Good morning, LSB. On MLB Awards night, Jacob deGrom was named AL Comeback Player of the Year. Shawn McFarland writes about Travis Jankowski signing on as the Rangers first base coach already with the respect of the players — including the ones who took his job. Your favorite Arizona Fall League team the Surprise Saguaros […]
From Lone Star Ball
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Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
From Blueshirt Banter
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At The Athletic ($), Will Sammon writes that Kris Bubic is popular in trade talks. Darragh McDonald also talks about this article at MLB Trade Rumors: As Sammon points out, another thing working in the club’s favor is that a lot of other pitchers with upside are seemingly unavailable. Recent reports have downplayed the trade […]
From Royals Review
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After nabbing AL Central crowns in 2002, 2003, & 2004, the Minnesota Twins faltered in 2005. They weren’t horrible, but the Chicago White Sox sealed the deal. As a result, some hard decisions were made on fan favorites during the offseason to re-load for another competitive window. Let go in free agency were… Two significant […]
From Twinkie Town
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In 2007, when the Rockies were riding a Rocktober wave to the World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays finished dead last in the AL East standings at 66-96. The year before, then-Tampa Bay executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager, Andrew Friedman, had hired Joe Maddon to manage the Rays, and together they […]
From Purple Row
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The Missouri Tigers (6-3, 2-3 SEC) get set for Senior Night at Faurot Field as they host the Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-5, 1-5 SEC) on Saturday. Mizzou is looking to end a two-game losing skid and Mississippi State is playing for bowl eligibility in year two under head coach Jeff Lebby. Kick-off on Saturday night […]
From Rock M Nation
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The San Francisco 49ers started it all. It’s their fault. In Weeks 1 and 2, the Arizona Cardinals defeated the New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers to begin this season 2-0-0. Their next contest was on the road against the 49ers. RELATED: CARDINALS OPEN AS HOME UNDERDOGS In the fourth quarter, the score was […]
From Revenge of the Birds
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Until the minor leagues began testing the automated ball-strike calling system a few years ago, I wasn’t that big on the idea. Growing up without the strike zone overlay on televised broadcasts, the strike zone had always been a negotiable airspace that could be manipulated by good pitchers and catchers using the same art of […]
From Bless You Boys
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Braves History 1957 – Milwaukee Braves outfielder Hank Aaron is named National League Most Valuable Player with 239 votes. Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals is a close second with 230, and his teammate Red Schoendienst finishes third with 221. 2001 – Larry Bowa, with an 86-76 record, is named the National League Manager […]
From Talking Chop
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Meet the Mets Jeff McNeil was struggling with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome late in the season and had surgery to address it after the season ended. The Mets announced that Carlos Beltrán, Bobby Valentine, and Lee Mazzilli will be inducted into the team Hall of Fame next year. Juan Soto finished third in National League MVP […]
From Amazin' Avenue
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The Yankee rotation, when fully healthy, has the potential to be on the very shortlist for the best in Major League Baseball. Gerrit Cole, Max Fried, Carlos Rodón, Clarke Schmidt, and Cam Schlittler is a very strong top five, not even mentioning that you then have Luis Gil, who was just AL Rookie of the […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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Hoo boy, awards fans, we have some catching up to do. Since our last links post, we’ve gotten the biggest award winners of the season. On Wednesday, the Cy Young Awards were announced, and Tarik Skubal won for the second year in a row in the AL, while Paul Skenes of the Pirates won for […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Coming off two straight losses, after having arguably their worst rushing performances of the season in back-to-back weeks, the Green Bay Packers need a get-right game badly. Thankfully, the football Gods have a gift for Matt LaFleur’s squad: the New York Giants, who are on pace for a historically bad run defense. How bad is […]
From Acme Packing Company
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1900 The aggressively-improving American League was rejected as an equal major league by the established National League. Although there were multiple major leagues more often than not in the course of organized baseball over the latter half of the 19th Century, at this juncture the NL felt it was the sole top circuit in the […]
From South Side Sox
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A very cool moment at the MLB Awards, as Pete Crow-Armstrong and Corbin Carroll were invited on stage to join Team USA manager Mark DeRosa for a special announcement.
PCA will be repping Team USA in the WBC:
Team USA adds Corbin Carroll and Pete Crow-Armstrong to its roster! Two of the most electric young players in the game will play for Team USA in the #WorldBaseballClassic 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/UFgOMxyJDq — MLB (@MLB) November 14, 2025
How could you not want Pete Crow-Arms...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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For the first but likely not the last time this season, Kentucky basketball is coming off of a loss. The Wildcats fell at Louisville on Tuesday in their annual bragging rights match. Mark Pope was without sophomore guard Trent Noah but did get Jaland Lowe back after he missed a couple of games due to […]
From A Sea Of Blue
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Kyle Schwarber: NL MVP runner-up by vote, but NL MVP winner in our hearts. Onto the links. Phillies news Like I said: winner in our hearts. The All-MLB Teams have been announced, with four Phillies included. FanGraphs’ ZiPS projection system makes its predictions for the 2026 Phillies. ($) MLB news Meet the new MVPs, same […]
From The Good Phight
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Sosa and Palmeiro free as birds, and other stories. Happy Birthday to Xavier Nady!* On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Today […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Good morning, Camden Chatters. MLB’s hot stove has yet to start cooking. There have been no major trades or free agent signings of note in the less than two weeks since the World Series ended. This week’s just-concluded GM meetings in Las Vegas failed to produce any kind of news, but since The Baltimore Banner’s […]
From Camden Chat
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Those hoping to see Maryland women’s basketball challenged in its fourth game of the year against Towson left Xfinity Center disappointed Thursday night. The Terps dominated a clearly overmatched Tigers team, winning 88-70. In the process, Maryland cemented its record at 4-0 heading into one of the biggest challenges in its nonconference slate against a […]
From Testudo Times
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Dennis Gates capped off his highly ranked recruiting class with the official signing yesterday. The release from the MUTigers.com release: The nation’s premier scorer in the Class of 2026 is rounding out the nation’s premier signing class as Jason Crowe Jr. (Inglewood, Calif.) officially signed with the Mizzou men’s basketball team on Thursday, giving the Tigers the […]
From Rock M Nation
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As the season slowly goes into November, the Arizona Cardinals are close to playing for one thing… pride. That is never a good thing when you are talk about the third year of a rebuild, but things have gone off the rails and who knows if they can get back on them. Ahead of their […]
From Revenge of the Birds
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The Green Bay Packers are getting the New York Giants at what on paper is the perfect time. Not only are the Giants out their starting quarterback, number one running back and number one receiver, but the team also had to name an interim head coach and an interim offensive coordinator this week following the […]
From Acme Packing Company
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There was some uncertainty, but after a year-long battle with Cal Raleigh, Aaron Judge was named the American League’s Most Valuable Player last night. It’s Judge’s third such award in the last four seasons, cementing this stretch among the very finest runs ever authored by a player in MLB history. Over in the NL, Shohei […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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Kentucky’s defense didn’t just look bad against Louisville; it was at times completely inept. The Wildcats gave up 96 points, allowing the Cardinals to shoot 45% from the field and 33% from deep. But the eye test was even worse. The team looked lost. In his press conference, Mark Pope’s entire analysis centered on one […]
From A Sea Of Blue
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