A Nightmare Finish in San Fran Exposes Philly’s Weakness

With hazy Bay Area fog rolling in around McCovey Cove and the lights of Oracle Park, the Phillies were closing in on tying the series against this red-hot San Francisco team. With one out and runners on the corners, Jordan Romano went back to work against the Giants’ catcher, Patrick Bailey. After a handful of… read more

Ballpark Bets: Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner

Mets Money line, A’s Money line, Giants Money line, and Rays Money line (+1225) The Mets have lost 12 of 15 and had a players only meeting. Got to imagine that sparks them a bit and gives them some juice. They’ve been playing a bad brand of baseball and need to right the ship. The… read more

Visiting Dugout Episode 93 — San Francisco Giants

Britt, who contributes to the Casual Diehard/Willets Pen family, joined Chrystal to preview the upcoming series with the Giants and talk about how pitching is pretty cool. 

Giants to Build Statue of Bonds Outside of Oracle Park

There have been many great players that have represented the San Francisco Giants organization proudly. One of the greatest baseball players to ever play the game in Willie Mays was one of them. Teams honor legends in many ways, whether it’s retiring their number, putting them in the team’s ring of honor, or building a… read more

Ballpark Bets: Performance Doubles, Total Bases, and Dinger of the Day

Kris Bubic 5+ Strikeouts (-185) We just saw Noah Cameron, notably not a strikeout guy punch out six batters in his outing against the Yankees. Bubic, who is more of a shrieking guy should very much be able to hit five in this outing. Bubic has been an awesome pitcher for the Royals. He has… read more

Giants Ace Logan Webb Having Career Season

There’s just something special about the San Francisco Giants organization and their ability to churn out strong pitching. Heck, that was a massive focal point to them winning their World Series Championships and they pitched their way to them. The 2025 Giants are for real and they’ve been a pleasant surprise to start the season…. read more

The Giants Should BAN This Fan For The Rest Of Their Life

We had a Henry Rowengartner type of situation happen this past Friday at Oracle Park in San Francisco. For the record, it wasn’t a kid in the center field bleachers who threw a ball on an absolute ROPE to home plate. NO! It was something a lot less impressive. It was something so idiotic, to… read more

The Four Biggest Surprises of the 2025 MLB Season

We touched on the biggest disappointments. We are now onto the biggest surprises and there are some very good ones for this season. The Surge of the Cardinals Everyone thought the Cubs would win the division. That’s not the surprise. What is the surprise is that they aren’t running away with it entirely and a… read more

Ballpark Bets: Strikeouts, Home Runs, Performance Doubles

Joe Ryan 6+ Strikeouts (-175) The Twins are fun and they are actually fun to watch. Despite the loss yesterday, they’ve been playing a better brand of baseball since the beginning of the month. And the pitching has a lot to do with it and Joe Ryan is a factor as to why. Ryan is… read more

The Human Element Under Review: Umpiring in the Modern Era

As the 2025 Major League Baseball season unfolds, the role of umpires is under unprecedented scrutiny. With the advent of technology like the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system and ongoing debates about the definition of a swing, the traditional human element of officiating is being reevaluated. The Rise of Technology in Umpiring: This spring, MLB expanded… read more

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