October baseball is upon us. With the official commencement of the playoffs comes the opening of the floodgates when it comes to all the various narratives and storylines for each of the contenders. For many a writer, these storylines take a higher precedence than the actual games themselves. Like it or not, you are about […]

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 […]

Well, we have our final team in the AL Postseason…and it's the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays knocked off the Rangers 5-2 in Texas to advance to play the Indians on Wednesday in Cleveland. Here's your full recap of Monday night's tilt. PIC OF THE DAY The Rays celebrate their clinching of the right to […]

Game 163 in the books, and the Rays are your final 2013 Postseason team. Tampa Bay defeated Texas 5-2 on Monday night in Arlington, punching their ticket to Cleveland on Wednesday to take on the Indians for the right to play the Red Sox in the ALDS. The Rays took a lead in the first […]

Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler is taking the club's fanbase to task for poor support of the team on Sunday, when the team beat the Angels 6-2 to clinch a tie with the Rays for the American League's second Wild Card spot. ESPN Dallas has the quotes from the long-time Ranger. "We've been to […]

Well folks, this is the end. Aside from one critical game between the Rays and Rangers, the MLB regular season is done. And with that, it's time for the final edition of the best and worst, this time looking at September. The pennant race, September call-ups, and guys just playing out the string generally makes […]

The rebuilding efforts of the Chicago Cubs are going in a different direction, as manager

The regular season is in the books for 28 of the 30 MLB teams, and we can now reflect on the season heading into the playoffs. As always when it comes to the end of the year, when looking back, we can identify which players performed above, below, and right around our expectation. But it's […]

Well, the regular season is over. Wait: a correction. the regular season is over for 28 clubs. The Rays and Rangers still need to play one more, and the second AL Wild Card berth is on the line. Both clubs finished 91-71 after winning on Sunday, and their seasons will require an extra game to […]

There will be a Game 163. The Rays beat the Blue Jays 7-6 in Toronto and the Rangers beat the Angels 6-2 in Arlington on Sunday, deadlocking both teams at 91-71 and necessitating a one game playoff for the right to face the 92-70 Indians in the Wild Card Playoff game. Cleveland beat Minnesota 5-1 […]

On Friday, the Miami Marlins fired long-time president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest. I wondered aloud as to who would want to work for Jeffrey Loria. On Sunday, that question was answered – people that already work for Loria, of course. Michael Hill has been promoted to the president of baseball operations from his previous […]