If you have half an ear tuned to baseball's rumor mill, you've seen the name "Manny Machado" pop up in connections with a host of other teams. Ken Rosenthal, of the Athletic, and Jon Heyman, of Fancred Sports, have reported interest from the Yankees, Dodgers, Brewers, Diamondbacks, Red Sox, and a handful of other teams... Continue Reading →
Baseball fans are an eternally pessimistic bunch (looking at you, Mets fans). No matter how good a team is, we all know that somehow, some way, something will go wrong, and our favorites teams will lose the World Series because of it. For some fanbases like the Yankees and Brewers, things look great right now--but... Continue Reading →
Baseball fandom knows two speeds. Either your team is a lock to win the World Series, or they're on track for the #1 pick in the 2019 MLB Draft. That idea is more true than ever during the first week of the season. After just 5 games and 3% of the entire regular season, fans... Continue Reading →
A new baseball season means a new season of Standing Room Only's "Case of the Mondays," a weekly blog post to catch you up on all the storylines and action from the weekend in Major League Baseball. 1. Weird Baseball, 1.0 Opening Day 2018 was delayed by a day in Detroit due to inclement weather,... Continue Reading →
The Washington Nationals look set to dominant the NL East once again as they get Adam Eaton back from injury, and return a dominant rotation and a lineup anchored by Bryce Harper. But could the new-look Phillies, the hopelessly-injured Mets, or even the young untested Braves make a run at the defending NL East champs?... Continue Reading →
Ugh. Monday. We've all suffered through way too many of them. The film Office Space said it best: But why should a case of the Mondays be a bad thing? Why don't we instead crack open a different kind of case? Brett will have the Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy; I'll have the nearest IPA; and for you,... Continue Reading →
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