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Be careful what you wish for. For years, the prevailing thought around Major League Baseball was that the deep- pocketed Los Angeles Dodgers were ruining baseball. New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner publicly lamented the Dodgers’ spending when he said, "It's difficult for most of us owners to be able to do the kind of things that they're doing”. A few months later, Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort took things one step further when he added, “The competitive imbalance

The Los Angeles Dodgers came into the 2026 MLB season as overwhelming favorites to win another World Series. A three peat would’ve been historic, but thankfully, the Milwaukee Brewers eliminated them in hilarious fashion. They swept LA four games to zero and now a potential lockout still looms over Major League Baseball. The Dodgers essentially formed one of the greatest rosters of all time on paper, and their luxury tax payroll was an estimated $433.1 million, the highest i

The Tampa Bay Rays swept the New York Yankees in the ALDS, and it was a beat down. For a New York team that’s always top five in payroll, there’s been too many disappointments since their last World Series win in 2009. Although they suffered major injuries from stars such as Aaron Judge, they just couldn’t hit when it mattered most. The Yankees have gone cold at the plate in the postseason in recent years, and nothing has changed. Manager Aaron Boone should absolutely be on

The Philadelphia Phillies were eliminated in the first round once again, this time by the hand of their division rival. The Atlanta Braves closed out the Phillies in three games, and now they will face the Los Angeles Dodgers. For Philadelphia, the ultimate question right now is, where do they go from here? Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, and Trea Turner are making a combined $780 million dollars currently. These contracts would be almost impossible to get rid of. They have t

The Philadelphia Phillies have a strong chance of missing the playoffs this year, and they have nobody to blame but themselves. Philly made the World Series back in 2023, and their front office continued the same exact blueprint since. The problem is, that blueprint has failed miserably and it’s expired. In a tight NL race, the Phillies can’t afford to lose another game. In every year after their last World Series appearances, it’s been constant playoff exits and excuses f

No Ohtani? No Judge? No problem. Even without the two biggest stars in the sport, Major League Baseball continues to prove why it has the single greatest All-Star game in American pro sports. Hell, MLB continues to prove why it has the single greatest All-Star week in American pro sports. The festivities started in earnest on Monday night at the Home Run Derby. To be fair, outside of Bryce Harper (and to a lesser extent, Kyle Schwarber), this year’s eight-man field didn’t hav

The World Series of 2025 was one for the ages as the Los Angeles Dodgers came back from a 3-2 deficit to win the series in 7 games. The Toronto Blue Jays was a worthy opponent and should have won the Series especially in Game 7 where they had a 3-0 lead,4-2 lead,4-3 lead but despite that scenario the Blue Jays could not hold the lead. This Game 7 may have been the greatest Game 7 ever played in World Series history because it had everything you would want in a World Series Ga

The College Football Season is now getting more serious as the season progresses into the month of November. November is the final month of the season in college football. Teams are vying for the playoff scenario. Teams can't afford to lose a game especially if they have 1 or 2 losses so they have to run the table like Texas, Miami or Notre Dame. Texas A&M made a huge statement against the LSU Tigers on the road by winning by score of 49-25. This loss resulted in the unfortun

The College Football landscape of last week was filled with upsets like number two Miami losing to unranked Louisville by score of 24-21. Miami's 10-game home winning streak was snapped by Louisville who was the better team getting off to a 14-0 lead. Miami was able to answer back but fell short. Quarterback Carson Beck of Miami threw 4 interceptions and the running game was a nonfactor:63 yards. Quarterback Miller Moss of Louisville threw 2 touchdown passes to Wide Receiver

The College Football Season is getting towards the mid season point of the season. Now in mid October teams that in contention can't afford to take a lost or else so last week Oklahoma was upset by archrival Texas losing by score of 23-6. Oklahoma was ranked 6th in the polls. Indiana Hoosiers of football was a big storyline last week as they went on the road against the 3rd ranked Oregon Ducks who had a 18-game home winning streak which was the longest in college football inc