What team has the most pressure on them going into 2017?

It has to be the Dodgers, who despite a galaxy of stars could be going into their third decade without a pennant.

The Rays and Marlins might not have the rich tradition of teams like the Yankees, Giants or Cardinals. That does not mean we shouldn't savor the fact that the greatest players of their history, Evan Longoria and Giancarlo Stanton, are currently playing for them.

The Rays and Marlins might not have the rich tradition of teams like the Yankees, Giants or Cardinals. That does not mean we shouldn't savor the fact that the greatest players of their history, Evan Longoria and Giancarlo Stanton, are currently playing for them.

SUNDAY REQUEST - @IlliniDodgers and others wanted me to follow through on a joke premise I made after Game 7 of the 2016 World Series. I oblige and give my emotional thoughts regarding the Mariners hats over the years.

SUNDAY REQUEST - @IlliniDodgers and others wanted me to follow through on a joke premise I made after Game 7 of the 2016 World Series. I oblige and give my emotional thoughts regarding the Mariners hats over the years.

The Reds might not contend in 2017, but they SHOULD have the best lead off man in baseball in the rebuilding process... if only they would bat Joey Votto lead off. Along the way, I discuss why I won't play James Bond and I tie it into the discussion.

The Reds might not contend in 2017, but they SHOULD have the best lead off man in baseball in the rebuilding process... if only they would bat Joey Votto lead off. Along the way, I discuss why I won't play James Bond and I tie it into the discussion.

Mike Trout is half way to his Hall of Fame clinching. Kris Bryant has already gotten some of the hard parts over with.

Now just imagine a World Series match up featuring the two.

Mike Trout is half way to his Hall of Fame clinching. Kris Bryant has already gotten some of the hard parts over with.

Now just imagine a World Series match up featuring the two.

The Cy Young results came in. While Max Scherzer is a solid choice, Rick Porcello's election is as strange as any as we have seen this month... and that is saying something.