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We are just a little more than an hour from the first pitch of the 2024 Major League Baseball season, so it is time once again for The Catch’s Grade-A, Super Awesome, 100 percent guaranteed accurate* predictions for the 2024 baseball season. Prognosticating seems to be a fools errand these days (ed. – yes, you... Continue Reading →
The baseball world was given yet another shock this morning when it was announced that, after 88 years of players wearing their own uniforms during the Summer Classic, the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game would feature custom uniforms for each team. Here they are: Photos courtesy of Nike and Sportslogos.net If you looked at... Continue Reading →
I know that we've all heard a ton about many MLB pitchers improving their "spin rate" over the last few seasons, and there has been a very loud whisper campaign that it's being done by using foreign substances like pine tar, sticky tack, or sunscreen mixed with rosin. Major League Baseball even became so "concerned"... Continue Reading →
Major League Baseball is looking for its Great White Buffalo - you know, that magic, wonderful, amazing, and concrete rule change that will simultaneously shorten the length of games, while also increasing fan interest in the sport for decades to come. But so far, it hasn't been found. The folks in the Commissioner's office have... Continue Reading →
Today is Jackie Robinson Day across the baseball world. It celebrates the anniversary of the day that Jackie first appeared for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier. He is rightly regarded as a trailblazer, both for his skill as a player and as an example of courage and steadfast calm... Continue Reading →
Forbes is out with the 2021 version of its Major League Baseball Team Valuations list. No prize given for guessing which team comes in at number one: The New York Yankees, of course, valued at $5.25 Billion. The Dodgers, Cubs, Red Sox, and Giants - all worth north of $3 billion each - round out... Continue Reading →
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