1. New York Yankees Boasting a young and talented roster, the prospects of the team that fell one game short of advancing to the World Series last season are looking even better this season. The Yankees traded for National League (NL) MVP Giancarlo Stanton and called up promising prospects Gleyber[Read More…]
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Predicting the MLB midseason
With regular season action less than two weeks away, all baseball fans want is to get started. For them, there’s nothing better than those summer afternoons spent at the ballpark with hot dog in hand. Given the slow offseason, The McGill Tribune pressed fast-forward on the MLB remote to provide[Read More…]
As one former Expo enters the Hall, chances look slim for another
For only the fourth time in Baseball Hall of Fame history, members of the Baseball Writers Association of America elected four players to the Hall on Jan. 24, as Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Trevor Hoffman, and Vladimir Guerrero all found themselves on the right end of a phone call. Guerrero,[Read More…]
ExposFest fundraiser makes it clear: Montreal misses its Expos
Without Montreal’s beloved franchise, the dog days of summer will never be the same
2017 World Series preview
Looking ahead to the clash between baseball’s two best teams.
Behind the Bench: Polarity and empathy with the Cleveland Indians
A baseball fan’s search for common ground with the Cleveland Indians logo.
Buckets of cash: Comparing wages in the NFL, NBA, and MLB
Season length, roster size, and television viewership are all factors in players’ salaries.
Tim Raines: An unlikely journey to Cooperstown
It was a long journey for former Expos left fielder Tim Raines—from the end of his playing days in 2002 to finally walking out onto the Olympic Stadium turf on the evening of March 31 as part of the 2017 MLB Hall of Fame class.
Baseball in Montreal: more than just memories
Walking into any Montreal metro station on the evening of March 31, many commuters were probably confused to see the unfamiliar sight of baseball fans. Draped in Blue Jays blue and white with smatterings of the old Expos colours, fans packed onto the subway to head to see the Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates face off in the final spring training series at the Olympic Stadium.
10 Things: Players in New Homes
With the season just around the corner, check out these ten superstar players finding themselves in a different city for 2017.
