The long-awaited return of the Phillies’ grandest acquisition this offseason Bryce Harper certainly lived up to the hype and then some, making Tuesday’s game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals Doubleday Double Talk’s Game of the Day. Bryce Harper … Continue reading 4/2/2019 MLB Game of the Day: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals
The greatest player to ever wear a Los Angeles Angels jersey will become a free agent in 2020 and with his impending free agency looming, the Angels’ window is closing to extend the once-in-a-generation talent. Mike Trout’s greatness over the … Continue reading Why the Angels Need to Extend Trout Now (Giuseppe)
Major League Baseball teams promised 3 players a lot of money over the past two weeks. First, Manny Machado broke the winter free agency thaw with a surprise 10 year deal worth $300M with the Padres. That helped set the … Continue reading Analyzing the Contracts of Manny Machado, Bryce Harper, and Nolan Arenado (Daryll)
The Philadelphia Phillies finally delivered on their promise to their fans on Thursday by signing Bryce Harper to the largest contract in the history of professional sports in terms of total value with a 13-year, $330 Million deal that includes … Continue reading Bryce Harper Signs Record Breaking Deal With Philadelphia Phillies (Giuseppe)
One of the biggest free agents on the market – Manny Machado – has reportedly agreed to a 10-year, $300M deal with the San Diego Padres as first reported by Jeff Passan. This ends a long saga that saw the … Continue reading San Diego Padres Sign Manny Machado: What Now? (Daryll)
Today the Oakland A’s are the first MLB team to have their pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training. Normally by now, we know where all the big free agents have gone and which teams might be the “surprise” team … Continue reading Ruining Pitchers and Catchers Report Day (Daryll)
It is now just about a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training – and the world waits to find out who Manny Machado and Bryce Harper will be signing with. Yet unlike last season when free … Continue reading Baseball Still Waiting on Bryce Harper and Manny Machado (Daryll)
The Yankees have added again to their infield depth, adding former Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu. They signed him to a 2 year deal for $24M according to multiple reports and first by Jon Heyman. Many in the media have … Continue reading Yankees Sign LeMahieu – Still Room for Machado? (Daryll)
Soon 2018 will be just a memory. The answer to the trivia question “What year did Shohei Ohtani make his rookie debut?”. Before then though, we look back on the 5 most popular articles published on DoubleDay Double Talk. Giuseppe … Continue reading DDDT Looks Back on 2018
The MLB off-season is in full swing, and several teams are already making some big waves as we look ahead into 2019. While last year free agency stalled all winter, this year there has already been some significant activity while … Continue reading NL East Not Defined by Bryce Harper (Daryll)
The most anticipated free-agent class in some time is here – and Manny Machado and Bryce Harper have big hopes. Both came into the league at 19, and are already very well established players with the ability to dramatically impact … Continue reading Bryce Harper, Manny Machado Thinking Big (Daryll)
The Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies last night 10-4. That however belied what was going on beneath the surface of the Nationals: they had given up. After a passionate letter to start the month saying that the Nationals did … Continue reading Washington Nationals Give Up – Nearly Trade Bryce Harper (Daryll)
The Home Run Derby is one of the events that takes place during the All-Star Break and it is one of the most difficult and unpredictable to predict. While our predictions are wrong more often than not, that does not … Continue reading 2018 MLB Home Run Derby Predictions (Daryll and Giuseppe)
The 2018 T-Mobile Home Run Derby field is set. Bryce Harper will represent the hometown Washington Nationals in Washington, D.C., while 7 other sluggers attempt to dethrone Harper in his home stadium. Interestingly, every single player with the exception of Bryce … Continue reading 2018 MLB Home Run Derby Participants Announced (Giuseppe)
The 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game roster was announced on July 8th and while baseball fans wait for the game, I felt the need give you, the readers of Doubleday Double Talk, a look at the rosters, as well … Continue reading The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, and The Snubs of the 2018 MLB All-Star Game Rosters (Giuseppe)
Debates are just one of the many things that make baseball great. What would happen if Ruth faced Koufax? How many home runs would sluggers from the past hit today? Are today’s baseballs juiced? Should steroid users be allowed into the Hall … Continue reading The Real MLB Single Season Home Run Record and Can It Be Broken in 2018? (Giuseppe)
We have each made our division predictions now, and so the time comes when we must figure out the next step: how our predicted playoffs will go. It is worth noting I believe that I correctly predicted both the Cubs … Continue reading 2018 MLB Postseason Predictions (Daryll and Giuseppe)
First up in our predictions of the 2018 Major League Baseball season might be the easiest one of all to predict first place. Yet perhaps more than the team at the top, this division will play a hand in the … Continue reading National League East Preview (Daryll and Giuseppe)
Baseball would like to tell you that its waning popularity in the youth market is because it has a pace of play problem. Certainly, eliminating some of the dead time between action is a great goal to keep the attention … Continue reading Baseball’s Personality Problem (Daryll)
This is it, the second NLDS, the loser goes home a loser, and the winner moves on to face the Dodgers for a chance to go to the Fall Classic. Will the Nationals win their first Playoff series in franchise … Continue reading Cubs Outlast Nationals 9-8 to Win Game 5 and Advance to the NLCS (Giuseppe)
