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Week of 1-26-15

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Legend: Crosley Field was home to the Cincinnati Reds (Redlegs 1954-1959) from 1912-1970. This beautiful old modernized style stadium was originally called Redland Field (named after the team), but in 1934 when Powel Crosley Jr. bought the Reds team, the President thought the stadium should be named after the man (Crosley) who was thought of to have saved the franchise. The stadium was located in the heart of Cincy, with a capacity of 20696 beginning in 1912 then grew to end up with as many as 29488 seats in 1970 (the last season it was in use). The right Continue reading Week of 1-26-15→

Week of 1-26-15

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Story: On Tuesday the 27th, the Marlins made the signing of Ichiro Suzuki official. Sure this is not big news, but it could turn into huge news by the year’s end. Ichiro is currently sitting on 2844 career MLB hits and 487 total stolen bases. If Ichiro can stay healthy for the whole season in Miami and play well, he could very well become the 29th member of the 3000 hit club and the 38th player to steal at least 500 bags throughout a major league career. Accomplishing these feats, especially the 3000 hits, will put yet another milestone in Continue reading Week of 1-26-15→

Why Milwaukee’s Hot Start in 2014 Was No Joke

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

The Milwaukee Brewers started off hot last season with a record of 19-8 in April, and then went on to hold first place in the NL Central for most of the season until mid-August when they started to collapse. A lot of analysts and fans started to claim that the Brewers failed attempt to run away with the division was just a fluke, but considering the talent on the roster, their history the past 4 years, and having a great manager, the Brewers’ success, prior to the collapse, was no fluke. There have only been a few flukes throughout the Continue reading Why Milwaukee’s Hot Start in 2014 Was No Joke→

The Importance of Francisco Lindor

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

The Cleveland Indians have only been to the playoffs twice since they won the AL Central in 1997, and haven’t won a World Series in 66 years. Unlike the Cubs though, the Indians have had several talented teams since, but maybe they have not won it again because they did not have the right star player/leader to lift the Indians to glory. Obviously, the past can’t be changed, so the Indians need to focus on trying to win right now with the current team. Besides having on of the best managers in the game, in Terry Francona, the roster has Continue reading The Importance of Francisco Lindor→