Baseball

Major League Baseball’s Postseason Octoberfest

by Gabriel Garcia -

This year’s MLB Post-Season has been both really exciting and heartbreaking. With the dog days of summer long over, a handful of teams remain looking to achieve their dreams of forever etching their names on the World Series trophy. Be it for the first time or the twenty-eighth. For some,

Views From the Cheap Seats | September 6th, 2018

by Gabriel Garcia -

Hey gang, hope you had a great labor day weekend filled with food, fun, the beach maybe and of course baseball. College football is now in session but don’t tell UM that. They’re wishing that LSU game didn’t count. Hurricane woes aside, in this episode I’ll go over the latest

Views From The Cheap Seats | Nationals and Yankees | August 23rd, 2018

by Gabriel Garcia -

Rumor has it the Marlins caused a stir at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Something about several players being literally carried into the plane due to their unwillingness to leave because of their recent hitting streaks. Joking aside, the team must have wanted more games against the Nationals after

Views From The Cheap Seats | August 17th, 2018

by Gabriel Garcia -

A bad losing streak, a 4-game sweep, two sudden injuries and a player suspended. Sounds like another day in paradise. We did witness another MLB hopeful live out their dream, so there’s that. Hold your nose. The Mets came to town with both teams eying the future. The offense remained in

Views From The Cheap Seats | August 10th, 2018

by Gabriel Garcia -

Holy cow! Personally, I always found it generally difficult to sweep a team in professional sports. It ain’t easy in baseball, even at the collegiate level. When you’re the one busting out the brooms it’s a great feeling, but conversely it really hurts and can set a team back. For

Views From The Cheap Seats | August 4th, 2018

by Gabriel Garcia -

Well that could’ve gone better. The latest slate of games were a mixed bag, revealing our usual weaknesses although one amazing thing did come of it. More on that in a bit, for now, we’ll recap our recent performances (Or lack thereof) and the two trades we conducted. Off we

Tampa Bay Rays sweep Los Angeles Angels | July 31st – August 2nd, 2018

by Edwin Garcia -

St. Petersburg, FL - Strange things continue to brew down in Saint Pete. After taking two of three versus the Yanks, the Rays got spanked by the lowly Orioles up in Camden Yards. Outscored 37 - 12 in the final three games of the four-game set. OUCH! Fear not Rays

Views From The Cheap Seats | July 25th, 2018

by Gabriel Garcia -

Hey fellas, it’s that time of year again. The rumor mill furiously churns as teams look for that potential missing piece in the pursuit of their playoff hopes and championship dreams. For others, it's more getting the most bang for their buck. For the Marlins, its business as usual until