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VIEWPOINT: Stop Whitewashing Baseball

VIEWPOINT: Stop Whitewashing Baseball

By Alexis Smith November 15, 2019

After the Washington Nationals’ sensational win in the 2019 World Series, the team’s diversity was hailed as one of the reasons the team was so successful in claiming the title. The multitude of cultures...

Washington Nationals Win 2019 World Series

Washington Nationals Win 2019 World Series

By Allan Navarro and Jake Wexelblatt October 31, 2019

The Washington Nationals won their first World Series championship in franchise history Wednesday, defeating American League champion Houston Astros in seven games.  The Astros were the MLB’s...

SCHLARP: Baseball’s Wild Card Round Delegitimizes the Regular Season

By Thomas Schlarp October 11, 2016

October: the month where baseball legends are made and champions crowned. Playoffs begin, and the great players step up or crumble under pressure. October is the pinnacle of a 162-game marathon of a season...

PARK: MLB Trade Deadline Recap

PARK: MLB Trade Deadline Recap

By Tyler Park August 2, 2016

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is often a chaotic event. Potential playoff teams scramble to add reinforcements to drive their postseason push. Teams that have fallen out of the race seek to...

PARK: MLB All-Star Game Needs Changes

PARK: MLB All-Star Game Needs Changes

By Tyler Park July 5, 2016

In my opinion, the MLB All-Star Game is by far the best all-star game in American professional sports. The NFL Pro Bowl is an unmitigated disaster. The NBA All-Star Game is a glorified dunk contest —...

RAMLOW: Role Players Performance Turns Mariners into Contenders

RAMLOW: Role Players’ Performance Turns Mariners into Contenders

By Hugh Ramlow June 14, 2016

On Sunday, the Seattle Mariners dropped their seventh game in the last 10 to the Texas Rangers, a familiar storyline to Mariner fans in recent years. What is not so familiar, however, is that the M’s...

RAMLOW: World Series Highlights Meaning of Baseball

RAMLOW: World Series Highlights Meaning of Baseball

By Hugh Ramlow October 27, 2015

A few weeks ago, a dozen of my friends and I took the Orange line from Rosslyn to Stadium-Armory to watch the Washington Nationals take on the Philadelphia Phillies. It was a perfect evening for a ballgame....

COMMENTARY: Mets, Royals, Bring Pride to Their Cities

By Darius Iraj and Sam Abrams October 27, 2015

Mets Overcome Years of Struggle The team has finally taken the top spot in the city from the Yankees As college students, we have been told for years that all the trials and sacrifices made for our...

Let ’Em See Our Natitude

By The Editorial Board October 3, 2014

As September ends, the carefree nature of summer has now all but entirely faded, soon to be replaced by the dreary-eyed, stress-filled time that is midterm season. However, one story should give all Georgetown...

Yanks Will Top Philly for Title

By Preston Barclay March 27, 2012

With Opening Day just a week and a half away, it’s time to roll out picks for the 2012 Major League Baseball season. With superstars Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder switching squads and the arrivals...

Cards A Blueprint for Victory

By Preston Barclay October 31, 2011

While it's undoubtedly a surprise to most of the baseball world that the St. Louis Cardinals emerged as the 2011 World Series champions, those in St. Louis and more specifically those within the Cardinals...

Rangers Over Cards In Fall Classic

By Preston Barclay October 20, 2011

If you've been following my World Series predictions throughout the postseason, you'll recognize that I haven't exactly succeeded in correctly forecasting the results of the divisional and championship...

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