Chase Utley

Let’s Celebrate Activist Athletes For Their Positive Impact On Society

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The world is such a divisive place, and the cynic in me thinks it’s always been this bad and will always be this bad. It’s a fatigue that so many people feel. Political discourse has always been able to derail …

Kenley Jansen

Maybe It’s Time To Worry About Kenley Jansen

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All superheroes have different strengths that set them apart from mankind, as well as from each other. While a lot of these differences are required by copyright and intellectual property laws, they create the unique individualities we know and love: …

Bartolo Colon

Record-Chasing Bartolo Colon Sets One, Sits On Another

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It seems I really want to write about Bartolo Colon this year, so here goes another: He didn’t pitch badly in his record-setting start against the A’s Monday in Oakland. In fact, for somebody pushing 45 years of age, he looked …

This Week in Baseball – Opening Day, Dodgers Sewage, Red Sox Payroll, Mike Trout, Game of Thrones

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Open for Business… For the first time in decades, baseball’s Opening Day was actually scheduled to be every team’s Opening Day. The weather got in the way of Nationals-Reds and Pirates-Tigers, so it didn’t quite work out. But the return …

Meme-O-Random: Opening Day

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Just like they said in Field of Dreams, if you build it, he will come… Check out more funny baseball memes in Off Base Or like our Facebook page: The Baseball Memes

Baseball’s Official Twitter Hashtags Are #Lame

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As most people have started to understand, there is nothing more important than getting recognition on social media—Facebook, Twitter, even LinkedIn. It used to be that philosophy, education and goodwill were worthwhile pursuits, but in 2018, all that matters is …

Lewis Brinson

Foul Territory Experts Offer Opening Day Bold Predictions

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The Astros’ clincher over the Dodgers in Game Seven of an epic World Series seems like a lifetime ago. Especially after an unusual “Tepid Stove League” saw bullpen arms hit the jackpot, free agents twiddle their thumbs, the Marlins dismantle …

Mike Trout Bryce Harper

MLB Playoff Predictions With Accompanying Soundtrack

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We’ve reached the conclusion of this epic, three-part foray into predicting the 2018 MLB season. The emotion surrounding this ending is on par with the finale of Harry Potter. I’m waiting for the royalties like J.K. Rowling. Anyway, get ready …

American League Predictions Mike Trout

American League Predictions With Accompanying Soundtrack

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I hope you’re hyped after part one of my 2018 MLB predictions. It was a bit of a rough weekend for me, partying in your 30s is much harder, and I think my song choices today reflect this. That or the …

Montreal Expos Era Ends With Bartolo Colon

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Perhaps you’ve heard the saying that a person actually dies twice: once when the breath leaves the body, and again when nobody is left to speak their name. Given that, the Montreal Expos may be on the verge of their …