104 years ago Major League Baseball suffered one the darkest periods it has ever experienced. The year was 1919 and the World Series involved the champions of the American League, the Chicago White Sox taking on the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. What ensued was the only known fixed baseball championship when members of the White Sox opted to throw the World Series ...
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The History of Winning Baseball's Triple Crown
In baseball one of the most coveted awards but what is very difficult to achieve is winning the triple crown. To do that a player has to lead the majors in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in. So difficult it is to achieve that only 16 players in history have accomplished the feat. Of those 16, 10 were American Leaguers. The last time it was done came 11 years ago i ...

Welcome Home, Andrew McCutchen
This baseball season the Pittsburgh Pirates and their fans will welcome home a player who should have never left in the first place. 2023 marks the return of outfielder Andrew McCutchen returning to the Bucs after playing last season with the Milwaukee Brewers. McCutchen’s career began with a baseball scholarship to the University of Florida but the Pirates also drafted him wi ...

Pitchers Are Improving, Forcing the MLB to Compensate, but Not Without Controversy
In 2022, the league batting average was .243, the lowest it’s been in 55 years; league-wide batting averages have dropped each season since 2016, aside from 2019. The staple for recognizing if a player is an elite batter has always been roughly a .300 batting average or higher. However, by 2022 standards, a .255 batting average is good enough to qualify as a better than an abo ...

Repeat Champions in All Major College and Professional Sports Leagues
Now that the University of Georgia Bulldogs have won their second consecutive NCAA football championship, they’ve accomplished something that has been proven to be very difficult to achieve not just in college football but in all other sports; repeating as champions. Repeat Champions in NCAA Football Not since 2011 and 2012 has a collegiate team won the title in successive ...

Remembering Roberto Clemente
If you are a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates and were watching them play in the 1960s and 1970s then you may not realize that this month marks the 50th anniversary of the tragic death of Buccos' superstar and Baseball Hall of Fame member Roberto Clemente.

A Night to Remember in the 2013 MLB National League Wild-Card Game
Nine years ago on October 1, 2013, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds in the National League wild-card game that might just be the most memorable event in Buccos history. It wasn’t so much memorable for the Pirates' victory that propelled them into the divisional championship but rather what the fans did that night specifically to Reds starter Johnny Cueto. In ...

How Valuable is Christian Yelich to the Brewers?
The Milwaukee Brewers recently announced the mutual departure of outfielder Lorenzo Cain, 36, after a six-year tenure with the franchise. Cain, a fan favorite, had two stints with Milwaukee. Known for his freakish athleticism and miraculous catches. But this season, Cain met an all-time low. With 145 at bats Cain had a career-low .179 batting average and only one homer. On an ...

World Series 2022 Predictions
With Opening Day behind us already, the 2022 MLB season is already underway. Baseball season is finally here, and we’re more excited than ever. Whether you’ve been watching the action unfold or perhaps you’re jumping in now, we’ve got all the information you need. From odds to picks, the teams in favor change often. If you’re interested in World Series 2022 predictions, keep r ...

The Decline of Christian Yelich
Brewer Bound In 2018, first-year Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich made an immediate impact. Having a breakout season becoming a first-time All-Star. Continuing to catch fire in the second half of the season, eventually leading Milwaukee to an NL Central best 96-67 record. Yelich finished the 2018 season with a .367 batting average, .402 on-base percentage, and a . ...