Tag: MLB
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Chasing Perfection: The Roy Halladay Story
¡BIENVENIDOS A MIAMI! It’s Saturday, May 29th, 2010. The Florida Marlins are hosting the Philadelphia Phillies on a hot, humid night in Miami in front of a crowd of 25,086 people. This crowd represents just over half of the total capacity of Sun Life Stadium (known today as Hard Rock Stadium), a football arena doubling…
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Pride of Detroit: The Story of the “Gritty Tigs”
It’s August 10th, 2024. The Detroit Tigers just lost by a score of 3-1 to the San Francisco Giants. Detroit’s record is 55-63, and they hold a 0.2% chance of making the American League (AL) playoffs, which begin on October 1st, 2024. Less than two weeks earlier, just prior to the MLB trade deadline, the…
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The MVP Blog’s Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2024
Welcome to the 3rd annual Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Blog! To begin, let’s briefly explain our Hall of Fame, and how it differs from Cooperstown. The classes of 1936-2021 are the same. Everyone who was already in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame will remain, nobody gets the boot. From 2022 onwards,…
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The Official 2023 MLB Twitter Hashtag Rankings
Ah. The phenomenon of the Twitter Hashtag. I once wrote a college application essay about the phenomenon of the hashtag. It was for the University of Chicago. I did well on my ACT, got very good grades in high school, and had my fair share of extracurriculars, but getting into a school as prestigious as…
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2023 MLB Preview
Happy Opening Day to all who choose to celebrate. With the new season comes new hopes, new dreams, and a 162-game slate that is sure to be full of ups and downs. Just remember, no matter how your team starts, it’s a long season. Like a REALLY FREAKING LONG season. Don’t overreact to an 8-2…
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The MVP Blog’s Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2023
Welcome to the 2nd annual Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Blog! To begin, let’s briefly explaining our Hall of Fame, and how it differs from Cooperstown. The classes of 1936-2021 are the same. Everyone who was already in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame will remain, nobody gets the boot. From 2022 onwards,…
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Tumultuous and Improbable: The 2022 Philadelphia Phillies
The Brains Dave Dombrowski is a winner through and through. At every stop, he has delivered. He won a World Series in 1997 serving as the General Manager for the Florida Marlins. From there, he went to Detroit and presided over the Tiger’s dominance of the AL Central, building a team that would win 4…
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2022 MLB Divisional Series: Previews and Predictions
The sun is setting earlier and earlier. The leaves have almost entirely changed to their beautiful orange and yellow colors. It’s getting brisk outside. Mid-terms are on the horizon. This all can mean only one thing. IT IS FALL. And that means it is officially time for playoff baseball. The Wild Card round saw some…
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Ranking the 2022 MLB Twitter Hashtags
When I was a small child, Myspace was the big social media platform. Many of you reading this probably have never even heard of Myspace, because it all but ended when Facebook came along. Facebook was about all I had for quite some time. And then came Twitter. And then Instagram. And then Snapchat. And…
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2022 Fantasy Baseball Love/Hate
Matthew Berry’s Love/Hate column is one of the most fun fantasy football articles that comes out every single year. And EVERYBODY reads it, no matter how many times he may lead us astray. This is my attempt at being Matthew Berry, but instead of looking at fantasy football, I’m interested in fantasy baseball. Below are…
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