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A Token of Appreciation: Cal Raleigh
The other day, the MLB End of the Year award winners were announced. Everyone was certain that Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was going to win American League MVP. However, for the third consecutive year, Aaron Judge took the honors. Yours truly recently gave his takes on how Major League Baseball was biased towards certain players. Fellow Vocal writer Adrian Holman shared his thoughts about this topic, and we both shared the same sentiments. So, let's compare the stats of both Raleigh and Judge:
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 3 months ago in Unbalanced
Rocky Mountain Flex
The Colorado Avalanche kicked of a four game homestand with a nationally televised victory over the Pacific-leading Anaheim Ducks. That's one down, but three home games remain in this stretch. The Avs have been on a huge roll all year, with no signs of slowing down. This Avs fan is giddy as hell. We have been playing so well entering the remainder of our homestand, but even so, a lot can happen in three games.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Sweeps its Way to Quarterfinals
See Photos at End On Wednesday October 29, Somers hosted the Pelham Pelicans in the first round of the sectionals, and to open, Maegan Brown did exactly what was expected. She smoked a perfectly set ball. Enter Katie Kourakos on a long second point rally and Pelham witnessed that the standard play is a whole other matter for the Somers setter.
By Rich Monetti3 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Comes Back for Senior Night 2-1 Win Over John Jay
See Photos and Video at End On Tuesday October 14, Somers hosted John Jay and winning the cross town rivalry game seemed like a great way to celebrate senior night. But the guests didn’t oblige and took a 1-0 lead into the second. So Somers countered with a spark.
By Rich Monetti3 months ago in Unbalanced
In Second Round, John Jay Loses Back and Forth at Panas
Scroll to end for Photos After upsetting Roosevelt in the first round of the Sectionals, Jon Jay took to the road again and hoped to break Panas over the bracket. A furious back and forth pace ensued but it was a six minute stretch in the second half that told the final tale.
By Rich Monetti3 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Puts up Good Fight in 35-20 Loss
See Photos at end of article After giving up in the neighborhood of 100 points in the last two games, John Jay fought to a respectable 14-7 halftime deficit versus Pelham on Friday October 24. The offenses acclimating in the second, one was just a little better than the other.
By Rich Monetti3 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Readies for Pleasantville with 1-0 Win over Byram Hills
See Photos at End On Tuesday October 28, John Jay hosted Byram Hills and Maye Viders knew one thing for sure. “Our defense is very strong. It’s one of the best in the league,” she said, and delivering on this night, one better was all it took to move on to the semis.
By Rich Monetti3 months ago in Unbalanced
Tampa Bay Rays Retrospective
"I thought it was an all-encompassing type of suck" That quote from Rays closer Pete Fairbanks is from last season, but I think it fits well with how this season turned out. I had high hopes for this team. This team was considerably stronger on paper than last year which topped out at 82 wins. They were projected to win the same amount this year, and I thought that was straight up laughable. With multiple starting pitchers coming back from injury, new off-season additions, and young players poised to break out, I thought they'd cruise past those projections. Well, it didn't quite turn out that way. The Rays closed out their season with a 13-4 drubbing at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays to finish with a 77-85 record. If you told me the Rays would have a worse record in 2025 compared to 2024, I would've said you were crazy, but here we are.
By Daniel Kilkelly3 months ago in Unbalanced
