Sports Predictions

More than any other major team sport, baseball is an incredibly unpredictable game. The very nature of the sport creates situations where small variables – a strike not called, a line drive down the line landing foul by an inch…

An important series can happen at any time in the Major League Baseball season. While many fans may think of only games in the heat of a September pennant chase as being keys to a season, it’s an absolutely true…

As the Major League Baseball season approaches its halfway point, there’s a fascinating set of circumstances going on in the American League. One look at the Wildcard standings shows that every single AL team is within 4.5 games of a…

There are a lot of moving parts that have to fit together in order to turn around a losing team. Major League Baseball front offices have to bring in talented players and develop them…and then also retain those players’ services…

As we enter the month of June, some truths about the 2017 baseball season have begun to coalesce. For instance, we can say with a lot of certitude that the Houston Astros are a very, very good ballclub. We know…

There’s an old baseball adage that say good pitching beats good hitting. If that’s the case, the Major League scoreboard is likely to see an awful lot of goose eggs tonight. Friday’s schedule features three recent Cy Young winners (Clayton…

The smartest poker players, sports handicappers and horse track railbirds all share a simple secret to their respective successes: knowing that sometimes the smartest bet in a situation is one you never make. Or, as a great philosopher of Western…

The Memorial Day holiday weekend and Major League Baseball are a match made in heaven. The two are practically a Norman Rockwell painting waiting to happen, conjuring up mental images of outdoor grilling, cold beer, and crackly transistor radio broadcasts.…

It begins in August each year, with dozens of small non-league clubs playing in front of sparse crowds in places like Mangotsfield and Sevenoaks. After hundreds of matches, it culminates each May in Wembley Stadium in front of a packed…