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Game Day: Remembering a classic
By Alex Sharp | April 3With temperatures increasing, the grass slowly becoming greener and the sun staying up later, spring is officially upon us.
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Baseball
The Turf Monster: Baseball's bloated contracts are strategic nightmares
By Aiden Herrod | February 12Remember when star baseball sluggers Bryce Harper and Manny Machado dominated free agency talk all winter long, waited eons, and finally signed massive, $300 million-plus contracts with the Phillies and Padres respectively? Yeah, me neither. Both teams missed the playoffs and the baseball world moved ...
Baseball
While we were away: Tufts delivers strong performances in summer postseason play
By Jake Freudberg, Tim Chiang and Jacob Dreyer | August 28Baseball wins NESCAC Championship in midst of successful seasonIt was a summer of success for the Tufts baseball team, who was once again crowned NESCAC champion in an 8–3 game seven win over Middlebury on May 12.Coach John Casey added milestones to his already illustrious career, being inducted into ...
Baseball
Tufts baseball defends its title on southern road trip
By Jacob Dreyer | March 27Tufts baseball returns home after posting an impressive 7–2 record during its weeklong trip to Virginia, putting its overall record at 8–2 to start off the season.Tufts concluded its road trip against Randolph-Macon, securing a 7–3 win. The victory against Randolph-Macon, currently the No. ...
Columns
Vinny’s Variety Pack: A break for baseball
By Vinny Donofrio | April 5This week, about ten mock drafts came out, so I’ll spare you from hearing my predictions for a little bit. Opening day for baseball was this week, and after reading my friend and fellow columnist Max's article, I was inspired to talk about baseball myself.Ever since I was a little kid, baseball ...
Columns
Out of Left Field: Béisbol en Cuba
By Max Goder-Reiser | March 27Over spring break, I got to visit Havana, Cuba on an educational trip. Part of that education was learning about the Revolution, Fidel and the political history of Cuba. But the other part was learning about the culture of baseball on the island. From walking around Havana to visiting the Museo Nacional ...
Columns
Out of Left Field: Tim Tebow's wild ride
By Max Goder-Reiser | March 12I don’t like Tim Tebow. I don’t like that the Mets signed him to a minor league contract over some player who actually deserves it. Since his days with the Denver Broncos, Tebow has been a media circus and a poor player. As some may recall, Tebow was a bad NFL quarterback. He went on a crazy late-season ...
Columns
Under the Lights: The playoffs problem
By Nicky Shapiro | October 25On Saturday, something of an annual tradition took place on a field in Chicago: Clayton Kershaw got rocked in a playoff game. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ ace pitcher gave up four earned runs over five innings pitched in Game Six of the team’s 5-0 elimination loss to the World Series-bound Chicago ...
Opinion
Out of Left Field: Cleveland against the world
By Max Goder-Reiser | October 20Tomorrow the Cleveland Indians will take on the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of the World Series. This marks the first World Series for Cleveland since 1997 and gives the team a chance to win its first title since 1948. The Cubs’ last World Series appearance was in 1945 and I don’t know if you’ve ...
Columns
Out of Left Field: A tribute to José Fernández
By Max Goder-Reiser | October 3It’s taken me a while to organize my thoughts on this. Better writers have written better tributes and mine merely echoes their sentiments, but I thought it was important to write my tribute to José Fernández.
Baseball
Fresh off NESCAC championship, baseball to fight to remain consistent
By Eddie Samuels | August 31Coming off a NESCAC title and a deep run in the NCAA Div. III tournament, the Jumbos are looking for continuity this season. Tufts is historically a reliable force in NESCAC baseball, with strong showings expected every year.“I think for me what defines Tufts baseball is perseverance,” coach ...
Columns
Flashes of Brilliance: Saying goodbye
By Eric Smiley | May 22It was my 13th birthday. I woke up to the sound and sight of steady rain. I figured that my scheduled Little League game would be cancelled, and the sinking depression of a possible postponement crept into my mind. In those days, I would go to bed laughably early the night before games because sleep ...
Baseball
Tufts continues dominance with explosive five-game win streak
By Bradley Schussel | April 21Tufts baseball recovered from its fourth loss of the season last week to belt out five straight wins at home over a four-day span, including a sweep of a three-game NESCAC series against Trinity. The Jumbos came out on top against the Trinity Bantams 7-4 in a game on Friday afternoon before winning ...
Columns
You can't predict baseball
By Eric Smiley | April 13Every time the Colorado Rockies play baseball, I find myself following their games closely, waiting for the batting order to turn over. I have never been to Denver, and I do not root for the team. Ten days ago, I had never heard the name Trevor Story. Today, I will wait anxiously for Story to come up ...
Baseball
Pleasant 'Everybody Wants Some!!' offers nostalgic view of college, falls short
By Elliot Storey | April 12Billed as a follow-up to “Dazed and Confused” (1993) and “Boyhood” (2014), “Everybody Wants Some!!," released March 30, is writer-director Richard Linklater’s latest entry into his genre of films that are more experiences than stories. Whether that experience is worth the price of admission ...
Baseball
Jumbos open New England schedule with three straight wins
By Bradley Schussel | April 7Coming off a 6-3 road trip through the south over spring, the baseball team returned to New England with a bang in a crushing 21-3 victory over Massachusetts Maritime Academy last Wednesday before sweeping a doubleheader against Bates on Saturday to move to 2-0 in NESCAC East play.The Jumbos are off ...
Baseball
Off to a strong start, baseball goes 6-3 in spring break games
By Eddie Samuels | March 30Fresh off a spring break that saw the Jumbos go 6-3 on their annual road trip through the South, the baseball team is back in New England preparing to face off against Mass. Maritime Wednesday in addition to its first NESCAC series this weekend against Bates.“We go down [to the South] to try and ...
Columns
Flashes of Brilliance: Bordering on the surreal
By Eric Smiley | March 30For 75 seconds, no words were spoken. The crowd roared, the stadium shook and the players jumped around in the pure and unfiltered joy that only accompanies the occurrence of the impossible. For the second consecutive night, in that city, in that ballpark, the dynasty refused to go peacefully; in the ...
Softball
Tufts athletics gears up for packed spring break
By Maclyn Senear | March 17As most Tufts students leave campus for spring break, Tufts sports teams will be busy preparing for the spring season over the next week.Women's basketball headlines this weekend as the team made it back to the NCAA Div. III Championship Final Four for the third straight year. The Jumbos are in ...
Baseball
Baseball team gets ready for an intense start to its season
By Eddie Samuels | March 17On the verge of a new season, the baseball team is ready to shake off last year's disappointing performance in the NESCAC tournament as it sits in a strong position to get back to the postseason and claim its first NESCAC title since 2011. The Jumbos are about to kick off the season in full swing ...
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