The Pirates announced an extension with Brian Reynolds yesterday. Something like 8 years and 130 million dollars. It led to an excited crowd last night in PNC Park against the Dodgers, who looked overmatched, somehow. Mookie Betts went 0 for…
Friendly Fenway (Fantasy League #4)
Games: #4 (@RedSox, W 7-6), #5 (@RedSox, W 4-1), and #6 (@RedSox, W 4-1) I had hoped to get this up before the first game of the Pirates-White Sox series, but it’s been down to the wire a little bit.…
What Fun (Fantasy League #2)
Game: #1 (March 30, @ Reds, W 5-4) What happened: Mitch Keller had a good day, as one would hope for the Opening Day starter, and the player The Athletic and others had listed as the likely team MVP. The…
Opening Day (Fantasy League #1)
Baseball starts today, and for the first time in three years, I know who to root for: the Pittsburgh Pirates. Incongruously, the team we’ll watch this year with rooting interest will not be the Boston Red Sox, the team I…