By Dave Holcomb Since the second half of the season started just a mere week and a half ago, baseball fans have seen Tampa Bay visit Boston and New York, the Yankees and Orioles at Fenway, and Texas hosting Baltimore and then travelling to Cleveland, but the most anticipated and biggest series of the first four months of 2013 takes place this week. In a city that’s used … [Read more...] about St. Louis Cardinal at Pittsburgh Pirates: The Biggest Series of the Season
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Pittsburgh Pirates: why they shouldn’t trade for Cliff Lee
By Dave Holcomb Many baseball columnists have been writing and discussing whether the Pirates should go after Phillies Ace Cliff Lee if he indeed goes on the market this month. Even with all the cons, analysts are arguing for Pittsburgh to acquire Lee to help the team make a push towards the postseason. As a long-time Pirates fan, however, I hope this trade never … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Pirates: why they shouldn’t trade for Cliff Lee
National League: still too early playoff predictions
By Dave Holcomb We are at the midway point of the baseball season, sort of. For whatever reason, Major League Baseball has its All-Star game slightly more than halfway. Anyway, with about 95 games in the books, the playoff picture all set right. Well, again not really. It’s still too early to officially predict what teams will be playing in October, but what the heck, … [Read more...] about National League: still too early playoff predictions
I Am A Fair-Weathered Fan!
By Paul Casey Gotham What started as a Spring Break with the prospect of seeing multiple games at several venues on a variety of levels ended with us arriving home a day early having seen just a few innings of baseball. That's okay. Quality can supersede quantity especially when it comes to peanuts and cracker jacks. I'm not quite sure that makes sense, but we'll go … [Read more...] about I Am A Fair-Weathered Fan!