With their season on the line, the Tigers' bats finally showed some life on Tuesday. After scoring only six runs and in two of 27 innings during the first three games of the ALDS, Detroit's previously feeble offense put some runs on the board against the Oakland A's. The Tigers fell behind 3-0 in the […]

Balfour Rage! Such a phenomenon didn't get its name because Grant Balfour is a quiet guy, someone who just throws his pitches and gets off the field. No, like many MLB closers, Balfour prepares for the task of closing out ballgames in the ninth inning by amping himself up into a competitive frenzy. Does the […]

Stephen Vogt hit .252 during the regular season for the Oakland Athletics. But if the A's beat the Tigers in the ALDS and advance through the postseason, it's very possible no A's fan is going to remember that. They could very well speak fondly of the second-year catcher's accomplishments in Oakland's Game 2 victory over […]

Max Scherzer allowed three hits over seven innings and struck out 11 batters, leading the Tigers to a 3-2 win over the A's in Game 1 of the ALDS. Detroit takes a 1-0 lead in the series.  After allowing a Yoenis Cespedes triple in the second inning, Scherzer didn't give up a hit for four […]

Rematch! After facing each other in the ALDS last season, the Tigers and Athletics cross paths again in the divisional round of the playoffs. (Detroit won in five games.) As was the case last year, the A's have home-field advantage over the Tigers. But this time, Oakland won't have to play the first two games […]

Before the Cardinals' hot September gave them the best record in the National League, many fans, reporters and analysts anticipated the Dodgers and Braves playing for the pennant and a trip to the World Series. Instead, these two clubs will be playing for a spot in the NLCS. This series features the two best pitching staffs […]

Following Monday's AL tiebreaker game, the MLB postseason begins Tuesday night at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The Pirates host the Reds for a one-game, do-or-die playoff scheduled for 8:07 p.m. ET. It's the first playoff baseball Pittsburgh has seen in 20 years, and Bucs fans surely hope this postseason lasts longer than one game. The […]

Bud Selig says this time he's really going to do it. He's going to retire as baseball's commissioner in January 2015. Selig has mentioned retirement before, most recently in 2012, only to then sign a contract extension. Of course, he could change his mind again or baseball's owners could persuade him to stick around. But […]

What happened at Turner Field Wednesday night was ridiculous. But it wasn't the Brewers' Carlos Gomez admiring his home run, then jawing at the opposing pitcher and infielders as he rounded the bases.  No, what was absurd was Braves catcher Brian McCann taking it upon himself to act as the arbiter of baseball's unwritten rules […]

For the second time this season, the Oakland Athletics' home ballpark has provided a literal demonstration of the team's stadium situation and its fanbase's perception toward ownership. It's crappy. (Substitute a far stronger adjective, if you prefer. I would've loved to use one myself.)  Tuesday night at O.co Coliseum, A's players once again had to […]