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The warm glow of the MLB Hot Stove is upon us — AL West

Sure, the fans in Houston are still on their celebrations, and maybe Phillies fans are still working their way through the Death Cab catalog. But for the rest of us, the real season begins. Or it would be the real season if MLB owners hadn’t killed the baseball offseason, which should really be like...

Should a player’s legacy be defined by postseason results?

Justin Verlander has a great shot at winning the American League Cy Young award this year. He pieced together a dominant season — at age 39 — after recovering from Tommy John surgery and helped lead the Houston Astros to another World Series. ...

The Yankees deserved this

“New York Yankees” and “inferiority complex” are two combinations of words that have probably never met in a sentence for over 100 years or so. This is the New York Yankees, the absolute biggest symbol of American exceptionalism, even when it’s a sport that no other place plays. They’re the Yankees,...

Five best landing spots for Carlos Correa [Updated]

Previously, Deadspin said Philly was the most likely landing spot, but now someone else will land the two-time All-Star...

HISTORY: Aaron Judge passes Roger Maris with 62nd home run

The wait is over....

Aaron Judge ties Maris with 61st blast

I thought I was annoyed when all the Yankees fans were complaining about Aaron Judge walking all the time (just wait for the ALDS, Vinnie Bag O’ Screwdrivers). Then we got back to all the crusty baseball men trying to pretend that the AL record, or the Yankees record, is anything the masses should c...

Aaron Judge is the king, but not for the reasons some New York dips**t thinks

It’s going to be a month of this. Aaron Judge has 50+ homers by Sept. 1, one of the very few to accomplish said feat. And with all baseball records, there are going to be self-appointed gatekeepers who have decided it is their purpose to keep the hordes at bay from sullying something sacred. There i...

Could Aaron Judge be the "real" home run king? | The Weigh In

Dodgers fans should be browning their shorts right now

Los Angeles Dodger fans should be afraid — very afraid — of the San Diego Padres....

Josh Donaldson is the latest contestant on the ‘Gripe Is Right’

New York’s long nightmare is over. After more than a decade, the Yankees have ended their World Series drou — wait, what’s that you say? That eruption of celebration in the Bronx heard round baseball was over a mundane trade of an outfielder and didn’t stem from ring No. 28? Could’ve fooled me....

Sorry, Ohtani fanboys, Judge is the AL MVP

Aaron Judge has quieted down the pen-protector, analytic geeks....

Aaron Judge’s soaring cost is something Yankees haters can take solace in

Those of you waiting for the Yankees to cool off might be in for a long summer of chafing, as the best team in baseball keeps churning along with the Dark Side theme, increasing in volume after every towering Aaron Judge home run. As we know, Palpatine is never truly dead, and as soon as you think t...

Top 5 overachievers in MLB thus far

The thing about baseball is that sometimes you think a team will be good, but they’re not. Other times, you think a team will be bad, but they’re really good! O fortuna!...

Narrative Ball: Tom Murphy

Welcome to Narrative Ball, a series dedicated to pointing out some lesser known players and changing the narrative surrounding them in an effort to put them in the same class as some of the best players in baseball. This is not just an attempt to shine a light on someone worthy of more praise than t...

No, Toronto isn’t getting a ‘competitive advantage’ due to Canada’s vaccine mandate

Brandon Nimmo wants everyone to know that he’s “thankful” for New York mayor Eric Adams’ decision to cave in to Kyrie Irving and other giant babies who don’t care if you live or die, so long as they don’t have to get a shot, and lift the city’s vaccine mandate for athletes and performers....

After last night, John Calipari has a new name: Can’t-Coach Cal

It’s official: John Calipari can’t coach....

Eric Adams won't throw Kyrie, Nets an alley-oop [Updated]

Updated Saturday, October 6, 2021, at 11 a.m.: Eric Adams definitively quashed the idea of lifting vaccine mandates Friday night, negating much of the speculation below. The points made by the writer about what it would mean stand on their own. ...

Aaron Judge finally lives up to expectations

For years, many believed that Aaron Judge had everything to be a real superstar, the face of MLB....

Don’t overdo it, MLB

Quick, where was the last NHL Winter Classic?...

Here come the Yankees... either up the standings, onto the COVID list, or both

The hope for most teams before and after the trade deadline is that their new acquisitions will lead to either some sort of inspirational turnaround or make it clear just how much more they’re solidified for the playoffs. It hasn’t worked out that way for a lot of teams....