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Photographs & Memories of Father’s Day weekends at the ballpark!

For as long as I can remember growing up, Father’s Day was a special day with grandfathers, and my dad. There was usually a barbecue with dad having a spatula in-hand flipping burgers over the hot coals. Besides his birthday, … Continue reading

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The Boys of Summer are nowhere to be found except for at home and local hospitals

Today at 5:43 PM ET, it is officially summer in the northern hemisphere of the United States; however, the “Boys of Summer” are missing. They could actually play with waivers in every MLB stadium in the U.S. But instead, the … Continue reading

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Just tell the fans “when and where!”

They say the customer is always right. But do the employees and owners of Major League Baseball care about their customers, aka the fans, in this latest round of baseball negotiations? Ticket sales were already on the decline last year. … Continue reading

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The battle cry from the players was “When and Where”; Manfred gave them that. Now “Whoa and What”!

Major League Baseball players created a hashtag response of #WhenAndWhere that they would show up to play as soon as a date was given to play ball by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. With a two-day secret meeting between Manfred and MLBPA … Continue reading

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Baseball’s unfortunate war

  If you just landed here from Mars and you got wind of the ongoing battle between the MLB’s players and owners in the midst of a global pandemic and massive social upheaval you would conclude that there is no … Continue reading

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Every 8 days lost to arguing is another 5% lost for a potential partial season for MLB

The chasm between MLB and their players is jagged and deep. Here we are a month later and still fighting over money with no start to a 2020 baseball season. This feels more like a divorce than a reconciliation.

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Analysis: The Washington Nationals World Series windfall was blown away by COVID-19

Every team that surprises the world with a World Series appearance has a huge financial windfall in the following season. Winners get the benefits. It is just the way it is. The Washington Nationals were set to reap the rewards … Continue reading

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The mock drafts got it wrong again; Cade Cavalli to the #Nats in the 1st round!

The draft is so hit-or-miss like a deceptive breaking pitch that will buckle your knees when you were looking fastball. Every draft class can be analyzed in hindsight years down the road to look at names of “can’t miss” first … Continue reading

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The amateur draft begins shortly with a new format and much less money in the pool!

While there is no agreement between MLB and the player’s union to “Play Ball”, we have a baseball event playing out “live” in the form of the amateur baseball draft. Very much like the NFL Draft during the COVID-19 crisis, … Continue reading

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Ten years ago, history was forever changed when Stephen Strasburg made his debut! A Kory Casto strikeout on 9/19/2008 might have made it all possible!

Exactly a decade ago, were you one of the lucky 40,315 fans in a sold-out Nationals Park to witness the “debut”? What Nats fan could forget June 8, 2010 when Stephen Strasburg made his MLB debut for the Washington Nationals? … Continue reading

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