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Josh VanMeter was forced to catch for the first time in 12 years. It didn’t go well

Ask any Pirates fan and they’ll tell you how bad a second baseman Josh VanMeter is. The 27-year-old is hitting .171 with a .496 OPS in 15 games this season. Well, after today, he’s not only the worst second baseman some Pirates fans have ever seen, but the worst catcher as well. Read more…

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Hats off to Mike Clevinger

588 days. That’s how long it had been since Mike Clevinger pitched in a regular season MLB game. That’s not what the Padres were hoping for when they traded six players to Cleveland for him, but through injuries to his biceps, elbow, knee, another undisclosed setback, and a brief appearance in the 2020 postseason… Read […]

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Reboot USFL will be remembered for its chicken salad, not the football

The contemporary USFL is the particular chicken salad of spring professional football leagues. In theory, it may feature the name of two ingredients people love, but it’s a stomach-churning and second-rate mixture in practice. For example , USFL running back De’Veon Smith was cut by his Pittsburgh Maulers team because of a… Read more…