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Manager fill-in-the-blank: assessing each team’s soon-to-be skipper selection

With Joe Girardi officially back in New York and Mike Scioscia and Jerry DiPoto hugging it out in Los Angeles/Anaheim/does it really matter anymore, we head into mid-October with four open managerial positions. With that in mind, I’ve decided to creative a managerial wish-list for each team based on the following criteria: 1.      A list […]

Walter White, Phillies fan, would have been too unlikable

Breaking Bad writer Thomas Schnauz tweeted out an interesting picture of Bryan Cranston, who played main character Walter White on the show, in the wee morning hours last night. The picture featured Cranston in a Phillies jersey, and according to Schnauz, White was going to end up as a Phillies fan. Unused

End of Season Post-Mortem: 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates

Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]

Dugout Digest – the end of a dream

The Pittsburgh Pirates' dream season is over. The Bucs lost 6-1 to the Cardinals in Game 5 of the NLDS on Wednesday night, sending St Louis to the NLCS for the third straight year. But man, what a season for the Pirates. 94 wins, a Postseason berth, and the revival of baseball in Pittsburgh is […]

NLDS Game 5: Adam Wainwright pitches Cardinals to 6-1 victory, NLCS

The St Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 in Game 5 of their NLDS matchup to win the series 3-2 and advance to the NLCS to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. The inspirational run of the Pirates came to a close on Wednesday night in St Louis. Adam Wainwright was magnificent for the […]

Five observations from the Red Sox-Rays ALDS

Our first AL Division Series is in the books, and the Red Sox will be moving on to await the winner of Thursday's Game 5 between the Tigers and Athletics in Oakland. Boston dispatched the Rays pretty easily, though Tampa Bay put up one hell of a fight in the final two games of the […]

End of Season Post-Mortem: 2013 Tampa Bay Rays

Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]

Dugout Digest – game 5

There will be just one Game 5 in the American League Division Series after the Tigers rallied to beat the A's 8-6. The winner of this series will be heading to Boston after the Red Sox beat the Rays 3-1 to send Tampa packing from this year's Postseason. PIC OF THE DAY David Ortiz, celebrating […]

ALDS Game 4: Red Sox eliminate Rays after 3-1 victory

The Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Tuesday night in Game 4 of the ALDS, winning their series three games to one. Joe Maddon went all-out in this game, using every pitcher in his bullpen after an ineffective Jeremy Hellickson recorded just three outs and faced only six batters. And for […]

Five observations from the Dodgers-Braves NLDS

The NLDS matchup between the Dodgers and Braves is in the books, and the Dodgers are the victors and bound for the NLCS. After watching the four games of the series, here are five observations about the teams and the series. The Dodgers offense might not be able to be stopped. In the four game […]

End of Season Post-Mortem: 2013 Atlanta Braves

Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]

Dugout Digest – one down

We have our first eliminated team of the 2013 Division Series, and its the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers won a wild 4-3 game on Monday night to punch their ticket to the NLCS, and they'll await their opponent. But who will it be? Well, we don't know yet after the Cardinals forced a Game 5 […]

ALDS Game 3: Rays walk off on Red Sox 5-4, force Game 4

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 in Game 4 of their ALDS matchup, reducing Boston's series lead to 2-1. What a wild and crazy (and often times, infuriating) game of baseball. The Red Sox jumped out to a 3-0 lead, with a rough inning by Alex Cobb in the fifth tacking […]

NLDS Game 4: Cardinals edge Pirates 2-1 to force Game 5

The St Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 in Game 4 of their NL Division Series matchup, tying the series at two games apiece and forcing a deciding Game 5 on Wednesday. The story of this one was Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha. Wacha was perfect through five, and had a no-hitter going through 7 […]

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