Manfred on Strike Four

I might just turn this into a weekly thing, because every week it gets worse. Rob Manfred has no clue what he is doing. The Giants and Dodgers wrapped a four game series in Los Angeles yesterday. One of MLB’s most storied…

American League Deadline Preview

With the MLB trade deadline approaching, let’s go back in time to glance at my predictions from March. and how those teams will play a role in the trade market. American League East: I picked Baltimore.The Orioles started a little slow, but…

Mike’s Major Marathon

When you watch golf through the middle of the night for four days straight, you realize a few things.You have a couple of wires crossed and that major professional golf championships are insanely good television. The second of which, we already know.…

Ready for Team USA Basketball, Are They?

Team USA Basketball had a weekend. The women’s team lost 117-109 to the WNBA All-Star Team, which included Arike Ogunbowale of Dallas, Angel Reese of Chicago and Caitlin Clark of Indiana. Ogunbowale took game MVP honors with 34 points – all scored…

National League Movers

It’s that time of year where each major league baseball team must make the decision to be in or out. Some teams may only need a small tweak, while others are ready to unload the bank and start to retool. When looking…

Midseason Mike’s Man Crush Awards

The Mid-Summer Classic has come and gone. We await baseball’s second half on Friday. What a better time for the midseason Mike’s Man Crush awards.  In the American League, the MVP race is tight and will continue to be that way. Right…

MLB Mid Summer Thoughts

We’ve hit the MLB All-Star break, so let’s take a quick look at the first half of the season. The Orioles are proving that last season’s 101 wins was not a fluke. After the Yankees’ recent slide, they are back on top…

MLB Delivers Its Best

You wanted the best, so you got the best. No, Kiss is not making a comeback…not yet anyways. I’m talking about All-Star Week.  Now TJ, stay with me. As we know, most All-Star games, it’s a joke. The NBA plays no defense,…

Keegan’s Call(ing)

The PGA Tour has entered crunch time. The Open Championship is less than two weeks away. The Olympics and then the race begins for the FedEx Cup. Monday however, there was just a tad bit of news. Keegan Bradley will be your…

NHL Free Agency Recap

It’s time to put a ribbon on the NHL free agency. The Nashville Predators made the biggest splash in free agency with the signing of Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, and Brady Skjei. This is in addition to the contract extension for starting…