If nothing else, these Seattle Mariners are baseball’s ultimate duality, hoarding the game’s most precious and fading commodity to great success, providing the proper foundation to attain the ultimate goal. “Pitching is king,” notes Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, proud receiver of a starting rotation that’s pitched more innings than all but one major league club […]
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The everybody-into-the-pool vibes of Major League Baseball’s modern playoff structure certainly dashes the concept of “surprise teams.” Yet it still calls for clarity. And with the first of America’s big three grillin’ out, chillin’ out weekends at hand, it’s about that time to separate the title contenders from the faux-tenders. As the MLB season creeps […]
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Paul Skenes needed just two starts to show Major League Baseball just how dominant he can be. And he’s still not scraping his ceiling. Skenes struck out 11 Chicago Cubs in six no-hit innings at Wrigley Field and earned his first major league win as his Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cubs, 9-3. History will have […]
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