Posts By Joe Mangano
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5.0KArchivesHow Good Were the 2020 Miami Marlins?
Run differential doesn’t always tell the whole story when it comes to a team’s performance. Still, when you see the 2020 Miami...
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7.7K2Monday NotebookKeep the 2020 MLB Rules Changes
After last year’s World Series ended, few of us were envisioning a 2020 season shortened due to a global pandemic. Nevertheless, here...
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8.6KAL WestMLB’s Sign Stealing Scandal: A Fan’s Perspective
In following the sign stealing scandal gripping Major League Baseball with no signs of letting up, it’s been intriguing to witness the...
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4.0K1AL WestRe Mike Fiers, Don’t Shoot the Whistleblower
Mike Fiers was instrumental in exposing the Houston Astros’ sign stealing scandal, a controversy of which the depths likely have yet to...
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8.7K1Houston AstrosAre the Houston Astros the New England Patriots of Baseball?
The New York Yankees, once famously labeled the “Evil Empire” by then-Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino, may yet be the...
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8.4KNew York MetsCarlos Beltrán? Really, Mets?
After two seasons led by a first-time manager Mickey Callaway, the New York Mets opted for another first-time manager in Carlos Beltrán....
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3.4K1ResearchBaseball’s Awkward Dance with Gambling
In a wide-ranging article for ESPN about gambling in baseball, senior writer Steve Wulf wrote the following in reference to last November’s...
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6.8KArizona DiamondbacksOn the Dodgers’ NL West Dominance
The Los Angeles Dodgers have captured their seventh straight National League West title. Most prognosticators had the Dodgers going to the playoffs...
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6.8K2Hall of FameBarry Bonds and the Hall of Fame’s Character Clause
As we all know, voting on players for enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame is subjective. There is no ironclad...
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4.5KNew York MetsSurprise! The New York Mets Are Terrible
As one baseball writer wrote back in December, “The New York Mets should improve on their 77 – 85 record from 2018...
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4.2KResearchHow Many Home Runs Is Too Many?
On June 10, the Philadelphia Phillies hit five home runs. They lost the game. Seems strange, right? How often does a team...
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4.0KResearchAlmora Foul Ball Renews Protective Netting Debate
For a parent bringing his or her child to an MLB ballpark, nothing could be worse than that child getting struck with...