As part of DAR Gaming Week, I will discuss the apparent death of multiple MLB video games.Growing up, there were a few givens in the video game world. Mario would beat Bowser, Sonic would beat Dr. Robotnik, and there’d always be a new baseball game to help me live out my dreams of being a […]
Read moreBryce Harper or Mike Trout? (Or "And Where Does that Leave Manny?")
It’s an argument that’s raged since both of these men were still boys. It’s one that’s picked up in recent months, since Harper has turned into Super Bryce and Mike Trout is, well, Mike Trout. So, to add another hat into the ring, who’s better? Bryce or Mike? Manny Machado. Seriously, in some ways. But, […]
Read moreOn Eric Davis
Growing up, I had a fascination with a particular Orioles outfielder who would constantly raise the roof. This man had seen it all. Kidney lacerations, cancer diagnoses, recoveries–you name it, he’d probably dealt with it. By this point, Eric Davis was a punchline to some, mainly because of his constant “bad luck.” To others, he […]
Read more"Foreign Substances": Some Thoughts on the 2015 MLB Season
Now, we all know that I’m a baseball fan. But, this season has been brutal, and not even from just the standpoint as an Orioles fan. From pitchers being suspended for having “foreign substances” on their arms during games, to the AL East having one of the worst cumulative records thus far, to the “speed […]
Read moreShould We Panic about the (In)Action of the Orioles?
So, stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A Baltimore Orioles team does meh-to-great in the regular season. If they make it to the playoffs, they get demoralized by a “Cinderella” team that no one expected to be as epic as they were in the post-season. The Orioles team is jacked to the brims […]
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