Behind the Plate with DJ
Welcome to Behind the Plate With DJ, a weekly look at what is going on in the world of baseball. This series will weigh in on the interesting, the controversial, and the downright cool. The play of the...
View Article2016 MLB Awards and Playoffs Predictions
It’s that time of year: Major League Baseball’s Opening Day. As the much anticipated day rises over the horizon, DJ Weller and Julian Beck have put together their 2016 award winners and playoff...
View ArticleWhat Should The Brewers Do With Lucroy?
Embed from Getty Images The fate of Jonathan Lucroy has been up in the air since the Brewers went into rebuild mode at the trade deadline last June. They have traded away Carlos Gomez, Aramis Ramirez,...
View ArticleBehind the Plate With DJ
Welcome to Behind the Plate With DJ, a weekly look at what is going on in the world of baseball. This series will weigh in on the interesting, the controversial, and the downright cool. The play of the...
View ArticleWas Pulling Ross Stripling the Right Call?
Embed from Getty Images The Los Angeles Dodgers may have found a gem in rookie pitcher Ross Stripling. Stripling went 7 1/3 innings without allowing a hit against the San Francisco Giants on Friday...
View ArticleNew Slide Rule: Week 1 Review
Embed from Getty Images While you may question an outfielder’s route to the baseball or that outfielder’s decision to dive or not dive after the fly ball, you generally understand that the fielder had...
View ArticleAmerican League West X-Factors
What is an X-Factor? Well there are different definitions, but for this specific article an X-Factor is someone who plays a play big role for their team to make the playoffs or for a team that isn’t in...
View ArticleMLB Power Rankings
Embed from Getty Images We are one full week into the season and we have more than enough to talk about. The biggest stories of the week involve three rookies in Trevor Story of the Colorado Rockies,...
View ArticleBehind The Plate With DJ
Welcome to Behind the Plate With DJ, a weekly look at what is going on in the world of baseball. This series will weigh in on the interesting, the controversial, and the downright cool. The play of the...
View ArticleBringing Youth Back to Baseball
What do you think of when the word “baseball” is said? Maybe it’s summer, grass, warm, dirt, youth, yelling, and beer. On the other hand, others will say PEDs, cheating, steroids, tainted home runs....
View ArticleSan Francisco Giants Rotation: Time For a Change?
The San Francisco Giants sit at one game below .500 and are tied for second place in the NL West with the hot Arizona Diamondbacks, and half a game behind the Dodgers. In the early parts of the season...
View ArticleBehind the Plate with DJ
Welcome to Behind the Plate With DJ, a weekly look at what is going on in the world of baseball. This series will weigh in on the interesting, the controversial, and the downright cool. The play of the...
View ArticleA Look at the MLB All-Star Ballot
Embed from Getty Images With the All-Star game right around the corner and balloting being already open, it is a good time to discuss who to vote for and who deserves to be an All-Star. Catcher Embed...
View ArticleAll-Star Game Youth Movement
Embed from Getty Images Baseball has long been a sport for the younger players in the game, long ago that meant 26-29. Fast forward to now where we have young players coming up and making a impact at...
View ArticleAtlanta Braves: The Future Could Be Bright…Eventually
Times are not great for the Atlanta Braves, as they are currently 20.5 games back behind the first place Washington Nationals in the National League East. The Braves sit at a record of 26-52, which is...
View Article2016 MLB Mid-Season Awards
(Photo: Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports) With half the games in the books it is now time to see everyone’s and every site’s mid-season awards. Of course they don’t mean anything and it is everyone’s...
View ArticleMLB Power Rankings
Embed from Getty Images The All-Star Break is here and we’ve learned a few things. First off, the San Francisco Giants are very well aware of it being an even year. They currently hold the best...
View ArticleDo Cubs or Yankees Benefit More From Chapman Trade?
Embed from Getty Images With the MLB trade deadline looming, “trade watch” has officially kicked off. As such, players will begin to move and rumors will swirl more often than ice cream. Despite any...
View ArticleCheering for a Losing Team
Embed from Getty Images It was your typical unexciting midweek baseball game in August. Only a handful of fans gathered at Nationals Park to see the Nationals play a team with the worst record in...
View ArticleMLB Trade Deadline: End of the Season Winners and Losers
The MLB trade deadline is always one of the most exciting moments in sports every summer. Who will be traded? Who won’t be traded? Which team will give up on this year and plan for the future? Which...
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