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Gabe Kapler was 2021 NL Manager of the Year for a reasonImage: Getty ImagesThe San Francisco Giants have been one of the biggest disappointments of 2022. That was expected. We couldn’t expect Brandon Crawford to have another career year at…

Ouch.Screenshot: NBC Sports ChicagoI join many others in giving MLB hitters a hard time. The need to lift and drive has added an untenable amount of strikeouts to the game, and it can be frustrating watching guys simply pound contact right…

Frustration is building: Jorge Alfaro was batting just .100 in his last 7 gamesPhoto: APOn paper, the San Diego Padres got better at the trade deadline. In reality, they’ve gotten worse — and are very quickly becoming the laughingstock of…

Just leave him at home, Dodgers.Image: APCraig Kimbrel needs to be left off the Dodgers’ postseason roster.Sure, L.A. — the 2022 World Series favorite — is a sure bet to win its ninth NL West title in 10 years. And they may even challenge…

Last night, the Cards’ Chandler Redmond hit for the HR cycle for the first time in MLB history.Image: APSince 1900, a player has hit three home runs in an MLB game 624 times. Only 16 times has a player hit four. Nobody has ever hit five.The…

Tony La Russa was fighting hard to stay awake. We’ve all been there.Screenshot: NBC Sports ChicagoY’know, the White Sox do a lot of stupid shit, and we all have jokes at the ready for just about any eventuality. After all, they’ve been run…

Byron Buxton (l.) and game MVP Giancarlo Stanton powered the AL to a victory over the NLPhoto: Getty ImagesBlack baseball is coming back.It’s hard to deny when you look at the stars of last night’s All-Star Game. Giancarlo Stanton and Byron…

Missed it by that much.Photo: Getty ImagesChristian Arroyo had a blooper-reel-worthy moment Friday night as the Red Sox outfielder lost a Joey Gallo fly ball in the lights of Fenway Park in what turned out to be a 12-5 loss to the Yankees,…

MacKenzie Gore has a 1.50 ERA.Image: Getty ImagesVoting for the MLB All-Star Game opened yesterday. While the fans have all the power to send their favorite position players to the Midsummer Classic, pitchers will once again be determined…

Image: Getty ImagesIt has become tiring to describe baseball and those in it and just outside of it, as crusty. But it also hasn’t stopped me from being crusty on certain subjects that MLB has discussed to try and liven the game up. I hate…