by mattblively | May 12, 2021 | Baseball
The Boston Red Sox might just have a hidden gem in the starting rotation, Nick Pivetta. During the nightmare that was the 2020 season, Chaim Bloom made a smart trade that sent long-time Sox relievers Brandon Workman and Heath Hembree to the Philadelphia Phillies. In...
by mattblively | May 10, 2021 | Baseball
The Boston Red Sox won 17 games in the month of April alone. The way that people were talking about the Red Sox before the season began, you’d have thought that this team wasn’t going to win 17 games until the month of June. But they have been a resilient team and...
by Whitney Dowds | May 8, 2021 | Baseball
This week’s highly matchup between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees was two years in the making. Yankees fans especially could not wait to express their displeasure toward the Astros players who played key roles in the infamous sign-stealing scandal. Spoiler...
by mattblively | May 2, 2021 | Baseball
Who else had fun watching the brand new Emmy-worthy TV show titled the “Dodgers v. Padres”. With 18 different episodes, this show is going to be dramatic, gut-wrenching, fun, sad, and sometimes downright infuriating. If you have a main character that you are rooting...
by mattblively | Apr 19, 2021 | Baseball
Welcome to the Diamond Battles, a series on CruelFan.com, that will highlight the top players at each position in MLB. With the season nearly here, it’s never a bad idea to get a top refresher on the top 5 at each position. Let’s take a look at the second baseman...
by mattblively | Apr 19, 2021 | Baseball
No one in baseball is hotter than the Boston Red Sox and leading the way is JD Martinez. This team just can’t be stopped, rattling off nine straight wins after beginning their season by getting swept by the Baltimore Orioles. But the Sox bounced back, sweeping the...
