Based on the conversations we have with one another about our favorite MLB clubs, we all think we would be a great general manager capable of building the perfect, title-winning baseball team. We’re all wrong, at least some of the time, because even the “best” team often does not win the championship.
Do MLB pitchers suffer from World Baseball Classic participation?
Now playing in its fourth World Baseball Classic, Team USA has quickly established a tradition of bringing its B-list pitching staff to the international stage while the nation’s best arms choose to stay in Spring Training.
Fanalytics Episode 3: Maryland Woes, Wizards Travels, and the Avalanche Suck
A special St. Patrick’s day edition of Fanalytics that you can enjoy a pint of Guinness to. Special guest appearance by Liam Neeson. Song at 15:18: www.bensound.com/instinct
Sagging NHL power play opportunities hurting Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin is quickly climbing the NHL’s all-time scoring lists, but a league-wide lack of power play opportunities may be hampering his ascent.
Teams in white jerseys win Super Bowl with improbable regularity
Overall, teams in white have won 32 of 50 Super Bowls over their colored-jersey-sporting counterparts, a statistical anomaly.
Are MLB teams paying closers for production or a mindset?
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland – Chicago Cubs free agent pitcher Aroldis Chapman is believed to be looking for a $100 million contract this offseason, stirring the pot that sits atop baseball’s hot stove. RELATED STORY: What’s Mark Trumbo really worth to…
Maryland Democrats look for ways to influence GOP-run Congress
WASHINGTON – Despite the return of Republican majorities in both houses of Congress in January, Maryland’s Democrats still plan to find ways of influencing policy debates and legislation. In fact, even with some new faces in the Maryland congressional delegation,…
Maryland takes measures to increase voter access
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – The state of Maryland, whose voters experienced long lines in the 2012 election, made big changes to the voting system to correct wait time problems and accommodate a group of newly eligible voters: ex-felons. Those that…
Nationals hope for Murphy’s return because he has put up astounding stats
WASHINGTON – In a year in which 2015 MVP Bryce Harper has struggled, second baseman Daniel Murphy has proved indispensable to the Washington Nationals with his newfound power. Now Washington must hope Murphy’s recent buttocks strain can heal in time…