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      With a record of 86-76, the St. Louis Cardinals finished 2nd in the NL Central, 17.5 GB of the first place Chicago Cubs. They also saw the Cubs win the World Series. They suffered a big drop-off in 2016. They were expecting a huge season out of prospect Alex Reyes, but Tommy John surgeryContinue reading “St. Louis Cardinals 2017 season preview”

  With a record of 86-76, the Seattle Mariners finished 2nd in the AL West, 9 GB of the first place Texas Rangers. They had many players with nice seasons, including 2B Robinson Cano, who showed many that he was the same player that he was for the New York Yankees. 23 year old closerContinue reading “Seattle Mariners 2017 season preview”

    Of the many new advanced metrics in the NHL (or any hockey league), shot blocking is a very important one. Defensive skaters like to block opponents\’ shots, so their goaltender doesn\’t have to. Each NHL team wants to block shots. On the New York Islanders, no one wants to block shots more than defensemanContinue reading “My interview with Isles Calvin de Haan”

    With a record of 87-75, the San Francisco Giants finished second in the NL West, 4 GB of the first place Los Angeles Dodgers. In the NLDS, the Giants lost to the Chicago Cubs in 4 games. The Cubs eventually won the World Series. The Giants needed a new closer, after old closer (andContinue reading “San Francisco Giants 2017 season preview”

     With a record of 68-94, the San Diego Padres finished last in the NL West, 23 GB of the first place Los Angeles Dodgers. Former Tampa Bay Rays top prospect Wil Myers had a breakout year for the Padres, with 28 HRs and 28 SBs. The Padres will most likely be awful in 2017.Continue reading “San Diego Padres 2017 season preview”