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Artificial turf fields becoming more popular?

Artificial turf was once a common occurrence at the Major League level, with places like Three Rivers Stadium utilizing non-natural playing surfaces.  Most ballparks now have natural grass, with Tampa Bay and Toronto being the only cities without it.  Is there a reason why artificial turf has almost disappeared from the big league ballparks?  If […]

Rebuilding, rebranding, and ‘The Process’

Rebuilding has always been a thing for sports teams.  It has become a way of life for some franchises in the last decade.  Now, it seems the characteristics of a rebuild have spread to teams who are not so much in the rebuild phase anymore. The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros endured numerous seasons of […]

Shifts in baseball and defending drag bunts

Shifts in baseball have become commonplace at the Major and minor league level.  They are used tactically to try to prevent hitters from getting on base by placing defenders in more accurate positions.  Essentially, teams want to put defenders where the hitters put the ball in play most often. This is a simple enough concept, […]

2018 Season could be as unpredictable as March Madness – or not

The 2018 season has yet to begin, but there is a already a huge gap for expectations between the best and worst teams. Every site, writer, and ‘expert’ is making their season predictions, but this is no March Madness bracket packed with upsets. The strong have gotten stronger and the rest have fallen further behind. […]

Double dip from the prospects pool

If you are a fan of a team that spends dollar dollar bills, it may come as a surprise that most team actually have to draft and develop their own prospects each year. It isn’t plausible to simply fill holes in a team’s lineup or rotation with veteran all-star free agents every year. This dilemma […]