Akiva Wienerkur is a long suffering Mets and Jets fan, who has written for Deadspin, and been a researcher for both Football Night in America and for NBC's Olympics coverage. He has a comedy podcast (Rob And Akiva Need A Podcast), an NFL podcast (32 Fans), and a television podcast (New Girl, Old Guy).
After (again) making the biggest move of the offseason – acquiring former MVP Mookie Betts from the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers (again) did what they always do: committed. This week, they signed Betts to a 12-year, $365 million ...
Canada’s decision to reject Major League Baseball’s return plan – which essentially created “bubbles” in each MLB city – put the country’s only team in peril. The Blue Jays are unable to host games in Toronto (or anywhere in Canada) and hav...
Miguel Cabrera has hit just 31 home runs in his last 304 games, so there is little reason to expect that he could hit the 23 he needs to reach 500 for his career even in a normal season, let alone the 60-game sprint Major League Baseball...
Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks hold a 6.5 game lead for first place in the Eastern Conference with eight games to play, so they’ve likely wrapped up the East’s best record. But with no homecourt advantage left to play for, the Bucks ar...
The American League East is as potent as ever, with the New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, and Boston Red Sox all coming off of winning seasons and the Toronto Blue Jays as full of potential young stars as any team in baseball. Here’s a l...
The Twins feature one of the league’s best power-hitting lineups, but the Chicago White Sox are close to contention again and could make things tough on Minnesota in the Central Division. Here’s a look at how the AL Central teams look hea...
With the NBA restart just around the corner, which teams are poised and primed to make a deep run? Take a look at strengths, weaknesses, schedule, and x-factors to get a better understanding of how your squad stacks up in the...
With four teams that all won 83 or more games last year – and all made changes to their roster in the offseason – the NL East should be one of the most entertaining division races in baseball. Also, the Marlins are here. Here’s a look at ho...
Like the NL East, the Central features four teams that are evenly matched and made upgrades to their rosters this season, and a fifth that is just glad a 60-game season means they’ll avoid 100 losses. St. Louis Cardinals The Cardinals had a...
The NL West will once again be top-heavy, with the Los Angeles Dodgers making the splashiest move of the offseason. The Dodgers will likely run away with the division again, but the Padres, Diamondbacks, and Rockies all made improvements...