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Baseball is back, but at what cost?

Yes baseball is back, as Major League Baseball finally developed a plan for returning back to action earlier this week. Commissioner Rob Manfred implemented a 60-game season for 2020 with Opening Day slated to be July 23 or 24. A universal DH has also been added to the season, as well as additional runners onContinue reading “Baseball is back, but at what cost?”

With the First Pick in the 2020 Virtual NFL Draft…

The Cincinnati Bengals select… As a sports fan, especially an avid NFL fan, I have been looking forward to the NFL draft for weeks. This is one of the closest events to live sports, and it is very important to the teams of the NFL. The Draft is where teams get the future of theirContinue reading “With the First Pick in the 2020 Virtual NFL Draft…”

The rising wave of eSports and iRacing

eSports – Get into the game Ah yes, the ever-growing world of eSports. Esports, unlike your traditional physically active sports, eSports is the world of organized, competitive online gaming. Games such as Madden, FIFA, Fortnite, and Rocket League are just a few of the games played in the eSports world. While it may seem likeContinue reading “The rising wave of eSports and iRacing”

Are Sports… Expendable?

When compared to the past month of March 2020, sports have proved of little significance when compared to an overall purpose, and hence has been postponed. I think it’s safe to say everyone wants the coronavirus pandemic to be eradicated, so that we can all get back to normal life. The coronavirus came onto theContinue reading “Are Sports… Expendable?”

Does the NBA have a parity issue?

Parity Let’s define parity first. Parity, when used in the sports realm, refers to the fact that teams in a league have roughly equivalent levels of talent. This creates more competitive games as the ‘best’ team is not significantly better than the so called ‘worst’ in the league. Winners cannot be easily predicted in advanceContinue reading “Does the NBA have a parity issue?”

Baseball is changing, should you change your view about it?

Excellent question. Major League Baseball has undergone plenty of changes over the past years, but they have implemented more changes for the upcoming 2020 season, and have recently proposed a new playoff format. Baseball in 2020 is certainly different than baseball 30 years ago The MLB feels the needs to change, as the last 12Continue reading “Baseball is changing, should you change your view about it?”