We revealed on Thursday that the Chicago Cubs had come out on top in our first ever stab at an MLB Team Picker, with the Giants and the Pirates coming in second and third respectively. How did the other twenty-seven teams shape up? Here is the full list.
Once the data had been collated and all the scores checked, there was one team that stood out by a mile. The Cubbies already have a decent smattering of fans in Britain and if our Team Picker is a good indication, plenty more Brits will be bemoaning the Curse of the Billy Goat and hoping that next year will finally be the year of the ‘Loveable Losers’. Continue reading
Just two years ago, the Giants were Barry Bonds and Barry Bonds was the Giants. Now, he is a part of their history that they seemingly don’t quite know how to reconcile themselves with. A newcomer doesn’t have to worry about that though. The Giants are at the beginning of a new era and that makes them an attractive proposition for a British fan trying to decide which team he or she should make their own. Continue reading
Helping a newcomer to the sport to pick their MLB team, possibly for life, is quite a responsibility. With that in mind, the Pirates’ strong showing did leave us feeling a little guilty. ‘Maybe we should play around with the standings?’, we thought, ‘we could be condemning someone to years of misery!’. We resisted the temptation though and on reflection there are some very valid reasons for picking the Pirates.
No one could accuse you of being a glory hunter, for a start. Continue reading
If you are new to baseball, perhaps having taken a curious glance at the recent World Series, one of the key decisions you face is picking which MLB team you should support.  It’s unlikely that you can follow one of the more established ways of deciding which team is for you, such as selecting your home town team or following family tradition, so what should you do? Have no fear; the BaseballGB Team Picker is here. Continue reading