ last game was Week 5, when they beat the New Orleans Saints by a final score of 26-13, the…
The man who sings the National Anthem at Boston Bruins home games is coming to Springfield for a special performance before Saturday night’s Thunderbirds game. If you have been to a Bruins game at TD Garden over the last several years, you have heard the voice of Todd Angilly. “I got a lot into performing…
Many in baseball expected the Chicago White Sox to trade both Luis Robert Jr. and Garrett Crochet at the trade deadline this year. But, Chicago held onto both players as they weren’t getting the trade returns that they expected to get. Now, this offseason, Robert is expected to be dealt while Crochet is a bit of a…
I am admittedly walking a tight rope here. I am trying to accomplish two different things in one article without boring everyone to tears. First, I want to reintroduce the Hall of Fame Index and what it does. Secondly, we are using it as a way to evaluate what the Astros can do with Alex Bregman and…
The San Francisco 49ers will have revenge on their minds when they face the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs in a Super Bowl rematch on Sunday. The Chiefs have beaten the 49ers in the Super Bowl twice in the past five seasons, including last February when San Francisco led in the fourth quarter. It is something…
C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans know what they’re getting into this Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. Not only are the Packers a good team — they’re 4-2 and coming off their most complete game of the season — but there’s certainly gravity in the location of the game. Green Bay’s Lambeau Field is…
If Penrith continues its outright refusal to play in the World Club Challenge, there is one simple solution – strip the NRL premiers of the honour and let Melbourne take their place. The Panthers disrespected the concept by boycotting the game before their English opposition was even decided. Did Penrith think to check with Super League grand finalists…
The Houston Astros 2024 season fell short of expectations, losing to the Detroit Tigers in the AL Wild Card round. This comes just one year after Houston lost to the Texas Rangers in seven games in the ALCS. Could Houston’s era of dominance finally be ending? After the 2023 season, the Astros parted ways with longtime manager…
The Los Angeles Clippers have ruled superstar F Kawhi Leonard out for an unspecified amount of time as he rehabs knee immflamuation that has been persistent for months – which also caused Leonard to miss Team USA’s Olympic run over the summer. This doesn’t come as a huge surprise, as Clippers’ head coach Tyronn Lue…
The Boston Bruins kicked off their early-season three-game road trip in Colorado Wednesday night and came away with a 5-3 win over the struggling Avalanche. Boston improved to 3-2-0 and the Avs fell to 0-4-0, which is stunning. The Black and Gold seem to have avoid a major injury and that’s where we’ll begin this…
Most Braves fans that are still tuning into what’s going on in the playoffs take a seat on their couch each night and pray that someone other than the Mets and Dodgers win the World Series, but some Braves aren’t quite done dancing on the graves of arguably their most-hated rivals’ rivals, including one player…