Author: Julian Bravo

  • Yankees Continue to Shock

    Yankees Continue to Shock

    First, the New York Yankees reached the 2024 World Series vs. the Dodgers and wound up losing. Secondly, they end up losing star RF Juan Soto to free agency and now.

    The Yankees want to eliminate their beard policy after 49 years in order to hypothetically win.

    That stands correct. After having arguably an abysmal offseason, and not acquiring the likes of rumored Nolan Arenado or Boston Red Sox rival, Alex Bregman. They have decided this would be the best course of action for some of their players including Austin Wells and Devin Williams.

    Austin Wells was shocked himself when discovering the news as George Steinbrenner, the father of Hal, would not allow this back in the 1950’s of U.S. Air Forces services. Wells simply always kept a beard during the offseason.

    Meanwhile, Williams he simply did not want to shave his beard which could explain the theory on some players not being attracted to New York. Williams’ contract expires at the end of 2025.

    What we have learned, however, is that despite the move to alter course with well-groomed beards, the Yankees are desperately doing whatever they can to stay the number one viable contender in Major League Baseball.

    It has not happened in quite sometime but if you ask me. The New York Mets are beginning to reign territory and so are the defending 2024 World Series champions, Los Angeles Dodgers.

  • BlogTalkRadio has been Discontinued

    BlogTalkRadio has been Discontinued

    As of January 2025, the intial home of Sports Kingdom, BlogTalkRadio, has been discontinued. I would like to thank BlogTalkRadio and Alan Levy for the tremendous job they have put forth. Calling into a show felt nearly impossible until one dial of a button.

    One of my first interviews were with Gilbert C. and then Alan Levy who was nothing but great to me on the air while being a little unprepared that day.

    Going forward, you can check out the remains of Sports Kingdom’s classic BlogTalkRadio episodes exclusively on YouTube where it has made a dive further into relaunching onto now TikTok!

  • What is Going on with the White Sox

    What is Going on with the White Sox

    The Chicago White Sox have been a staple in their respective, AL Central division, for years now. It comes off the heels of a successful 2005 World Series run where do you remember AJ Pierzynski still calling himself a rockstar in the city that embraced him for a period of time.

    Fast forward to today, the White Sox and top rival Minnesota Twins are banking searching for a curable answer to their ownership positions.

    The latest sources I can gather is the Twins are still out of proponent luck. They have been in more dire need of money than the White Sox for some time and as things stand clearly, a third-party is ready make an offer to the Chicago White Sox and Bulls owner, Jerry Reinsdorf.

    It begs the question, with rules involving no such shortcuts, how Justin Ishbia got here. As a minority stake Chicago owner, he tried desperately to attack the buying thought of the Chicago shore where he is from and making a full-time offer.

    Come to find out, he is left in disarray and so is mostly Minnesota as Spring Training starts to near.

    Will their be a majority owner come regular season?

    Are the Chicago White Sox really players?

    Come to find out, yes they are, as the deadline nears Friday and it is likely according to the Athletic, local suburban native after four years finally receives his wish and owns the White Sox, Mr. Justin Ishbia, ironically but tragically, yet again for Twins fans.

  • The Aftermath of Team Canada’s win

    The Aftermath of Team Canada’s win

    Team Canada put on a. nail biter for the ages by defeating uSA just when it mattered. Players were posing after the game like they won the Stanley Cup Final and afterwards resolved who was the better competitor.

    In the outcome, this rivalry will not ultimately go away for no specific reasons. It is a campfire waiting to ignite the spirits of those past, today, and tomorrow in the etches of hockey history.

    USA suffered its defeat but they also discovered news Vincent Trocheck suffered a broken finger and will be out months. It has worried the doubters and critics of Rangers fans in New York and began sending cryptic updates.

    As for the television ratings, the audience at home clocked in at a whopping 9.3 million viewers as compared to the Stanley Cup 2024 at 8.8 mil.

    For whenever it comes next time, fans will be chanting their teams or reversing each side their country’s favorite uniform.

  • Is Cam Ward Geno Smith 2.0?

    Is Cam Ward Geno Smith 2.0?

    Cam Ward is a talented player. No doubt about it out of Miami U in fact most good players emerge out of MIA.

    Regardless, what remains is how good and elusive speed wise Ward is going to be on the ground. He will translate to a big arm down the slot but what is most concerning is his track record of inconsistencies on the field with his delivery ala Geno Smith.

    Geno Smith talked a good game in the past but like many of the quarterbacks that came before and after him is his ability to scramble and throw with accurate delivery of maturing.

    The only difference between Ward and Smith is one can really scramble but the other can always plant feet first and throw without jeopardizing a side-arm.

    Decision-making and mobility will ultimately decide the outcome of Ward as we enter the 2025 NFL Draft Combine and what is the most intriguing option is stability in the pocket.

    Imagine a Cam having a multitude of ways of scanning the field. Well, that is not the case with Ward. He must stay un-throttled and play to his strengths.

