The Legacy of Eli

Year 15. Believe it or not, that’s where we’re at now. That means Eli Manning has now been at the helm of the New York Football Giants for longer than any other quarterback in the franchise’s lengthy history. It isn’t hard to imagine that entering his age 37 season, Eli is far closer to the […]

I Hate That I Love Lebron

Let me explain… You see as far as millennials go, we essentially fall into two opposing categories: Lebron fans and Lebron haters. To be a fan of the King truthfully is to be a bit more logical and realistic. It’s the appreciation of personified greatness on the basketball court. These are the kids and young […]

Trade Deadline: Winners & Losers

My oh my, did this year’s Deadline absolutely shit on the stagnant offseason we were just forced to witness. We got to watch some of the strongest rosters get bolstered in something of a nuclear arms race. We saw perennial cellar-dwellers attempt to excavate opposing minor league systems. And we watched contenders-turned pretenders and try […]

Saving The Marlins: A Derek Jeter Story

Once upon a time in a land not all that far away, a hero laid down his sword for good. After 20 seasons in the Majors, Derek Jeter retired to standing ovations from crowds across the country. His farewell tour was truly something special, an ode to his years of service not only to the […]

Addressing Baseball’s Superstar Problem

For decades baseball has dawned the mantra of the United States’ national pastime, but why? Not to detract from the sport I’ve loved since childhood, but seriously why is it still being called the national pastime? Of the big four sports in the US, baseball now sits third in television ratings; long usurped at the […]

Machado on the Move?

Are you there George? It’s me Nick. I just wanted to say thank you for everything you’ve done for me over the years. Every time I find myself getting down I just turn to your Yanks. I fail a test and they give me a Championship, I catch a cold and they win the pennant, […]

Winter Meetings Trade Possibilities

In arguably the most highly anticipated week for the baseball nerd, the MLB Winter Meetings are underway. This is a week of an absurd amount of rumors to get even the closeted baseball fan going crazy. Managers, GMs, and a host of other execs from all around baseball have converged on Orlando to discuss everything […]

Angels Get Ohtani: What Now?

So call this premature if you wish…but my article on Giancarlo Stanton is raking in the social media attention. And by social media attention I mean I’m up to four likes and 1 comment on Facebook. But that’s just in about a day, so my per-48 hour stats are looking mighty strong. So I’ve […]

Yanks Get Stanton: What Now?

In case you didn’t just spend the entirety of your Friday night/Saturday morning stalking Twitter feeds like it was your High School crush, let me give you a heads up on some cool stuff going on in the world: Manu hit a game winner The Cavs had their win streak snapped Army vs. Navy […]

My MVP Issue

We’re now about a week and a half removed from learning the winners of Major League Baseball’s Most Valuable Player Award. We saw a pair of tight races in the NL and AL that yielded the the results many people had come to expect. Essentially every non-Yankee fan in baseball already knew that Jose […]