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This past week MLB Trade deadline expired and so did some legacy lineups Chicago Cubs saw historic World Series champs players traded Jake Arietta's pain and realization of the end Trade deadline left many of us with a hangover Cubs: Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant,  Javy Baez & Craig Kimbrel trades.  Did president Jed Hoyer offer reasonable extensions or merely insult players with poor insult...

Wow! It’s been a minute the last week. Where do we start. Tampa Bay Rays Trades, Injuries, &  4 straight Wins Injuries – Tyler Glasnow – Pete Fairbanks – Nick Anderson – Collin McHugh -  Rays Market Trades  - Nelson Cruz, Rich Hill, Diego Castillo & Willy Adames What happened to Max Scherzer and Kris Bryant joining the Rays? Rays have moved to Top of AL East – Top of entire AL Rays beat up...

Knock Knock - who's there after the trades ask the Cubs Nationals Trade Major pieces Deals Done Impact for 2020 playoffs or long term buys Yankees get Anthony Rizzo and Joey Gallo Dodgers build a stronger base for pennant race with  Max Scherzer & Trea Turner Rumors for remaining trades – Kris Bryant, Trevor Story, Jose Berrios Twins gain 14 runs but lose game Rays shutout Yankess 14 to 0...

Five Women Broadcasters take the helm of the MLB YouTube Game of the Week  Billionaires in Space Wally Funk takes off All-Women Broadcasters call MLB YouTube Game of the Week  Historical event and a ball game for the same price  You-Tubers spotlighted during the game, GiraffeNeckMarc  Profiles of The 5 women broadcasting the game Heidi Watney, Lauren Gardner, Melanie Newman, Sarah Langs, Alanna Ri...

Fernando Tatis Jr. “Thank God Everyone was good and safe” Shots heard in the Nationals stadium. What next? Do stadiums have an active shooter strategy Tatis Jr & Jayce Tingler speak out  Kudos to those who came to the aid of others MLB standings and rundown A few Trade rumors Covid-19 cancels first game after All-Star series Yankees & Red Sox – Yankees Fan throws baseball at Red Sox, Alex...

Giancarlo & Vlad Jr at Little League game? American League beats National League and wins 8 consecutive game in 8 years Scherzer faces Ohtani - literally Coors Field hosts the 2021 All-Star Game Media Clown Show  with A-Rod & Big Papi Flipped from FOX to ESPN for Eduardo Perez pre-game Salute to Hank Aaron to launch the game Joe Buck can't pronounce Mike Zunino's name in lineup A...

Champa Bay Wins continues,  Lightning wins Stanley Cup Repeat & Tampa boy Pete Alonso wins HRDerby Pete Alonso brings Magic to the Home Run Derby & wins a historic 2 consecutive derbies. Mike  Trout makes a call to Ohtani Juan Soto topples the Titan  - Shohei Ohtani - comes up short Trey Mancini brings his Notre Dame coach to pitch at HRDerby Designer Bats - Gregory Siff Brett Philips take...

1:25 MLB Rundown, American and National League 6:48 San Francisco Giants Ugly Uniforms v Arizona Diamondbacks Record 8:50 – All-Star Game 9:33 Origin of All-Star Game 1933  10:11 Game Location moves from Atlanta to Denver, Coors Field 10:50  MLB sued for $100 million by Atlanta 11:25 – All-Star small payout to players 13:15 – All-Star Selections and Votes 14:00  - American league choices – Where i...

4 Runs from Boston Red Sox beat down on Gerrit Cole Yankees Equipment Truck beats up Fenway Garage AL East – Red Sox topping it off & Blue Jays climb  Rays’ Kevin Cash player and manager Coaching Tree  Charlie Montoyo, Toronto Blue Jays Rocco Baldelli, Minnesota Twins  Davey Martinez, Nationals Rays Minor Leagues Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Bowling Green Hot Rods Charleston RiverDogs All-...

MLB Foreign Substances Inspections begin.  Max Scherzer loosens his belt for the Phillies  Joe Girardi tells us why he asked for a closer look  Sergio Romo goes overboard and drops his drawers for Umpires  MLB gives Umpires a 90 minute tutorial on foreign substances.  Umpire Joe West talks about challenges with new inspection  procedures  Pressure on umpires to judge legal and illegal substances o...

Wander Franco Arrives at the Trop - 2 years as top MLB Prospect and now finally at The Show. Road Warriors fall   - Rays lose series to Chicago White Sox - then White Sox lose are swept in 4 games -  Rays Swept in 4 games by Seattle Mariners - Wacha falls hard (Good Wacha or Bad Wacha) - Shane McClanahan rises up Rays on the Move up and down and out -  Mike Brosseau -  Mike Ford from the Yankees -...

MLB gives guidance on "Sticky Stuff" enforcement Johnny Bench, Legendary Reds Catcher talks pine tar Rule 3.01 The Ball from "Official Baseball Rules" " No player shall intentionally discolor or damage the ball by rubbing it with soil, rosin, paraffin, licorice, sand-paper, emery-paper or other foreign substance. " Trevor Bauer - has been asking MLB for over 4 years t...

Toronto Blue Jays  AL East breakdown - Rays, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees and Orioles Blue Jays beat up on Boston Vlad Guerrero  Jr shines  Comaraderie in the clubhouse Vladdy, George Springer, Bo Bichette Will they trade Lourdes Gurriel Jr? Moving players around 1st base Tampa Bay Rays, Yoshi, Ji-mon Choi, Nate Lowe, Yandy Diaz, Mike Brosseau The best team in New York - The Blue Jays move from Tec...

