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On-Deck Circle: Proposed divisional changes would bring renewed rivalries and excitement baseball

Brendan Galvin February 23, 2023
With a potential league expansion in the future, here is a proposed plan of what the new look MLB could look like.
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Fair or Foul: COVID-19 and Major League Baseball — one year later

Daniel Multz March 2, 2021
Daniel Multz recaps the last year of baseball MLB fans have had to endure during the COVID-19 pandemic.
7th Inning Stretch: Major League Baseball is the real loser in the Red Sox scandal

7th Inning Stretch: Major League Baseball is the real loser in the Red Sox scandal

Jacob Gurvis April 30, 2020

What’s weaker than a slap on the wrist? A finger wag? A passive-aggressive head shake? Whatever you call it, that’s what the Boston Red Sox received last week from Major League Baseball. More than...

7th Inning Stretch: See ya in 2021, baseball

7th Inning Stretch: See ya in 2021, baseball

Jacob Gurvis March 31, 2020

Everyone misses baseball. In the past week alone, a handful of major leaguers live-streamed an “MLB The Show” tournament, the Boston Red Sox shared Zoom backgrounds for fans to use and I spent my...

7th Inning Stretch: Let’s make baseball games better, not shorter

7th Inning Stretch: Let’s make baseball games better, not shorter

Jacob Gurvis March 3, 2020

For a sport played primarily without a clock, Major League Baseball is rather concerned with timing. I get it, trust me. Most fans don’t want to sit through a four-hour game. But I think the conversation...

7th Inning Stretch: Big Papi is way off-base in MLB’s cheating scandal

7th Inning Stretch: Big Papi is way off-base in MLB’s cheating scandal

Jacob Gurvis February 25, 2020

Trust me, I’m as sick of this Houston Astros cheating scandal as you are. But as the slow drip of criticism and reactions from around the league continues to pour in, some have been so perplexing and...

7th Inning Stretch: Major League Baseball is in shambles. Now what?

7th Inning Stretch: Major League Baseball is in shambles. Now what?

Jacob Gurvis February 18, 2020

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Bryce Harper was right when he was 23-years-old. We desperately need to “make baseball fun again.” Unfortunately, that mission appears futile, at least for...

7th Inning Stretch: Commissioner Manfred has got to go

7th Inning Stretch: Commissioner Manfred has got to go

Jacob Gurvis January 22, 2020

In the maelstrom that is the Major League Baseball sign-stealing scandal, four talented baseball minds have lost their jobs (so far). Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch, general manager Jeff Luhnow,...

7th Inning Stretch: MLB Hot Stove on the verge of heating up

7th Inning Stretch: MLB Hot Stove on the verge of heating up

Jacob Gurvis November 30, 2018

If you’ve been thinking that the baseball world has seemed rather quiet of late, you’d be right. Since the World Series ended a month ago, there have been relatively few headlines. No major free...

7th Inning Stretch: Picked-up pieces from around Major League Baseball

7th Inning Stretch: Picked-up pieces from around Major League Baseball

Jacob Gurvis October 4, 2018
Over the past few days, the game of baseball has endured quite a bit. From two intense tie-breakers in the National League to exciting Wild Card games to further developments in a player’s domestic violence case, it has been a rollercoaster of a week in Major League Baseball.
7th Inning Stretch: When it comes to MVP, Red Sox have Betts of both worlds

7th Inning Stretch: When it comes to MVP, Red Sox have Betts of both worlds

Jacob Gurvis September 14, 2018
This year, I am particularly interested in that final question: How do we define value? What’s the difference between being the best and being the most valuable, and which deserves the MVP award? With an intriguing MVP race unfolding between Boston Red Sox teammates Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez, I want to enter the conversation.
7th Inning Stretch: Why I’m grateful for baseball this Thanksgiving

7th Inning Stretch: Why I’m grateful for baseball this Thanksgiving

Jacob Gurvis November 21, 2017

  Thanksgiving. That wonderful time of year when families across the United States gather for delicious turkey, dad jokes and awkward conversations about politics. Beyond the desserts and discussions,...

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