  • Phillies Start New Curse

    Phillies Start New Curse

    The Philadelphia Phillies have been on quite a roller coaster ride since the start of the Bryce Harper era. Harper has injured his arm multiple times and taken the brunt of what has been the Phil’s ball club. He booted Rhys Hoskins off first base not to say that is true and is in line for more guaranteed seasons ahead with the team.

    But what if I were to tell you Harper is not at the head of the Phillies injuries and most recently Bryson Stott’s arm. It is possibly hitting coach Kevin Long.

    Long has been highly touted in the baseball industry for years to come and respectively so but the catch is he has gotten far too away of he has become. Long served as the hitting coach of the New York Yankees now Philadelphia Phillies. Fast forward to today, the Phils luck has taken a stop on its own with the likes of the New York Mets, Washington Nationals, and so on.

    It was not like this years ago in the AL East division with George Steinbrenner and GM Brian Cashman, still.

    The caveat to this scenario is that the Phillies play it mellow dramatic in order to receive another at-bat. The Phillies could be the empire of the division but they elect not to with dirty payroll flexibility and as Kyle Schwarber leading the way for instance.

    Schwarber is their best RBI, OBP hitter but that is not a good excuse for a short-term contract player from the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, and etc. Everyone adores Schwarbs in the city but not to an extent when he possibly exits without a contact in the middle of 2026.

    Because?

    There will be devastation rest assured if the Phillies do not wisen up and take advantage of their pitching rotation.

  • New Site Design

    New Site Design

    Hey,

    I am pleased to announced to have made some shifts with the website that I think might make things appealing. I started a new site design! And I am so happy you are in for the ride. Sports Kingdom has been with the same design for almost 3 years and thought it was time.

    Welcome to http://www.sportskingdomus.com! The new and latest site design!

  • Cade Does the Unthinkable

    Cade Does the Unthinkable

    Cade Beyleu was just court side to the unthinkable tragedy on Saturday. His mother passed away.

    But the game still went on, and a fan game ultimately decided in front of the newly renovated Plainsman Park. Well, Cade began, to take swings and fire away as he hit a base hit then big home run to right-center field impressively to put to the Auburn Tigers up 3-1.

    Dad wanted him to play after the game and second baseman Eric Snow was pressed to not hand deliver a basketball which I was in attendance for, but years later, a diamond watch.

    This was the Tigers way of thinking that there is no cure people sometimes but what is the game of baseball. Cade did the unthinkable and owe that to his credit, on opening day.

  • Why Travis Hunter Headlines the NFL Combine List

    Why Travis Hunter Headlines the NFL Combine List

    Travis Hunter is the latest prospect to enter the hunt for the NFL Draft combine. Standing at 6 foot 1, 185 pounds, he has stood the test of time whether through Shaddeur Sanders shadow, Colorado’s program of training and scouting, or Deion, of course.

    But, the main thing is Deion Sanders is no longer his coach entering this list of NFL Combine rejects and prospect knuckleheads. Hunter has the biggest smile, attachment to Colorado and now this list of what is to come.

    Hunter comes at you like a bulldozer, you just do not see it. He presses at you, and then as time ages he becomes a threat in the open field with his elusive speed which will do the talking come time Combine.

    We witnessed the Super Bowl and I do not think there has been this much excitement around a prospect following in quite sometime basically because he is the quintessential masterpiece that worked behind Shaddeur, first and foremost, and he is going to outshine, regardless and make the Combine become more meaningful in recent years.

    Not the quarterback, they have failed, upset, and disappointed since Dan Marino, Tom Brady, and John Elway for example, and it is a crisis that Matthew Stafford and maybe a few other quarterbacks at the top of discussions this swirl or time of year tend to fall out of line of what it is today’s lineage.

  • The Next Big 3 Has Arrived

    The Next Big 3 Has Arrived

    Have you ever heard of big 3’s? World domination as I like to call them. It is derive by the strength and numbers of what a ball club, organization, or franchise consist and this year it is no different than what is to come with the arrival of the big 3, again.

    I am talking flashing light like always but even louder, noisier, and bigger with the likes of Los Angeles’ own Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and unbelievably Roki Sasaki.

    This is a world domination beginning in Hollywood. The flames are passing along to other’s misery anticipation of the 2025 MLB regular season.

    That is not to say what the future holds for MLB as a whole.

    The misery was no different for Los Angeles offseason but what they leaned on was the prominent signing of Roki Sasaki and possibly sealing the future of at least years 10 years to start.

    Japanese born descent players have changed the game. They are no longer the generation of old that bored the MLB community. Now, it is pop funk fun, only, to the credit of L.A. and that is concerning because we saw the last situation such as this evaporate in the Miami Heat and the Dodgers are set in financial ways like no other.

    Ohtani is a phenomenon but history repeats itself with the size and increase and player’s egos and personalities in Major League Baseball. For now, Ohtani, the Dodgers ball club franchise organization unite and lean on last year’s acquisition of Yoshinobu Yamamoto and promising Roki Sasaki who seems to be the silencer from the gate and draw attention like any Big 3.