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The Astros and Dodgers have been juggernauts, while the Brewers have surprised, the Indians have endured and the Nationals made a move to shore up their most glaring weakness.
Getaway Day: A pair of aces get lost in the shuffle
While there were some impressive showings at the plate last week, such as the new-look Diamondbacks breakout, the Nolan Arenado-led Rockies revitalization, and a highlight homer swap between none other than Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, the story of how the MLB week went could still be told by how things went for a handful of aces.
The National League Wild Card is suddenly relevant again
All things considered, the first half of the National League season was a rather boring. A rich upper class based in Washington, Los Angeles, Arizona and Colorado reigned supreme over the rest of the league to such an extent that it seemed like the post All-Star break slate would simply be a formality.
The Orioles need to unwind past deals if they are going to rebuild
There is only one question to ask when discussing the Baltimore Orioles in 2017: what the hell happened here? Just a few months ago, the O’s looked as if their breakout of 2016 had just been the start of something much bigger.
Getaway Day: Class is back in session
With the All-Star Game and its festivities behind us, the pennant chase is back underway. Everything changes in this part of the year and in the brief
Forecasting the second half for the American League
The American League continued its dominance of late in the All-Star Game Tuesday night, and its member teams now look to get back to the business of attempting to regain October superiority.
Forecasting the second half for the National League
With the first half of the MLB season officially in the books, urgent season around the game is right ahead. The trade deadline is looming, award races are taking shape and those who have accomplished much already want to do what it takes to extend their summers into the fall.
Eight All-Stars you should get to know this Midsummer Classic
There are 28 new names on this year’s All-Star Game rosters. Add in the fact that some of the league’s best-known quantities such as Mike Trout, Clayton Kershaw, Kris Bryant and Manny Machado will all be absent from the festivities for a variety of reasons, it means that this year’s game could require quite a learning curve to along the way.
It's win now time for perpetually overinvested Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox made the most of the Fourth of July, cranking out 16 runs on 19 hits against one of baseball’s best arms in the Texas Rangers’ Yu Davish.
Getaway Day: Bruce Bochy can't get his team to 'pole vault' up the standings
There are a great deal of things worth celebrating around the Major League Baseball these days. The All-Star Game is taking shape; the Dodgers, Red Sox and Astros are playing phenomenal baseball; and the trade deadline is bringing all sorts of hot to the proverbial stove.
Reborn Royals streaking into July for one last run
With "The Walking Dead" such a phenomenon on television, there should be a special appreciation for the efforts of the 2017 Kansas City Royals. Think about
Rewriting the Hall of Fame rubric for today's pitchers
Not so long ago, it was easy to say what makes a Hall of Fame pitcher. 300 wins? Check. 3,000 strikeouts? Check. Mix in a few Cy Young Award wins, a memorable season or two, and maybe some October success, and you’re in there.
Although you have seen this start before, this season is no sequel for the Dodgers
Perhaps this is finally the year for the Dodgers. I mean, what else could one possibly ask for out of a contender than what the Dodgers have produced over the first half of the season?
Getaway Day: Welcome back to the world, AL Central
Maybe the best word to describe the state of affairs around the American League Central this year would be "mundane." Without the flair of a dominant team or even a well-developed battle between a handful of clubs, the AL Central has been woefully boring.
Players who need to turn around their season to save their teams
There is an unprecedented amount of parity around the MLB this year, with four divisional races that look primed to go the distance and a wild card scene
For Giants, failure to act could be the gravest error in a season full of them
If there has been one overused theme so far this season, it's that 2017 is a summer of great parity in Major League Baseball. Or at least, that is the sunny side up, glass half full version angle, because it has been a season where drastic cases of inconsistency and flat-out missed expectations have forced parity to the plate.
Getaway Day: The Rockies' irresistible run continues
Every few years, a division puts forward a handful of teams that seem to be way better than the rest of the league around them. The American League East annually is a gauntlet, and just two years ago, it took at least 97 wins to crack the top three in the National League Central.
Sell or not sell? Charting a path for struggling MLB teams
Two and half months into the MLB season, many teams are already facing an organizational turning point. While teams such as the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals have mostly sewn up their October boarding passes, there is a great deal of division around the rest of the sport.
As the Twins climb to unexpected heights, unexpected challenges await
On Monday, the Minnesota Twins made high school shortstop Royce Lewis the top overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft as a consolation prize for their league-low 59 wins a year ago.
Two decades in, interleague play is as progressive (and important) as ever
Baseball has always been a game that has lived as much in its legend as it has in its present. As a result, Major League Baseball respects its roots, if you will, more than the other major North American sports leagues combined.
Getaway Day: Yankees' dynamic duo putting on quite a show
Another week has come and gone around the Major League Baseball horn, and if we learned anything this week it is this: The Yankees are getting even better than we already knew they were.
The climate between baseball and Black America today
Last winter, when the "MLB: The Show" video game series debuted its cover, the visage that adorned it was a shockingly welcome surprise. It was The Kid, Ken Griffey Jr., a man who is arguably baseball’s most mainstream star of the last two decades and unquestionably the game’s greatest crossover star in a generation.
Have the Toronto Blue Jays cheated death?
It was not too long ago that the obituary for the 2017 Toronto Blue Jays was all but written: “The Blue Jays, recent champions of the American League East division, died suddenly in May of 2017, following a sudden and brutal April debut.
Getaway Day: The Astros are officially a cheat code
As if they had not made the point clear enough, the Houston Astros are unfair. The game's top team is coming off the heels of playing not only their personal
Trout's loss leads to an early end of the road for the Angels
The Anaheim Angels lost 6-3 to the Atlanta Braves on Monday. It was their second loss in as many days, after dropping their Sunday series finale against the Miami Marlins as well.
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