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The MLB season is long, and the heat of an August summer provides a crucible that separates the truly great teams from also-rans. This is the point of the season where the standings start to move a little. Teams that…

The first six weeks of the 2018 MLB season set a record for games lost to bad weather. Those games just don’t magically disappear from the schedule, though; they’re games that have to be made up now, in the final…

The dream right now for contending MLB teams is to have every bit of their club’s potential come together and lead to a winning streak or run of successful games. This year that’s happened to both the Athletics and Pirates,…

With the MLB non-waiver trading deadline at 4pm eastern today, the start of the final kick to the finish line of the marathon 162-game schedule begins. While it might seem like this section of the season – with its separation…

The stress created by the Major League trade deadline causes weird things to happen to ballplayers. Even for successful squads, there’s typically tons of unease in the clubhouse. It’s understandable: no player wants to be dealt away from a playoff-bound…

Although a week remains until the MLB trade deadline next Tuesday, deals are already beginning to shake up the league. The Dodgers paid a four-prospect price to rent Manny Machado’s services for the rest of the season, and the Athletics…

After a brief break for All Star festivities (in which the MLB Swarm correctly predicted the game outcome, three of the four Home Run Derby finalists, and eventual Derby winner Bryce Harper) the weekly swarm is back in action today.…