“The disparity between successful teams such as the Dodgers and unsuccessful teams such as the Pirates is made evident through one’s desire to spend money and field a team that contends while the other continues to struggle every year.”
OT: American sports champions are not world champions
Wyc Grousbeck at the Boston Celtics championship parade. Photo courtesy of Yahoo Sports. MARIA CLARA KOLLER | STAFF REPORTER | mkollerfernandez@butler.edu Overtime, or “OT,” is an opinion column series where the Collegian takes national sports headlines or polarizing topics and gives them a Butler-centric angle. The NBA playoffs are starting soon, which means it’s time…
Torpedo bats are good for the game
“Baseball fans across the country became aware of the torpedo bats in late March when the season began, and through the first two weeks of April have grown to love the bat’s contributions to a centuries-old pastime.”
‘He’s a guy I would bet on going forward.’
“‘I think it’s made me a better man just because of how much I’ve had to fail and learn from myself, and how the struggles of injury and not being able to play my freshman year has made me a better person in general.’”
OT: In defense of MLB’s 162-game regular season
“The sheer number of games also allows more opportunities to go to games and make memories.”
MLB playoff predictions
The sports section gives their takes on the MLB playoffs.
OT: How MLB’s new rules are impacting the game
Major League Baseball introduced three major rule changes this offseason, and the impact of these changes are already being seen just four games into the new season.
Butler Collegian sports staff World Series predictions
The Philadelphia Phillies will take on the Houston Astros in a World Series matchup that nobody saw coming.
OT: MLB whiffs on new rule changes
“After years of the rules being tested in the minor leagues, MLB decided to take drastic action and go even further with additional changes for the major leagues.”
OT: Albert Pujols’ chase to 700 career home runs
“I’m still going to retire, no matter whether I end up hitting 693, 696, 700, whatever…”