Record Breakers - Tony La Russa - Tyler Glasnow hits 500 career strikeout mark - Joe West checks hats for sticky stuff MLB rule 6.02 (c)(7) - No foreign substances MLB Get a Grip, Jan 13, 2021 BaseballBiz episode on Mud & Sticky stuff Trevor Bauer wants a level playing field Gerrit Cole is at a loss for words FSU  Softball at WCWS facing Oklahoma - #GoNoles watch on ESPN @TheBaseballBiz mailba...

Tampa Bay Rays win 4 of 3 on the road Split 4 game series with the Yankees in NY Revenge on Rangers at Globe Life as Rays win the series Ryan Yarbrough pitches a complete game - Thank you Kevin Cash Gerrit Cole does not bring the rain down on the Rays Rangers game 3 -  killing it in the 8th & 9th innings going from 0 to 7 runs - Final score Rays 7, Rangers 0 Yandy hits first home this year   T...

Celebrate Inaugural Lou Gehrig Day – June 2, 2021     - The Iron Horse played 2130 consecutive games      ALS Disease impact and Attention       Gehrig's Farewell Speech       Pete Frate – ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Division Rundown – ebb and flow of teams and player    Memorial Day Check Albert Pujols makes a much better Dodger than a grounded Angel     Rich Hill 13 strikeouts at 41 AL East –...

Tampa Bay Rays Lead the AL East standings Rays Covid-19 Stadium capacity & the rules Stu Sternberg , inside fight with Rays minority owners Rays win a 2 game Series against the Phillies can you call it a Sweep? Yankees taking a hit from Blue Jays and Alek Manoah A.J. Hinch's Tigers tear at Yankees 2019 Rays meet up as Padres & Brewers party  Brewers: Willy Adames, Avisail Garcia, Dani...

Umpire Cowboy Joe West hits a milestone - Whew . . .  Rays Older Guy – Rich Hill & 13 strikeouts most from a 41 year old Royals break the Rays after 11 game winning streak Blue Jays, Vlad Jr & Yuri Jr beat on the Yankees MLB  Division Standings Rundown Sticky Stuff still out there on their balls The ghost of Bubba Harkins & Gerrit Cole Trevor Bauer remarks NFL controls their balls Solu...

What would a New York Yankees receptionist would say if Erik Neander called Cashman Rays Shortstop big change Willy Adames is traded to Rays From Dominican Republic to Detroit Tigers to Tampa Bay Rays minors Impact of Willy's departure - positive energy Brett Phillips  as a stand-in? Toronto Blue Jays series Tech Data Park in Dunedin is Home Run friendly in Kazmir returns to the game Special...

Angels Ohtani  leads the pack with 14 HR Tigers, Spencer Turnbull executes a No-Hitter Mariners surrender 2 No-hitters  Shane Bieber plays 20 consecutive games with  8K or more Yankees, Gerrit Cole continues to Wow with phenomenal Strike to Walk performance Drew Robinson & AAA Sacramento River Cats returns with a home run Unwritten rules on 3-0 count - Yermin Mercedes & Tony La Russa - Whi...

TheBaseballBiz looks at the life, achievement and future of Albert Pujols from Maple Woods to Cardinals to Angels and a DFA 1:10 – Jacob deGrom speed, tightness & injuries 2:36 – Dodgers take a Deep Dive & Trevor Bauer is pissed 5:20 – Happy 90th Birthday Willie Mays 6:55 – Same day - Angels DFA Pujols 7:19 – DFA compared to release 8:20 –  Who Pays What to Whom $30 milllioin 8:57- Player...

Astros win 2019 ALCS cheers Yankees fans take out Houston trash with a sea of boos Aaron Boone feels the energy & LeMahieu makes a difference Odor & Maldonado clash at home plate Injuries continue Yelich, Dustin May,  Phillies suffer Alvarado Max Scherzer completes game & celebrates with the birth of his  child MLB Players of the Month include Gerrit Cole and Ronald Acuna Jr. deGrom ri...

Phillies & Mets we’ll meet you in May  Mets & Phillies summary - Hoskins fielding and HR debacle  Alvarado 3 week suspension,  Astros series Ugliness  Yarbrough uncomfortable? Timely hits needed- RISP –LOB  Look back at 2019 ALCS series with Houston McCullers and Charlie Morton  Josh Fleming struggles 6 innings and 5 walks Rays – Missed Opportunities week & May Calendar Rays face Top M...

MLB Juniors Go Wild at BaseballBiz Braves stand up helping a local school Bo Bichette hits homer to spot of where his parents first met. Vlad Jr Hits 3 HRs and 7 RBIs against Max Scherzer Blue Jays - Toronto, Buffalo or Dunedin as home for the season Zack Hample, ball hawk visits Dunedin to catch foul balls in parking lot Acuna Jr hits a homer one 481 ft Kevin Kiermaier & Arozarena (not Acuna...

Can Money and Homers buy the Yankees some love? Phillies Covid-19 IL Twins dark clouds follow them with double-header shutout Zack Hample, Ball Hawk & Gourmet slips up San Diego Padres v Dodgers Rivals NL West Rockies & AL East Yankees find the Basement MLB team top payrolls - are you getting your money's worth Home Run Math = Championships? The Great and Powerful Oz,  Brian Cashman s...