National League

“If he’s a good hitter how come he doesn’t hit good?”One of my favorite lines from Moneyball, and it applies a bit to the San Diego Padres so far this season. They have more problems than just the lineup, but that seems to be the main one.…

It’s Always Sunny in WrexhamPhoto: APAs season one of FX’s Welcome to Wrexham concluded, we saw the Welsh football club narrowly miss out on a promotion to the top four tiers of England’s professional football pyramid. And for those living…

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds celebrates with Eoghan O’Connell after the Welsh team beat Notts County on April 10, 2023 | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters Ryan Reynolds punched the air before turning to embrace Rob McElhenney as…

Has there been a closer franchise to winning a World Series ever that never reached the pinnacle than the Texas Rangers? The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex’s Major League Baseball team had multiple squads good enough to be the sport’s last…

The Milwaukee Brewers have pissed off their aceImage: Getty ImagesHow much money is $750,000 to a baseball team, hm? According to Spotrac, the Milwaukee Brewers have already determined the 2023 salaries for 20 of their players. All of them…

Albert Pujols of Team Ryan shoots a layup against content creator Jesser of Team Dwayne during the second quarter in the 2023 NBA All-Star Ruffles Celebrity Game.Image: Getty ImagesAlbert Pujols and D.K. Metcalf aren’t in the same universe…

Image: Getty ImagesIt’s bad enough that there have been 16 NBA playoff spots since 1984. At that time there were only 23 teams in the league. It’s 2022, and still more than half of the league gets into the playoffs, and that’s not even…

Trea Turner is headed for Philly.Image: Getty ImagesDave Dombrowski and the Philadelphia Phillies apparently don’t understand the new atmosphere of baseball. The expanded playoffs mean, or were supposed to mean, that teams don’t have to go…

Image: Getty ImagesThe term five-tool player gets tossed around a lot in baseball. Anybody with that moniker will likely have a good shot at winning an MVP Award at some point in their career. We’re not looking at those players. We’re…

Illustration: Getty ImagesIt may be time to finally eliminate the charades known as the American and National League. Just tell it to the Judge — Aaron Judge.The Yankee slugger’s 62 home run season has been roundly celebrated as a new…