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Fixing What Isn't Broken in the MLB All-Star Game
Once again, the voters got it mostly right in picking players for this year's All-Star Game, which will once again be kind of boring and kind of fun. Here are some fixes anyway.
The Greatest Swing in History, and the Worst Inning: Dave Brown's Unscientific MLB Power Rankings
This week, Ronald Torreyes Swings for the fences, Cleveland reaches for the history books, and Clayton Kershaw displays a rare sign of mortality.
Ichiro's Greatest Hits and Yordano Ventura's Good Reputation: Dave Brown's Unscientific MLB Power Rankings
This week in baseball, get intimate with Juan Uribe, get sad with James Shields, and get some lemonade with Yordano Ventura.
Urias Debuts, Yu Returns, and the A-Rod Dog: Dave Brown's Unscientific Power Rankings
Another week, another set of unscientific power rankings. This week, Dave Brown looks at Clayton Kershaw's tumbling strikeout-to-walk ratio, among other things.
For The Angels, There's No Such Thing As A Good Trade For Mike Trout
Despite having the best player in baseball, the Angels are dead in the water. It's natural that Mike Trout trade rumors would follow, but also...nah. Just nah.
Padres Rule, Big Papi Crushes, and Snorting Coke-Cain: Dave Brown's Unscientific MLB Power Rankings
We took the math out of power rankings because math is hard. Instead, we have camo suits, Thor's home runs, and Bartolo's slow ass home run trot.
Byron Buxton and the Loneliness of Learning on the Job
Byron Buxton became baseball's top prospect because of his unique collection of high-caliber skills. Called up by the Minnesota Twins, he hass scuffled and suffered in the bigs because baseball is hard.
It’s OK to Have the Hots for Baseball Players: A Manifesto
Baseball's gatekeepers haven't quite figured out how to deal with female fans both liking what they see and knowing what they're talking about. Let's fix that.
Josh Donaldson's Two-Way Play Has Justified MVP Case
The AL MVP award is shaping up to be a two-man race between All-Stars Josh Donaldson and Mike Trout. Toronto has only had one MVP winner in club history—George Bell in 1987.
Mike Trout Leads Off All-Star Game with Home Run
Mike Trout, who is apparently unstoppable in All-Star Games, lead-off the festivities in Cincinnati with a home run.
Mike Trout Steals Third With Incredible Sliding Swim Move
Mike Trout stole third with a ridiculous slide that fooled the umpire and needed to be challenged and overruled.
Angels, A's, And Agony
As the sports world readies itself for some football, the best pennant race in baseball is becoming an all out dogfight.