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Corbin Burnes was the first pitcher since Felix Hernandez in 2010 to break the mold of what a Cy Young award winner is. For decades Cy Young’s were determined by Win-Loss record, Innings Pitched, and the success of the pitchers team. There were many instances where the best pitcher by all meaningful statistics such as …. Read More
Ryan Howard was a Phillies cornerstone for more than a decade at first base, leading them to a championship in 2008 alongside other stars such as Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, and Cole Hamels. His extreme power and patience were revered in Philadelphia as he dominated the National League in the late 2000s. But a lot …. Read More
Yesterday had two of the best full games of soccer I have ever watched. The two games were Spain V. Croatia and Switzerland V. France. The first game had it all from an insanely stupid own goal, to some of the best goals from open play of the tournament. Croatia’s golden generation is aging, while …. Read More
From the start of the 2021 season, Rafael Devers has had to prove himself. Like a lot of star players was coming off a down season in 2020, and his defense had been heavily criticized as the Red Sox had a pretty down season. But this year it has been different, he is leading AL …. Read More
Ronald Acuna has been an unbelievable talent since he came up as a rookie in 2018. After hitting 26 homers and hitting .293/.366/.552 he was named rookie of the year, but this season was nothing compared to what came next. In 2019 Acuna set the league on fire. Out of the leadoff spot he gave …. Read More
In the late 90s and early 2000s the MLB and especially the AL East was flush with stars. Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, Derek Jeter, among many others headlined a division that was one of the strongest in baseball. But the Toronto Blue Jays, after wining back to back World Series in 1992-1993 had …. Read More
This simplest of titles can describe what this blog is about. A baseball player named Fernando Tatis Jr. has taken the league by storm since debuting in 2019. After injuries as a rookie and a pandemic shortened 2020 season, we may finally see a full year of Tatis. So far in 2021 he is leading …. Read More
The third part of this series about Doug Pederson will be about this season and the future of this team. This season has been by no means a success. Pederson has had his first losing record since his first year. The Birds are 4-10-1 going into the final game of the season, after ruling out …. Read More
Before we get into part 3 about Doug Pederson, I wanted to talk about an Eagles legend. He was one of my parents favorite players and I want to talk about the great career he had. Cunningham played 16 years with the Eagles, Vikings, Cowboys, and Ravens. He was a 4 time Pro-Bowler and 1 …. Read More
After another playoff run the Eagles were poised and ready to succeed in 2019. A healthy Carson Wentz ensured at least a chance at the playoffs in the weak NFC East. But yet again, 12 weeks in they were strugling having just lost to the Miami Dolphins to fall to 5-7. Luckily they still had …. Read More