1956 – Braves catcher Ebba St. Claire is part of three double plays tying the major league record in a 5-4 win over the Phillies. 1961 – Joe Adcock homered twice, but the Dodgers beat the Braves 8-3 behind Don Drysdale who allowed just four hits and also contributed a second inning grand slam. 1966 … Read more
Photo: TribLive The Pittsburgh Penguins have named Dan Muse the 23rd head coach in franchise history, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. “During this process, we met with many candidates who we felt would have been a fit as the next head coach of the Penguins, but … Read more
After a well-deserved break, the Maple Leafs are set to kick off Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This is going to be a battle. Carter Hutton filled in for Jay Rosehill on the Monday edition of Leafs Morning Take. As one might expect, we spent the entire show previewing the series and looking … Read more
Former Seattle Kraken coach Dan Bylsma thinks the Toronto Maple Leafs have a good chance to take down the Florida Panthers in the second round. Going into this highly anticipated matchup, the majority consensus seems to be that the Panthers are the favourites going into the series, and a Leafs win would be considered somewhat … Read more
Alexis Mac Allister will have to take at least some of the blame for Dan Burn’s opening goal against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final. The Geordie’s header set the tone for the remainder of the encounter, with Newcastle proving the far more dominant, physical side. In truth, the Reds were fortunate not to have … Read more
The Royals had a surprisingly good year last year, and the projection systems do not expect a major regression as the team is currently constructed. Dan Szymborski of Fangraphs has his annual ZIPS projections out for the Royals, and it reflects much of what the fanbase has already determined – a superstar player surrounded by … Read more