The Union St. Journal: Cherry Creek High School's official news source

Union St. Journal

Menu

Columns

Ongoing series of perspectives with a common theme from a single writer or several.

The Hateful Eight: Eight Things I Hate (VIII)

The Hateful Eight: Eight Things I Hate (VIII)

Alex Gribb , Editor-In-Chief
May 27, 2023
The Colorado Rockies Home Opener series ended 2-2 with the Washington Nationals, but in that series we got to see what the teams have in store. Both are rebuilding. The Rockies are still trying to build up future stars, and the Nationals are recovering from losses such as Juan Soto, Trea Turner, and Max Scherzer. Their weak offenses might contribute to low scoring games, but au contraire. Despite a 1-0 series opener, the pair scored 42 runs throughout the four game series.

Peanuts and Cracker Jack #7: Why We Love Baseball

Peter Philpott, Assistant News Editor
April 18, 2023
Baseball Reference, a massive statistical encyclopedia, is the best tool for historical baseball analysis and statistical framing. It seems infinite, providing specific details for thousands of different remote statistics and circumstances. It allows statheads and historians to get a better sense of a player’s hitting and fielding ability, even as early as the 1900s.

Peanuts and Cracker Jack #6: Why Are Baseball Statistics Important?

Peter Philpott, Assistant News Editor
March 16, 2023
The Hateful Eight: Eight Things I Hate (VII)

The Hateful Eight: Eight Things I Hate (VII)

Alex Gribb, Junior Editor-in-Chief
February 14, 2023
The Hateful Eight: Eight Things I Hate (VI)

The Hateful Eight: Eight Things I Hate (VI)

Alex Gribb, Junior Editor-in-Chief
January 19, 2023
Coors Field, on 20th and Blake Street in Denver, has seen every twist and turn and loop-de-loop of the roller coaster that is the Colorado Rockies. But the Rockies are a mystery. They always seem to be acquiring free agents that have had successful careers, but those acquisitions seem to constantly fail to maintain their past prowess.

Peanuts and Cracker Jack #5: The Mysterious Case of Mile High Baseball

Peter Philpott, Assistant News Editor
January 14, 2023
The Hateful Eight: Eight Things I Hate (V)

The Hateful Eight: Eight Things I Hate (V)

Alex Gribb, Junior Editor-in-Chief
November 28, 2022
The Hateful Eight: Eight Things I Hate (IV)

The Hateful Eight: Eight Things I Hate (IV)

Alex Gribb, Junior Editor-in-Chief
November 15, 2022
There have long been teams in the MLB that have a huge advantage because they are in overall weaker divisions. Creating fewer match ups with players that capitalize on a certain team and consistently collect hits against them, like San Francisco Giant Brandon Crawford (above) against the Colorado Rockies, would make games less predictable.

Peanuts and Cracker Jack #4: Division swip swap

Peter Philpott, Assistant News Editor
November 14, 2022
Friday, Oct. 7 brought the first games of the 2022 postseason. Over the next few weeks, 12 teams will compete for the World Series trophy. Often, teams will make it to the postseason by signing star players and using money to win the Commissioner’s trophy.

Peanuts and Cracker Jack #3: Buying the Postseason

Peter Philpott, Assistant News Editor
October 12, 2022
The Hateful Eight: Eight Things I Hate (III)

The Hateful Eight: Eight Things I Hate (III)

Alex Gribb, Opinions Editor
October 1, 2022
MLB released changes to the current baseball rulebook. The shift, a popular defensive strategy where infielders move to the right side of the field, has been outlawed.

Peanuts and Cracker Jack #2: The New Rulebook

Peter Philpott, Staff Writer
September 20, 2022
Load More Stories
Activate Search
Home
Columns