0 comments by TOC Locker on 10/6/2014
Orioles manager Buck Showalter’s decision to have Zach Britton walk Nick Castellanos, the winning run, in the ninth inning yesterday to bring up Andrew Romine (replaced by pinch hitter Hernan Perez) was a ballsy one, but one that paid off in spades for Baltimore. When Showalter came to the mound to talk to Britton before […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 10/5/2014
The Angels were a popular pick by many, myself included, to win the AL pennant this October. Well, their Postseason didn’t go quite as planned – the Royals smashed the Angels 8-3 on Sunday night, eliminating them from the playoffs without a single win. The game actually got off to a good start for the Angels, […]
0 comments by TOC Locker
This isn’t the Angels’ night, folks. Down 7-2 in the top of the fifth inning with two men on and one out, Albert Pujols and Howie Kendrick hit sinking liners to center field. Fortunately for the Royals, that’s where Lorenzo Cain roams. When you can’t pitch and can’t score runs, getting robbed by great defense […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
And then there were seven. The Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of Detroit and advance to the ALCS for the first time since 1997. All it took was one big hit for the Orioles to advance, and that hit was a two-run homer by Nelson Cruz […]
0 comments by TOC Locker
The Baltimore Orioles look to sweep the Detroit Tigers today and advance to the ALCS. Bud Norris is on the hill for Baltimore, facing off with Detroit’s David Price. In today’s edition of the Baltimore Sun, Cheerios took out a full-page ad, cheering on the O’s. Pretty great. First pitch is scheduled for 3:45 this […]
0 comments by TOC Locker
After Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer off J.P. Howell in the eighth to move the Cardinals into a 2-2 tie with the Dodgers, Los Angeles fans were nervous, especially after what happened on Friday with Clayton Kershaw. But fear not, Dodgers fans – Matt Kemp was on the scene to drag your club to […]
0 comments by TOC Locker
It wasn’t a good night in Washington DC for home plate umpire Vic Carapazza. Eight innings after ejecting Nationals manager Matt Williams and second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera, he got hit in the head with a foul ball off the bat of Danny Espinosa that ricocheted off the screen behind home plate. The remaining crowd at […]
0 comments by TOC Locker
18 innings. Six hours and 23 minutes. 485 pitches. And yet, this one home run by Brandon Belt in the 18th inning will stand apart, enabling the Giants to beat the Nationals 2-1. Game 3 will be on Monday AT&T Park. Madison Bumgarner goes for the Giants against Doug Fister of the Nationals.
0 comments by Dave Tobener on 10/3/2014
The Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants are set to start their National League Division Series today, and this NLDS should be a good one. The Nationals finished with the best record in the NL and have been on a tear, while the Giants limped into the postseason before destroying the Pirates in the Wild […]
0 comments by Ben Duronio
In a battle of two 90+ win teams and two preseason playoff favorites, the Cardinals and Dodgers are set for a huge matchup in the first round of the playoffs. Here are five things to look out for in their NLDS matchup. The Dodgers’ hitting and speed edge The Dodgers led baseball with a 110 […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/2/2014
The Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t necessarily capitalize on their 2013 success by making big additions to ensure that their return to the postseason wasn’t a one-year fluke. But that’s not the way the Pirates’ front office has done business, and it’s very unlikely to change. Besides, Pittsburgh has promising young talent that either gained more major […]
0 comments by Ben Duronio
The Tigers have the edge when it comes to offense and starting pitching. The Orioles have the edge in the bullpen and on defense. Something has to give in this ALDS matchup, and Baltimore is hoping that consistency can overtake star power. Here are five things to watch in this series. Expect some homers. The […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The only time a Washington baseball team won the World Series was in 1924, when the Washington Senators defeated the New York Giants. Footage of the series wasn’t thought to exist…until now. The footage was unearthed by the Library of Congress in August, and is in nearly perfect condition. The reel of film containing the footage was found […]
0 comments by Randy Holt
The first step to recognizing that you have a problem is acknowledging that one exists. I am a Chicago Cubs fan. As such, I am forced to routinely seek out alternative teams to root for come playoff time. This is relatively common practice across all sports, especially for teams that are perpetually terrible. If you’re […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
After surviving that crazy exciting AL Wild Card game, the Royals earned themselves the privilege of taking on the team with the best record in baseball and the best player in the universe in the ALDS. For Kansas City, they are pretty much playing with house money after advancing to the postseason for the first time […]
