MLB Today and Yesterday

  San Fransisco Giants 2010’s World Series Run.  The San Fransisco Giants were one of the most fun teams to watch in the 2010s. With a lineup of Buster Posey, Brandan Crawford, and so many more hall of farmers.  The Giants had a remarkable year in 2010. Led by manager Bruce Bochy and an incredible pitching staff including Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain.  Tim Lincecum was an all star from 2008 - 2011. During that stretch he won 2 Cy Young awards and posted a career 3.70 ERA.  Matt Cain made it into rookie of the year voting, but was 5th on the list. Cain was an all star from 2009 - 2012. Cain won 3 Cy Young awards and had a career 3.68 ERA.  Back to the 2010 World Series where the Giants faced off with the Texas Rangers. In only five games the giants came out on top. This was the Giants first championship since moving to SanFransisco in 1958. Game 5 was sealed by Edgar Renteria with his clutch hitting, and Lincecums electric pitching. The Bay was back in business.  The next year the Giants

  The Steroid Era. The steroid era is one of the most controversial topics in sports history. This era started in the 1980s and spanned till the early 2000’s. During this period of time, records were broken and surges in power hitting occurred.  Pictured are Mark  McGwire and Barry Bonds. Two of the most famous steroid users.  McGwire and Bonds battled for years in homerun races and power rankings.  The real battle was between McGwire and Sosa. these two emerged as the two biggest sensations of the roid age. Their ability to launch baseballs as far as they did was sensational.  The 1998 season was one to remember. Both Sosa and McGwire passed Roger Maris’s record of 61 home runs.  As excitement grew about the home runs and record-breaking, suspicions also grew. People questioned if these records were legit or not.  In 2003 an investigation took place unvealing the use of PEDs, including anabolic steroids and growth hormones. This series of events cast a shadow on MLB players' pr

  2023 World Series  For the first time in franchise history, The Texas Rangers won the Pennant. 52 years in the making and they have never won a World Series. Baseball fans were treated to an unexpected World Series.  When two underdog teams beat the top two teams in the league everyone was shocked. The two best teams got knocked out in the first and second rounds.  The Rangers were overlooked early in the season but once October came around they flipped a switch. Corey Seager led the Rangers to this World Series win. He was a previous World Series MVP for the Dodgers and he did it again with the Rangers.  With all of these accolades, Seager will go down as a great and for sure will be inducted into the hall of fame.  The series went to only 5 games. The way the World Series works is it's the first team to four wins. The Rangers took the first one and then the DiamondBacks followed up with a win that looked promising.  The Rangers proceeded to win the next three games and win it a