Friars begin future-focused spring

Spring training is an interesting time for Major League Baseball teams and players. Veterans will show up to spring camp in what they claim is the best shape of their lives. Offseason adjustments will have younger players excited to get back onto the ball field and see if their hard […]

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Padres primed for future success

One of the beauties of Opening Day for many professional sports teams is the hope it provides: the hope that an MVP season could be on the horizon, the hope that a playoff run could be in the cards, even the hope that a championship parade might be visiting nearby […]

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The storied sounds of SoCal

In baseball, there is no shortage of people for fans to fall in love with. There is the obvious choice: the players. Blessed with athletic ability, the likes of which you and I will never even approach in our lifetimes, they are the heroes that slam game-winning homers and spin […]

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Baseball loses one of its brightest stars

The news broke early Sunday morning. Many of us weren’t even awake yet and only heard about it through friends after the fact. No matter how you heard it though, it devastated you. Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins pitching extraordinaire, had been involved in a high-speed boat crash just off the […]

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