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2023 MLB World Series: Texas Rangers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks .  Photo courtesy of ESPN  Pictured: Texas Rangers (white), Arizona Diamondbacks (red). Today I want to dive into the 2023 MLB world series. This year, the teams in the world series are both underdogs and were not supposed to even make it this far. Yet, here they are.  The Texas Rangers are playing some of the best baseball in the world right now, led by their star shortstop in Corey Seager , and powerful right-fielder Adolis Garcia . Their pitching rotation is not at full health right now, but they are led by veteran Nathan Eovaldi , and the rest of their staff has proved that they can get it done. They have beat some big names to get this far, including the always dangerous and very talented Houston Astros , who always seem to find themselves deep into the MLB playoffs every year. This is a dangerous squad. The opportunity for a home run or hard hit ball is very prominent from top to bottom of their lineup,...

This week on Hurstool blog I wanna give you guys a little recap of what went down this weekend for the Mercyhurst Club hockey team and their big win over Gannon University. On Friday, the Lakers traveled to face off against their cross-town rival the Gannon Golden Knights over at the Erie Insurance Arena in a contested battle that each team did not wanna lose. The Lakers got things starting early scoring their 1st goal of the game going 3 minutes into the period with a greasy set up pass going straight into the net off a one timer which happened to be the only goal in the 1st ending the period 1-0. They got thing going again in the 2nd making it 2-0 leaving Gannon with a lot of work to get themselves back into the game. With just 5 minutes left in the period Gannon gets one back making the score 2-1 keeping it close with lakers fans in a nervous wreck. Going into the game the Lakers had a record of 4-0 leading into this battle. With both teams respectively going back and fourth to each...

      This week, I want to dive into something that is a little more personal for me. My experience with the game of baseball. I started off playing the sport when I was around 4 years old, and I have been in love with it ever since. I progressed through tee-ball and little league, and found myself standing on the "big field" as a freshman in high school. I played varsity as a freshman, which was a huge jump and learning curve to me. I had to learn how to compete and play with all of the older kids. During my time in high school, I had also joined a travel program, allowing me to travel to and play in most of the states on the east coast. I met some of my best friends, great mentors, and made some of my greatest memories playing high school and travel baseball, and I do not take those experiences for granted at all. I had always enjoyed playing the game and being outdoors, as I felt it was a way for me to take my mind off of things and have fun playing the game that ...

  Hello fellow viewers,   M y name is Nick Capozzi, I will be alongside my partner Mitchell Grosch throughout th e term talking about how sports have affected our lives and give you guys an understanding of what we do to prepare for our sport while in school. I ’m a junior at Mercyhurst University majoring in   business administration with the hopes of running my own business one day and minoring in sports studies as I am also a goalie for the Mercyhurst club hockey team. I have played hockey and baseball throughout my life for my hometown school and travel sports teams. I grew up in a small town in Elma, NY . Some of my hobbies are playing video games, mostly sports games because I am awful at shooting games . I enjoy hanging out with friends, working out, and playing sports. I can’t wait to introduce to you my view of the sports world and hope you guys enjoy !  

      Hello Everybody,                                             My name is Mitchell Grosch. I will be working with my partner, Nick Capozzi, to talk sports in general, and how our lives have been affected by and deal with sports. I am a senior, marketing major at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania. I intend on getting into the sales field with hopes to market pharmaceuticals.  I am originally from Warren, Pennsylvania. I am also a member of the universities baseball team here on campus. I have played baseball my whole life, and really enjoy the game. I have also played basketball and football, and really enjoyed playing and watching those sports when I have the opportunity to do so. Some of my hobbies include hunting, fishing, working out, hanging out with friends, and watching shows and movies in my downtime. I have...