Tackling the biggest issues in sports from sports media students at Seton Hall
With the recent injury and consequent ankle surgery to New York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird, I was inspired to look into the other troubling health problems of significant players among the league. How will these injuries affect the bottom line? 1B Greg Bird: Surgery to remove a small broken spur on the outside aspect…
MLB NL Power Rankings #1 – Chicago Cubs The Cubs have done enough work this offseason to merit the top spot on this list, mainly because of their addition of SP Yu Darvish. Their rotation is locked in with each pitcher more than capable of keeping their ERA in the 3.00-3.80 range. The signing of…
MLB AL Power Rankings: #1 – Houston Astros Starting with the reigning World Series Champions, who were the second-best team in the American League last year with a 101-61 win-loss record. They have not added any position players and they did not need to. With stars like Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve, and George Springer they…
Image courtesy of MLB.com Through a hunt to find an internship or a job, I decided to start looking into other fields of sports that I had not already looked at. This led me to consider a path in sports media and specifically social media. My brother has a friend, Matt Stein, who works for…
Anyone who has been to a professional baseball game has heard David Bowie’s “Changes” blaring during a pitching change. But in 2018, change brings on new meaning across Major League Baseball with a host of prominent players making a switch in the position they play. With strange house cleanings across the league during the offseason,…
During the early 2000’s, Billy Beane, a general manager for the Oakland A’s, created a strategy for drafting and acquiring players that would change the way we analyze sports forever. Beane and his staff were able to take a shoestring budget and transform the A’s into a power house in the American League. Their plan…
The MLB offseason has been uncharacteristically slow this winter, as most free agents have yet to find a team for next season. Most franchises have used the trade market to find upgrades for their team, acquiring players through prospects rather large contracts. With spring training approaching, here are the top five remaining free agents that…