Michael Conforto and Aaron Judge launched a pair of home runs further than 440 feet in their victories. The Cubs and Pirates stayed scorching hot while Milwaukee continues to free fall. Out west, Alex Wood finally appeared to be human as Atlanta crushed the Dodgers. St. Louis Cardinals (47-49) 11 Chicago Cubs (49-46) 4 CHICAGO- Both starting pitchers allowed two earned … [Read more...] about Sox ‘Sale’ to victory; Garcia goes Grande; Conforto and Judge unleash
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48 and 49: the Tale of Two 26-year old Cy Young Contenders
By TIM MULLHAUPT Without question the MLB's most sought-after pitching award is based off one's entire body of work in a given year. If the season ended today, I'd have no qualms handing Chris Archer the AL hardware (his K/9 giving him the nod over the nearly identical Sonny Gray) and I'd be content giving Gerrit Cole his first big league accolade that didn't end in "of the … [Read more...] about 48 and 49: the Tale of Two 26-year old Cy Young Contenders
Clay Buchholz, Hollywood hurts, HOTlanta and the MLB Splinters
By Taylor Nigrelli Eventful would be an understatement when describing the first two weeks of the MLB season. We’ve been witness to impossibly bad offense, incredible starts to the season by a handful of pitchers and two near no hitters. Some teams have started better than expected (See: Atlanta) while others haven’t had quite the start they’d hoped for (think … [Read more...] about Clay Buchholz, Hollywood hurts, HOTlanta and the MLB Splinters