By Adam Roberts – 1/27/2021 No players are heading to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 class. All 25 players up for election fell short of the required 75-percent of the vote needed to make it to Cooperstown. It marks the first time since 2013 that no player was selected…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/27/2021 Sitting court side for another Midwest Players Classic on the 16th was such a joy. It’s a simple little pleasure, but getting to be a part of a signature showcase like the MPC is a highlight of both my and the station’s years. Now it’s looking like our 2022 coverage…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/27/2021 The Minnesota Twins have come to an agreement with shortstop Andrelton Simmons for a one-year, $10.5-million contract. ESPN reports that Simmons will be the starting shortstop for the Twins, moving Jorge Polanco to second base and Luiz Arraez switching to a super-utility role. The four-time Gold Glove comes to Minnesota…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/26/2021 Though no Brewers or Twins look to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2021, and for that matter maybe no one will, IF there are additions to Cooperstown we’ll know later tonight. The National Baseball Hall of Fame will reveals its 2021 voting results this evening,…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/26/2021 *UPDATE On The Pat McAfee Show today, Rodgers said “I don’t feel like I said anything that I hadn’t said before.. It was just more of a realization I think that ultimately my future is not necessarily in my control… I don’t think there’s any reason I wouldn’t be back,…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/26/2021 Four days after Hammerin’ Hank Aaron’s death in Atlanta, the man who fought against intense racial bias on his way to overtaking Babe Ruth’s seemingly immortal at the time 714 home runs is being memorialized in The Big Peach. A memorial service for late baseball legend Hank Aaron is set…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/25/2021 During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, baseball had just begun it’s spring training schedule and was saddled with figuring out how to hold a season. What we got was an abridged year with a number of rule experiments, such as the universal DH, extra-inning baserunners on second, and…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/25/2021 Over the weekend mixed between Packers and Badgers pain and maybe the most “meh” Bucks win of the season, official playoff match ups for the WIAA boys and girls hockey postseasons were released. As it relates to teams in the Coulee Region, here are how the first few days of…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/25/2021 If for whatever reason you want to hear me popping off on yesterday’s NFC Championship earlier this morning on COW97, I made my argument for why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winners yesterday 31-26 over the Packers, thoroughly deserved to be heading to a Super Bowl after doing what they needed…… Continue Reading »
By Adam Roberts – 1/22/2021 At today’s final Packer practice before the NFC Championship Game this weekend, media members were keeping a close eye on the field to see if any player was missing or listed as a non-participant. The only player not on the field today was cornerback Kevin King, who head coach Matt…… Continue Reading »