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MLB Weekend Preview: Phillies and Padres Set to Do Battle

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

September is nearly upon us, which means the race to the playoffs is nearly over in Baseball. Phillies need a big weekend The reigning back-to-back National League champions simply aren’t getting it done this season. Atlanta is doing all in its power to give Bobby Cox the perfect send-off in his final season, leaving the...

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MLB Weekend Preview: American League

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Minnesota can come close to locking down the AL Central title this weekend with a strong showing against the Angels. Twins can sweep Angels Minnesota enters its series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (seriously Bud Selig, make them pick which city they’re in) on the back of an 11-0 shutout against the White...

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MLB Weekend Preview: National League

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Giants and Cardinals headline a fantastic weekend of action in the National League. Al Dannity likes the Cardinals to impress in Wildcard chase. St. Louis can come out on top The Cardinals welcome the Giants this weekend for a three game set which could have major implications for the Wildcard chase. Neither side is...

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MLB Preview: Padres and Giants Headline a Big Weekend

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

It’s a big weekend in Baseball, especially out in the NL West where Al Dannity expects an epic battle. Giants need to mind Lincecum’s health The San Diego Padres are enjoying their best season in years but they need a good performance this weekend to keep the dream going. The Padres travel to San Francisco...

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Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner Dead at 80

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The details are still sketchy but New York Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner has reportedly died after suffering a massive heart attack. Emergency crews responded to a call at Steinbrenner’s home in Tampa Monday night and rushed him to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he passed away. He was pronounced dead at 6:30 a.m. Steinbrenner, who turned...

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MLB Preview: Yankees at Mariners

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Yankees ride into Seattle with a two game lead in the AL East. Will they still top Baseball’s toughest division come the All-Star break? Al Dannity likes their chances. Time to move up a gear It’s July yet dark clouds loom over Seattle. A storm is coming, one that always hits MLB betting this...

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MLB Preview: Yankees and Blue Jays Provide the Highlight of the AL Schedule

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

It’s a big weekend for the Blue Jays and Yankees with Toronto’s playoff hopes on the line. Al Dannity says the AL East race will officially shrink to three by Monday. Critical series for Toronto Considering teams in the Major Leagues play 162 games in a season, it seems odd to put a lot of...

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MLB Preview: Giants and Rockies Do Battle

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies highlight a great weekend of Baseball in the National League. Giants need to perform on the road Never let it be said that I have an East Coast bias. There’s not doubt the best match-up this weekend is out in the NL West where the San Francisco Giants...

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California Dreaming on an Interleague Baseball Weekend

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle wonders if it was the return of interleague play that so bothered Lady Gaga in Queens last night. Lady Gaga is doing some media crossover this weekend. The singer attended the Padres at Mets game in Citi Field last night but the New York crowd, as only a New York crowd can do,...

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Strasburg Mania Hits Washington

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Strasburg mania is here and it’s only going to get bigger as the phenom recorded 14 Ks and no walks in a stunning debut for the Washington Nationals. Al Dannity says it’s time to believe the hype. The Nationals are relevant For the brave few that have followed the Washington Nationals in recent years this...

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Jim Joyce's Blown Call Makes Galarraga a True Winner

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle looks back at the extraordinary events in Detroit last night, when a bad call in a ball game taught us about courage in adversity. Every now and again something happens in sports that transcends the game itself to remind you why we spend so much time watching sports, playing sports, or betting on...

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Another Dry Summer for Chicago Baseball?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle hopes Chicago enjoys the hockey – the Windy City isn’t likely to find any joy from baseball this summer. The always volatile White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was in the news again this week, having blown his top with umpire Joe West when West called two balks on Chicago’s Mark Buehrle in their...

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Mets, Yankees Best Interleague Series

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle looks at how interleague baseball has become just another part of summer. Almost. It’s a measure of how highly baseball values history and tradition that interleague play is still widely regarded as something dangerously new-fangled, even though interleague play has been around for thirteen years. Thirteen years is a long time in the...

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Twins at Yankees Weekend Preview

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle looks forward to the Twins’ visit to the Bronx this weekend. Tampa Bay has the best record in the American League right now at 24-10 but the Yankees and Twins aren’t far behind at 22-12 each. How strange, then, that there seems a definite lack of confidence in either camp on the eve...

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Dallas Braden Records the 19th Perfect Game in MLB History

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Oakland’s Dallas Braden may have lost more games than he’s won but on Sunday he was nothing short of perfect. Comfortably perfect Given the extraordinary rarity of perfect games it is remarkable how few tense moments there were during Dallas Braden’s remarkable performance against the Tampa Bay Rays. Last year Mark Buehrle needed a dramatic...

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Yankees at Red Sox Preview

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle wonders if a four game sweep of the Angels will give Boston just the boost it needs before You-Know-Who arrives at Fenway Park tonight. Boston has had an awful start to the season. Paul Testa is getting teased on the excellent Fire Brand blog for hitting the panic button after the Sox lost...

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Mets at Phillies Weekend Preview

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle is looking forward to some high class pitching in this season’s first series between the Mets and the Phillies. There has never been a more mixed up Major League franchise than the New York Mets. Founded in 1962 to replace the terrible void left in the city by the Dodgers and Giants’ western...

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Is It Ever Wise to Defy the Baseball Gods?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle wants Roger Goodell to say it ain’t so – surely the NFL Commish wouldn’t be so foolish as to risk the awesome wrath of the baseball gods? The NFL may be the biggest sports organisation in America, but it’s always a mistake to push your luck. So it’s very surprising, therefore, that NFL...

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Giants to Squeeze Home in the NL West

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The NL West looks to be the most competitive division in all of Baseball and Al Dannity reckons it could go to the final day. Pick your poison The top of the National League’s West division is a bizarre cocktail of hitting, pitching, and balance. After accelerating through a re-building program the Giants are once...

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Angels to Claim Another AL West Title

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Angels may be lacking Lackey but Al Dannity still backs Anaheim to rule the AL West in 2010. A tougher test These are not your 2009 Angels. Gone are John Lackey, Chone Figgins, and Vladimir Guerrero. The addition of Hideki Matusi won’t offset the loss defensively but the World Series MVP will assure Anaheim...