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New York Yankees: Wild Card Bums

 As you may have heard by now the New York Yankees have gotten the last spot in the American League East (AL East). This means that yet again they have bought themselves a chance at winning the World Series. Everyone knows that since there is no salary cap in baseball, it's not surprising that they Yankees yet again make the playoffs. With their addition of Anthony Rizzo and Joey Gallo mid season Yankee fans must actually think they have a shot of making a run for the World Series, but for the rest of us this is nothing new. Their over priced, all star loaded, home run hitting line up is going to do the same thing it always does, lose too early. The New York Yankees organization has this belief that if they can buy a home run hitting line up and a couple expensive pitchers that they will win the World Series every year. They don't realize that in order to win the World Series they need a team with well rounded players who make contact with the ball, and depth. So prepare yourse...

Player Spotlight: "Talk of the NBA" Giannis Antetokounmpo

      As of late, Giannis Antetokounmpo has been the talk of the NBA. He just led the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA championship last season, and did it without joining a "super team".  This was a big feat, because the last teams to win a Championship since 2017 had been "super teams". This was starting to turn fans away, and have them lose faith in the league. Giannis was able to "save the league" and prove everyone wrong that the only way to win an NBA championship now was to join or create a "super team". You make be asking yourself "what is a super team?" or "What makes a team to be a super team?".  A super team is a professional sports team with 3 or more all star caliber players on it, at the same time. For example, in 2010 when Lebron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers to join Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh on the Miami Heat. This was the first time a "super team" had been formed. Sure, teams have had more than three ...