Adam Wainwright and Clayton Kershaw absolutely dealt yesterday, pitching the Cardinals and Dodgers to 1-0 NLDS leads over the Pirates and Braves respectively. Neither game was really all that close, and both series are in line to end like most of our staff predicted. PIC OF THE DAY Kris Medlen says on his face what […]

Go ahead and add the Cincinnati Reds to the list of teams looking for a new manager, as the team has fired manager

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 6-1 in Game 1 of the NL Division Series on Thursday night to take a 1-0 series lead. The story of this game was Clayton Kershaw carving up Atlanta's lineup, getting into a vicious groove his third time through the order. Kershaw was never really in trouble […]

The St Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1 in Game 1 of their NLDS matchup to take a 1-0 series lead. The Pirates really had no chance in this one. Adam Wainwright game out of the gates blazing, and set down the first 11 Pittsburgh hitters in order. Meanwhile, AJ Burnett was melting down […]

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 […]

Playoff time is here, hooray! As is typical, our staff has their picks for who's going to represent each league in the World Series, and who's going to wind up on top. If you want to have a laugh, take a look at our picks from six months ago and see just how awful we […]

Just how evenly matched were the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates this season? The Pirates won the season series, 10-9. The Cardinals scored 87 runs in those games. The Pirates scored 85. Now they meet in the postseason, for the first time since the Cardinals swept the Pirates in early September in a […]

The Tampa Bay Rays moved on to the AL Division Series on Wednesday night, beating the Cleveland Indians 4-0 behind a great effort from Alex Cobb. The Rays will take on the Red Sox in Boston starting on Friday afternoon, but the real fun starts today. PIC OF THE DAY Champagne and silly string – […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are heading for a showdown with their division rivals, the Boston Red Sox, in the AL Division Series. The Rays, led by a masterful starting pitching performance by Alex Cobb, beat the Cleveland Indians 4-0 to win the Wild Card playoff game and punch their ticket to Beantown. Cobb was the […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have punched their ticket to the League Division Series, and on Wednesday at 8:07 PM on TBS, the Tampa Bay Rays will take on the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field for the right to face the Boston Red Sox in the AL Division Series. Throughout most of the season, the Rays were […]

This is going to come as a huge shock, but Alex Rodriguez is claiming he didn't know the products he was getting from Biogenesis were performance-enhancing drugs. The New York Daily News reports that Rodriguez is pleading ignorance as part of his suspension appeal, saying he thought they were just legal (and, apparently, very expensive) […]

Our first playoff team was ousted on Tuesday night – the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds fell 6-2 to the Pirates, sending Pittsburgh to the NLDS in St Louis on Thursday for a matchup with their NL Central rivals. Tonight, we'll have another team eliminated, as the Indians host the Rays for the right to travel […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates' 2013 Postseason run will last more than one game. The Pirates won the Wild Card playoff game 6-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, advancing to the NL Division Series against the St Louis Cardinals. Pittsburgh jumped all over Johnny Cueto early, scoring a pair of runs in the second inning thanks to solo […]