Cannabis kings—highest members in professional sports
April 20, 2016
The debate and regulations on marijuana use by athletes picked up steam amidst the recent headlines of Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon testing positive for marijuana. Within each league, there are different drug policies about marijuana. In an article by Michael Freeman of Bleacher Report, 15 out of 16 anon...
Dear Mr. Commissioner: Learn from the past
March 9, 2015
Dear Commissioner Robert Manfred, March is always a great time of the year for me. Down here in Los Angeles the weather is getting better, my allergies are starting to go away, and the boys of summer head to Arizona and Florida for the unofficial start to the baseball season. It's the best time...
World Series Preview: Royals winning formula enough to defeat the Giants
October 21, 2014
If someone predicted the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants are meeting in the World Series, before the season started, I would have called you insane but here we are. The Giants have been there three times in the last five years and have two World Series Championships un...
Andrew Friedman hired to sort out Dodgers payroll and coaching situations
October 14, 2014
After an abrupt ending to a once promising season for the Dodgers, the management decided to shake things up from the top. The Dodgers hired Andrew Friedman to be the president of baseball operations. Friedman was the executive vice president of baseball operations for the Tampa Bay Devil Ra...
R.I.P Freeway Series
October 10, 2014
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a piece on the possibility of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Angels possibly facing off in the world series. These two teams were the teams to beat during the regular season. And yet both of them got knocked out by teams who were not supposed to beat t...
Dodgers’ ace Kershaw should win NL MVP
October 3, 2014
With the MLB season , the NL MVP race took an unexpected turn. For a couple weeks, there were two candidates for the MVP. One player was Marlins’ outfielder Giancarlo Stanton. The other was Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting ace Clayton Kershaw. As Kershaw and the Dodgers gear up for post season play...
Revisiting the Freeway Series between the Dodgers and Angels: Column
September 12, 2014
With the MLB regular season coming to a close over the next month, there is a chance that this year’s World Series could be a Freeway Series between the Angels and the Dodgers. To this date, there has never been a freeway series for the World Series Championship. According to the Las Vegas Bo...
Major League Baseball still behind the curve with expanded replay
April 11, 2014
When Major League Baseball announced the use of instant replay for the 2014 season, it was met with “cautious optimism” from players, coaches, fans and pundits alike. The league slow to change was finally trying to catch up with its competitors, as the NBA, NFL and NHL all have implemented instant replay successfully an...
Angels, Rangers will battle for playoff spots with AL East contenders
April 2, 2014
The American League has a handful of good teams, but who will prevail? The AL Central won’t be competitive, but multiple teams will battle for the top spot in the West and East. AL West The Los Angeles Angels will be the top dog in the AL West if they can stay healthy. First baseman Albert Pujols retur...
AL East spends big while Rangers, Red Sox make risky moves
March 4, 2014
Can you feel it, baseball fans? That horrible feeling that lasts from October to March? Well, for those of you still mourning the end of the 2013 season, there’s some good news and some bad news. Baseball season hasn’t officially started, but Spring Training has. During the offseaso...
Reflecting on the greatest player of our generation
February 17, 2014
“Now batting for the Yankees, No. 2, Derek Jeter. No. 2, Derek Jeter.” For all the non New York Yankee fans out there, that is the voice of the late legendary announcer Bob Sheppard, whose voice still graces baseball Mecca every time shortstop Derek Jeter walks to the plate. Sheppard...
Cardinals vs. Red Sox: Who’s going home with the hardware?
October 22, 2013
After an exciting month of playoff baseball, the best records in the major leagues will battle for the championship as the American League champion Boston Red Sox will host the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. The Cardinals are playing their best baseball of ...