Teodor Tsenov, Author at Franchise Sports

Postseason baseball is going to return to Cincinnati in 2020

Cincinnati Reds, MLB, Season Previews 2020 / Teodor Tsenov / February 26, 2020

The Cincinnati Reds failed to reach the MLB postseason yet again but there were some very encouraging signs in their 2019 performance, which is hard to find in many other 75-87 teams. The Reds achieved an 11-win year-to-year improvement behind a solid first year for manager David Bell and behind a historic season to their starting rotation, which had the fifth-best ERA in the NL.

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Miami Marlins rotation to dictate direction of rebuild in 2020

Miami Marlins, MLB, Season Previews 2020 / Teodor Tsenov / February 24, 2020

Prospects Isan Diaz and Jordan Yamamoto provide a spark both on the mound and with the bat. The rebuild seems to be working.

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Texans need to strengthen secondary by bringing back Roby, signing Josh Norman

Houston Texans, NFL / Teodor Tsenov / February 17, 2020

Former Redskins cornerback Josh Norman will have the chance to restart his career after reportedly being cut by Washington after 4 years with the team. His release will save the NFC East team about $12 million.

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New York Mets could be the pleasant surprise of National League in 2020

MLB, New York Mets, Season Previews 2020 / Teodor Tsenov / February 15, 2020

The New York Mets started the 2019 season without tremendous expectations but with an absolutely loaded roster which ended up heavily underperforming.

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Three moves Atlanta Falcons should make in the offseason

Atlanta Falcons, NFL / Teodor Tsenov / February 14, 2020

The Atlanta Falcons once again didn’t live up to the expectations, and once again couldn’t return to the NFL playoffs for the second consecutive year. The Falcons were projected by many to be in contention deep into the season and even be capable of a playoff run.

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Rivalry Stories: 2018-2019 Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers

Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, MLB, Rivalry Stories / Teodor Tsenov / February 9, 2020

Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers haven’t been the most consistently competitive teams in recent memory. They have combined for just two NL Central titles in the last decade and had to go through unkind periods of rebuilding in order to reach their current places of contenders.

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Dodgers become World Series favourites after Betts trade, Red Sox plan for future

Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, MLB / Teodor Tsenov / February 5, 2020

As first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, The Boston Red Sox traded their star outfielder to the Los Angeles Dodgers, while the Dodgers dealt young center fielder Alex Verdugo to Boston and Kenta Maeda to the Minnesota Twins, who also joined to make it a three-team trade.

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Four fourth-quarter plays which decided Super Bowl LIV

Kansas City Chiefs, NFL, San Francisco 49ers / Teodor Tsenov / February 4, 2020

Many have described Sunday’s Super Bowl LIV, which ended with a Kansas City Chiefs victory, a “scheme show” where usage of a particular player, or group of players, was more important for the outcome of the game than anything else. That could have been expected by two teams in which coaching plays so big of a role.

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Super Bowl LIV: Betting Preview

Uncategorized / Teodor Tsenov / January 31, 2020

Super Bowl LIV has the prospect of providing great drama between two pretty evenly-matched sides in Miami. The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers had very different regular seasons but have looked like terrifying clubs in January, with both of them winning their Divisional Round and Conference Championship games by 14 or more points to reach the Big Game.

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Greatest NFL games of the 2010s: Part Two

NFL / Teodor Tsenov / January 30, 2020

As we continue ranking the top games from around the National Football League across the last decade, it’s now time to stop and take a deeper look at the non-consensus, underrated matchups that, while clearly not in the company of the games we mentioned in Part One, not only provided drama but shaped up the fates of teams and dynasties.

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Impact of a potential Padres trade for Mookie Betts

Boston Red Sox, MLB, San Diego Padres / Teodor Tsenov / January 29, 2020

This year’s MLB offseason provided a very strong free-agent class. However, even with just less than a month to go before Spring Training and no elite free agents still on the market, possibilities for a huge move that could shape up a team’s chances for the upcoming season still remain wide open.

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Jimmy Garoppolo vs Patrick Mahomes: Who has the edge entering Super Bowl LIV?

Kansas City Chiefs, NFL, San Francisco 49ers / Teodor Tsenov / January 27, 2020

Two terrific and efficient offensive units are going to be on display in Super Bowl LIV. The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers both finished the 2019 regular season as top-5 scoring offences, and haven’t disappointed in the NFL playoffs thus far. In four combined games this postseason, the lowest amount of points scored by either side in a single game was 27 (Niners vs. Vikings).

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Nicholas Castellanos is exactly what the Cincinnati Reds lineup needed

Cincinnati Reds, MLB / Teodor Tsenov / January 27, 2020

The Cincinnati Reds have been more than aggressive on the market in the last two years in their effort of ending a seven-year postseason drought. They made another statement, signing former Tigers and Cubs outfielder Nicholas Castellanos to a four-year contract, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal.

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Five cities that have hosted the most Super Bowls

NFL / Teodor Tsenov / January 27, 2020

As we approach Super Bowl LIV and the ending of the NFL’s 100th anniversary, it’s more than worth taking a look back on which cities have hosted the Big Game the most.

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