by Jim Heath | Jun 23, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, MLB
Baseball is officially back. Sort of. The Major League Baseball Players Association and the league ironed out the final details today ahead of a return to play, one that will see players report to camps by July 1 and play a 60-game season starting on July 23 or 24 in...
by Jim Heath | Feb 18, 2020 | Headlines, MLB
NBA star LeBron James today weighed in on the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal and Rob Manfred’s handling of the situation, urging Major League Baseball’s commissioner to “fix this for the sake of sports.” With the integrity of the game...
by Jim Heath | Feb 8, 2020 | Headlines, MLB, Trump
President Trump inserted himself into the debate surrounding former Major League Baseball player Pete Rose, saying he should be inducted into the hall of fame. “Pete Rose played Major League Baseball for 24 seasons, from 1963-1986, and had more hits, 4,256, than any...
by Jim Heath | Jan 13, 2020 | Headlines, MLB
The Houston Astros cheated during the 2017 season when they won the World Series. After an exhaustive investigation, Major League Baseball itself said so today. The Boston Red Sox are also under investigation for cheating during the 2018 season, when they won the...
by Jim Heath | Nov 2, 2019 | Headlines, MLB
Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle will not be going to the White House on Monday, due in large part to Donald Trump’s “divisive rhetoric.” Instead he enjoyed today celebrating with teammates and fans. “There’s a lot of things,...
by Jim Heath | Oct 30, 2019 | Headlines, MLB
The Washington Nationals are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history. All season long, the Nationals refused to quit. They climbed back after a 19-31 start to make the postseason, then staved off elimination in both the National League wild card...
