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    Early Impressions of the 2020-2021 NBA Season

    Early Impressions of the 2020-2021 NBA Season

    A Review of This Crazy NFL Offseason

    A Review of This Crazy NFL Offseason

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    A look back at some of the MLB's early season trends

    A look back at some of the MLB's early season trends

    About 20 games into this baseball season, I took a look at six teams who were either severely outperforming or underperforming on their expectations for the year and decided whether those trends were likely to continue. 40 games into the future and with a much clearer view of how the MLB is shaking out, let’s revisit those teams and see how they’ve since played, as well as once again predict whether they can sustain their current level (or even improve upon it). Boston Red So
    Looking at early season MLB performances

    Looking at early season MLB performances

    Are the Red Sox currently suffering from a World Series hangover? Many in the media would lead you to believe so, as would Boston’s 7-13 record (good for last in the AL East). And while they don't have much of a bullpen, they bring nearly an identical copy of last year’s champions into the 2019 season, showing this slow start is probably nothing more than precisely that. Boston is not the only team to surprise, however, in the early going, so let’s take a look at which teams
    One team from each division in the MLB that could shake things up

    One team from each division in the MLB that could shake things up

    Trades and signings in the MLB offseason have started to gain some traction here, and there have been some surprisingly active (and dormant) teams so far. Let’s look at one team from each division that can shake things up come 2019. AL East Tampa Bay Rays: Shrouded by the Oakland Athletics’ magical 97-win campaign, the Rays actually compiled 90 wins of their own last season. It may seem as if they have been rebuilding, what with trades of Corey Dickerson, Chris Archer, Evan L
    Trade Deadline outlook for bubble teams

    Trade Deadline outlook for bubble teams

    Today I figure I revisit a classic, by which I mean an idea I’ve already used once before. As we enter the second half of baseball (kicked off by the Cubs’ 9-6 win over the Cardinals last night), I think it apt to look at the ‘bubble’ teams in the MLB this year and what their Trade Deadline strategies should be. Why don’t we start with the American League, as the top-heaviness of this 15-team cohort makes Deadline strategies much clearer for many organizations. Oh and for the
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