With spring training happening right now, the Atlanta Braves are spending their final days in the happiest place on Earth. Spending years in Champion Stadium at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, the Braves are saying “so long” to the Mickey ears after next year. “We had a great …
Read More »Rays’ Kiermaier Now Face of Franchise
“The best ability is availability.” This is the mentality Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier has going into the 2018 season. After missing time the last two seasons due to injury, Kiermaier is focusing on being able to stay on the field and contribute to his team for all 162 games. Kiermaier …
Read More »Mallex Smith: Tampa Bay’s Resident Gator Fan and Proud
It’s not everyday that an individual gets to chat with an MLB player about college sports. Mallex Smith of the Tampa Bay Rays would open up about not just the mentality of the team heading into 2018, but how he is also a fan of the Florida Gators. Chattin’ with …
Read More »Boston’s 4 Home Runs Too Much For Rays To Overcome
Tampa Bay Rays fans can only hope today’s game against the Red Sox wasn’t a glimpse of what’s to come in this rebuilding year. Boston applied constant pressure throughout the game en route to a crushing 9-1 victory. The Long Ball Home runs played a significant role in Boston’s offense …
Read More »Dunedin Stadium: Home Away From Home
Spring Training attracts fans from not only all parts of the USA, but from other countries as well. Violet and Dave Kerr traveled from Toronto, Canada to watch the Blue Jays take on the Atlanta Braves at Dunedin Stadium. Their dedication to their team turned Spring Training into more then …
Read More »Atlanta “Braves” Out Win Over Blue Jays
Coming off a victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Atlanta Braves add another W in the column, this time over the Toronto Blue Jays. The game featured a lively crowd in Dunedin Stadium from the Blue Jays’ home stadium in Dunedin, Florida. We have a lively crowd out here today …
Read More »Phillies Open Week with a Victory Over Twins
In front of a packed crowd in Clearwater, Florida, the Philadelphia Phillies played host to the Minnesota Twins in Spring Training action. Fans are starting to fill in the “bleachers” pic.twitter.com/8iHAgbsZrC — Bailey LeFever (@blefever10) March 5, 2018 Philly Philly in Clearwater Philadelphia outfielder Rhys Hoskins enters the 2018 season …
Read More »Feature: More Than Just America’s Pastime
For baseball fans, Spring Training is more than just spending an afternoon eating a hot dog and watching their favorite team play after a long off-season. It’s more than standing up and singing the seventh-inning stretch and hoping to catch a foul ball. For many, baseball has a deeper meaning …
Read More »4 Homers Couldn’t Help the Pirates Beat the Braves
At ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Monday, the Braves beat the Pirates 7-5. Despite 4 home runs and a last ditch effort, the Pirates couldn’t catch up to the Braves’ bats. Pitching It’s Spring Training, so obviously there were multiple pitching changes throughout the game. Starting on the mound …
Read More »George M. Steinbrenner Field: Old and New Traditions
When it comes to baseball, all stadiums share the love of the game but each one has a different atmosphere. When you walk into the recently renovated George M. Steinbrenner Field, you get a sense of the Yankees pride that runs through the facility. The pride of the Yankees franchise …
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