Ahead of the 2017 MLB season, the MLB and the MLBPA (Major League Baseball Players Association) officially passed the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that would last for the next 5 years. This guarantees some form of representation on behalf of the players in terms of their desires for changes within…
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Royals off to hot start in opening months
The Kansas City Royals’ TV ratings have taken a nosedive since their World Series victory in 2015, and the Kansas City Chiefs benched the Royals in the eyes of the public with the arrival of Patrick Mahomes. However, the 2021 Royals are now looking to shock the world, as they…
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2019 World Series recap
Baseball season has been uneventful for Kansas City, but that doesn’t mean that it has been uneventful for America. The Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals faced off in the 2019 World Series, which was full of ups and downs, and big comebacks. The Astros beat the notorious New York…
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The perspective of popular athletes by fans is skewed and unhealthy
It is an understatement to say that professional athletes are over-glorified nowadays. Football, baseball, soccer, basketball, all of these sports and many others put their players on pedestals where they’re considered untouchable gods. We, mere mortals, need to bow down to their amazing skills. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not…
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Royals Small Market Rebuilding
After a less-than-impressive 2017 season, the Kansas City Royals started the offseason with an uncertain future. Of the core group of players who led the team to the World Series Championship, only Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez and Kelvin Herrera had contracts extending past 2017. Other members of the core championship…
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Racism in the race for the pennant
History was made April 15, 1947 when the Brooklyn Dodgers debuted Jackie Robinson. Starting at first base, Robinson became the first African American player in Major League Baseball (MLB). Over the years, the MLB made a lot of progress in desegregation. But over 70 years later, racism is once again…
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The World Series Champions have been crowned
GAME ONE Game one was a big one for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The first pitch from Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel turned into a leadoff home run by Chris Taylor and a 1-0 lead for the Dodgers. Clayton Kershaw was the key to the Dodgers win. He pitched seven innings…
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The Race for the Pennant is Here
As fall begins, the Major League Baseball season is drawing to a close. Ten major league teams advance to the postseason, five from the National League and five from the American League. In each league there are three division champions, teams with the best record in the regular season and…
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