Baseball-Reference defines a 5.0-plus WAR season as All-Star quality. Sometimes a season at that level is expected — but every once in a while, someone comes out of nowhere and has one. | Originally published July 4, 2021
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Mets royalty Johan Santana should be in the Hall of Fame
Johan Santana was one of the best pitchers of his generation, but he fell off the Hall-of-Fame ballot after just one year. Here's why that was a big mistake. | Originally published June 1, 2021
The Angels could be very good very soon
One of the greatest injustices in baseball has been the inability of the Los Angeles Angels to put a winning team around Mike Trout. However, that could be changing very soon. | Originally published April 14, 2021
Men’s Basketball: It turns out shooting is important
For the entire season, UConn’s Achilles’ heel has been shooting. It sounds so simple — to win games, the ball needs to go through the hoop. But it was never really that simple for the Huskies. | Originally published March 21, 2021
Men’s Basketball: Huskies lose heartbreaker in Big East semifinals
Throughout the entire season, UConn’s identity has been defense and rebounding. The Huskies are a hard-nosed, tough, defensive team who can stifle even the best players in the country. The offense on the other hand has been inconsistent, and the scoring is known to dry up for extended stretches. | Originally published March 15, 2021
Men’s Basketball: Sanogo and Huskies crash Pirates’ senior night
About 10 months ago, the Huskies got a commitment from Adama Sanogo, who was leaning towards Seton Hall before UConn head coach Dan Hurley and his staff flipped him. Now, Sanogo is playing a key role in clinching the No. 3 seed in the Big East Tournament for the Huskies on Seton Hall’s court with a 69-58 victory. | Originally published March 4, 2021
Calm down about the Padres
The San Diego Padres are a very, very good baseball team. With the roster currently constructed, there is no reason why they shouldn't be a playoff team. But, it's time to ease off the gas when talking about just how good they really are. | Originally published March 1, 2021
Men’s Basketball: Huskies best Hoyas with a good second half
If there’s one thing we all learned from Tuesday night’s UConn vs. Georgetown men’s basketball game, it’s that just because it’s a close game doesn’t mean it’s a good game. | Originally published February 24, 2021
Men’s Basketball: Bouknight is back
There were a ton of positives for UConn to take out of Tuesday night’s 73-61 victory over Providence. Tyrese Martin and R.J. Cole had really good games, combining for 31 points with decently efficient shooting. But really, there’s only one story to talk about from Tuesday — James Bouknight is back. | Originally published February 17, 2021
Dear writers, please don’t put Curt Schilling in the Hall of Fame
Earlier this week, former MLB pitcher Curt Schilling missed out on being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame for the ninth straight year. This time it was by his closest margin ever, falling just 16 votes shy of the 301 needed for election. | Originally published January 29, 2021
