[ad_1] (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) The Boston Red Sox went into this season with low expectations and a frustrated fanbase growing restless at ownership’s apathy and lack of aggression both during previous offseasons and trade deadlines, but the team has caught fire and is now a season-high seven games over .500 at 43-36….
[ad_1] Welcome back to Top of the Order, where every Tuesday and Friday I’ll be starting your baseball day with some news, notes, and thoughts about the game we love. No division race is tighter than the AL East, with the Yankees leading the Orioles by just 1.5 games ahead of their three-game matchup that…
[ad_1] (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) Heading into the 2024 MLB season, the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals were seen as potential favorites to win the NL Central, yet here are the Milwaukee Brewers once again sitting comfortably atop the division with a 6.5-game lead. After trading ace Corbin Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles…
[ad_1] 2 INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe have already made significant changes at the executive level and are now focusing on revamping the working culture. In an effort to reintroduce “high-performance” and elite standards at the club, Sir Jim recently informed his staff that working from home is no longer permitted. While the impact of…
[ad_1] (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) The Toronto Blue Jays have been a contender for each of the last four seasons. From 2020 to 2023, they made the playoffs three times and finished with a 91-71 record the year in which they missed them (2021). They have put together an impressive collection of talent,…
[ad_1] (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) The Houston Astros have been one of the most disappointing teams in baseball if we look at their win-loss record. With a 12-22 record and two consecutive losses (not to mention a mediocre 5-5 record in their last 10), they have been bad to open the year, plain and…
[ad_1] 3 Erik ten Hag’s disastrous second season in charge of Manchester United has left him fighting for his position at the club. Failing to qualify for next season’s Champions League coupled with an embarrassing early exit from Europe this year has left INEOS under pressure to make a change. Given Ten Hag’s struggles, Dutch…
[ad_1] With the annual league meetings taking place this week, changes are underway. Owners have been voting on rule changes for the 2024 season. So far, they’ve banned hip-drop tackles and trying out a new hybrid kickoff format in 2024. Additionally, it was announced that the trade deadline is being pushed back. In 2021, the…
[ad_1] Jonathan Willis of The Athletic wrote, “Fantastic game, and easy to imagine as G1 of a playoff series. It also feels like an answer to all those pre-trade deadline, “but is Sean Walker even an upgrade on Cody Ceci?” questions.” The scribe tweeted this after watching the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Edmonton Oilers in…
[ad_1] With the conclusion of the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline, a total of 23 trades were made on deadline day along with various other transactions. Notable players such as Jake Guentzel, Noah Hanifin, and Vladimir Tarasenko all found new homes during the deadline period. Many of the bigger deals also happened before March 8th with…
