Man, what a week it’s been for the Braves. After a gut-wrenching 3-2 loss in extras to the Nationals on last Wednesday, I was already mentally preparing for that top Wild Card spot. Down a game in the standings with three head-to-head versus the Mets, the Braves needed a seemingly impossible sweep (facing deGrom, Scherzer,
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you may know that Atlanta has a new first baseman this year — Matt Olson. The Braves traded for Olson this offseason after talks with Freddie Freeman fell apart — an MLB drama series that’s still playing out with writers changing the plot every week. Due to the massive
Among the star-studded list of NFL Free Agents (Odell Beckham, Jr., Landon Collins, Anthony Barr) lies a familiar name. Julio Jones. Last offseason, the Falcons shipped their All-Pro receiver to the Tennessee Titans for a 2022 second-round pick (LB Troy Andersen) and a 2023 fourth-round pick. The Falcons offloaded his contract but absorbed dead-cap hits
I remember a couple of years ago, my Clemson-fan cousin sent me some highlights of one of their pitchers throwing gas and rocking a sick mustache. “This kid might be pretty good”, he said. If I had a nickel for every time a hard-throwing young pitcher looked promising, I’d be a wealthy man. I didn’t
Ever since the Great Collapse of 2007, when the Mets choked a 7-game division lead with 17 games to go, a curse has fallen upon their miserable franchise. It’s a story the baseball world is all too familiar with. Seemingly every year, the Mets take a commanding lead in the NL East for the first
