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The Curious Case of the Pennant Race
Major League Baseball has a problem—they have a month of games scheduled in September that have virtually no meaning. More meaningful games in September might draw larger crowds. As of today, with...
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What in the world is happening to Ichiro?
Photo: Creative Commons License Ichiro Suzuki has been a great player for a long time. He was the gold standard of leadoff hitters with his combination of contact skills and speed. He wasn’t your...
View Article2013 BronxPinstripes.com End-of-Year MLB Awards
I recently polled the staff of BronxPintripes.com on who they think will win the main end-of-year MLB awards for the 2013 season. The main award categories that were selected include: AL/NL Rookie of...
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2014 Bronx Pinstripes Hall of Fame Class
Every year the Baseball Writers of America vote for the prestigious honor of placing the best baseball players into the hallowed halls of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. In order for a player...
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MLB Approves Padded Hats for Pitchers
After testing a bunch of different prototypes from different companies, the MLB has approved padded hats to protect pitchers from line drives. 4Licensing Corporation subsidiary isoBlox came up with...
View ArticleYanks interested in playing in Cuba next spring
In an attempt to expand the MLB exhibition season to Cuba, the Yankees are one of several teams under consideration to play the last part of their spring training games in Cuba, according to Joel...
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Robbie Cano, don’t ya know – The Bronx Pinstripes Show #45
This week we talk about the ongoing Brett Gardner trade rumors, David Ortiz’s retirement announcement and Twitter suggestions on what the Yankees should give him as a farewell gift, Derek Jeter’s...
View ArticleMLB & MLBPA to visit Cuba
It has been announced that Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association will travel to Cuba from December 15-18. Joe Torre, MLB’s Chief Baseball Officer, and Dave Winfield,...
View ArticleKen Griffey Jr. should have been unanimously selected to the Hall of Fame
I have to complain about something. George Ken Griffey Jr. did not get 100% vote for the MLB Hall of Fame. (Side note: today I found out that Griffey Jr.’s real name is George. Maybe I was the only...
View ArticleReport: MLB nearing decision on Chapman
Major League Baseball is nearing a decision on discipline for several players, including new Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Jose Reyes and Yasiel Puig are...
View ArticleSix Yankees file for salary arbitration
As the MLB offseason continues, salary arbitration season is now in full swing across the league. Starting today and extending through February 21st, players who have a certain amount of service time...
View ArticleMLB joins US Anti-Doping Agency in joint investigation of Al Jazeera report
According to T.J. Quinn from ESPN, Major League Baseball and the United States Anti-Doping Agency are conducting a joint investigation based on a Dec. 27 Al Jazeera documentary that names several MLB...
View ArticleThis too shall pass for the Yankees
Relax for a minute and take a deep breath. Breathe in and then slowly breathe out. There, do you feel better? Yes, the Yankees aren’t playing like everyone was hoping they would play. But no, this...
View ArticleUnbreakable: What baseball record would you most want to break?
If you have the MLB At-Bat app, then you probably know that Major League Baseball has been honoring the 75th anniversary of Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hit streak by sending push notifications as if it’s...
View ArticleChanges to strike zone and intentional walks could be coming
A new strike zone could be on its way to Major League parks around the country, while the procedure for intentional walks is on its way out. Changes to both were approved by MLB’s competition...
View ArticleThe All Not Star Team
This week the 2016 All Stars were announced. Three Yankees players made the team, all of whom were deserving. It is ironic to think that 2 of the 3 could very possibly be traded within the month, but...
View ArticleBrad Ziegler: Red Sox strengthen bullpen
While the Boston Red Sox continue to crank out runs like their lives depended on it, their bullpen has been less than stellar for much of the season. (Their collective ERA ranked 15th in MLB entering...
View ArticleChapman and 4 trades to get done now
With the MLB All-Star break providing teams with a full four days off, you can expect GM’s to be on the phone trying to get trades done before the August 1st non-waiver deadline. While the Wild Card...
View ArticleMLB unveils official logo for 2017 All-Star Game
On Wednesday afternoon, MLB and the Marlins unveiled the official logo for the 2017 MLB All-Star Game. Prior to this afternoon’s game in Miami, MLB & the @Marlins officially unveiled the logo for...
View ArticleThe Art of Naming Ballparks
In case you haven’t heard, the White Sox stadium — which has been known as US Cellular Field since 2003 — will be renamed Guaranteed Rate Field. Gross, I know. For whatever reason, baseball stadiums...
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