Game of the Day Yankees vs Nationals Keys for the Yankees: Get the power bats going early. This will make it so that the Nationals’ pitching staff can’t get going early. That’s going to be key if the Yankees want to overcome Scherzer and the Nationals. Gerrit Cole NEEDS to do well, even with Juan…
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2020 Preseason Predictions
Before I get into the article, I just want to let you know that Baseball News Now is back for good for the 2020 baseball season! Playoff Predictions Of course, before every season you ALWAYS have to pick who you think will win the playoffs! Here’s my picks! Let me know your picks my commenting!…
38 MLB PLAYERS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
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TOP 10 WORST FIELDERS IN 2019
Sometimes a player is so good at offense that they let it slide at defense. That is the case for these 10 players, as we rank the top 10 worst defenders in 2019. Note: DRATING, or Defensive Rating, is a defensive measurement stat on Fangraphs.com where 0 is league average, -15 is horrible, and 15…
A Look Back At The 2013 NL Wild Card Game
It’s chaos in PNC Park where the Reds play the Pirates in the 2013 NL Wild Card Game. As Russell Martin stepped up to the plate in the Bottom of the Second, the Marlon Byrd HR that had just happened 2 plays ago was on everyone’s mind. On a 1-1 count, Johnny Cueto, the starting…
Is A Pitching Clock Necessary?
Pitching clocks are a way of keeping down the pace of play. As the MLB tries to speed up the game (and fails), it has implemented a lot of different tactics. The pitching clock is one of them. But do we need it? For the past few years in AA and AAA there already was…
Should Players Bat Flip?
As long as anyone can remember, there has been an unwritten rule about bat flipping. It’s a huge no-no in baseball. So when Tim Anderson hit a home run off of Brad Keller and he bat flipped, Keller got to plunk him with a ball. But should players bat flip? The Tim Anderson bat flip…
Should The MLB Season Have Fans?
I’ve covered if they will, who will, and how they will, but I haven’t covered if the MLB should have fans. So that’s the question that I’m going to be answering in this article — Should the MLB season have fans? As of the late in some places, COVID-19 cases are picking up. Places like…
Each Position Ranked By Quality Of Hitting
10. Pitchers This is the obvious pick here, and with a combined .322 OPS, pitchers just aren’t good at hitting. It’s not what they’re paid to do. 9. Catchers See my article on Why Catchers are Bad At Hitting 8. Second Baseman This surprised me a bit, but the more that you think about it…
A Guide To All Things Fans And Stadiums (And How To Act)
Part 1: Will There Be Fans At All? Since the MLB won’t tell teams not to have fans, it’s still up in the air as to whether teams will bring in fans. And while there has been reason to believe that there will be fans (Jim Crane saying, “That’s the plan”), there’s also plenty of…