Baseball Journalism The Fastball Debate in Baseball Every season has its share of articles detailing the league-wide decline in fastball usage, and 2024 is no exception. This time around, the spotlight has been on the Red Sox, who have seemingly crafted an elite rotation based on a delightfully succinct philosophy: Spin go brrrr. Indeed, they…
First base defense is complicated. It isn’t one of the most difficult positions, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its own challenges. Players in the latter half of their careers who have lost athleticism sometimes adopt the position as their new home, which is interesting because it is much more difficult to learn a…
by Brock Ormond | AHL On The Beat It’s a big adjustment coming from a different country to the competitive fishbowl that is the American Hockey League. However, 20-year-old Oskar Pettersson has fit into the Belleville Senators puzzle perfectly on their quest to secure a Calder Cup Playoff spot. The native of Halmstad, Sweden, made his…
by Brock Ormond | AHL On The Beat The Belleville Senators are building for the future and the present while looking to reload the NHL parent club, and they are leaning on Zack Ostapchuk to be part of that process. The St. Albert, Alta., native was selected in the second round, 39th overall, by the…
Photo: Chicago Bulls/X Here’s Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic praising Coby White’s recent stellar play at point guard (averaging 26.8 PPG/6.4 RPG/5.8 APG/54.2% FG/57.4% 3-PT/89.5% FT in his last five games). (via Optimistic Bulls Fan): “He’s been playing great, a lot of confidence. I think he’s really settling into his role. I thought early on…
