After a 7-3 loss to the Tigers in Game 4 of the ALCS, the Red Sox bounced back to take a 4-3 victory in Game 5 on Thursday. With the win, Boston takes a 3-2 lead in the series and can close out the series Saturday at Fenway Park.  Mike Napoli led off the second […]

This is absurdity at its finest. In the top of the third inning of Wednesday's ALCS Game 5 between the Tigers and Red Sox, David Ortiz hit a pop-up into shallow left center field. Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias, playing on the right side of second base because of the shift on Ortiz, tracked the ball […]

Texas Rangers CEO Nolan Ryan is retiring on October 31st, stepping away from his job in the Texas front office. Ryan was named Rangers team president in February 2008, and is a member of the club's ownership group. This season, there as a growing rift between Ryan and Rangers GM Jon Daniels after Daniels was […]

One of the many myths about the post-season is that you need a "proven closer" to have any kind of success. As with most myths, it only takes some cursory research to reveal that it is all just a pack of lies. Look no further than the 2013 post-season for that research you need to […]

The one year contract is becoming something that's used more and more by GMs across the league. One reason it gets used is as a buy low option for a player coming off an injury who can't get the multiple year contract he desired. Another reason it gets used is for players that had a […]

The results of yesterday's games were the absolute best result for neutral fans and baseball as a whole. The Dodgers beat the Cardinals 6-4 to send the NLCS back to St Louis, and the Tigers beat the Red Sox 7-3 to tie the ALCS at two games apiece and ensure the series is going to […]

Does lineup construction matter? Other than making sure a team's best batters get more at-bats, many would argue that how a lineup is put together doesn't make much of a difference.  However, the Tigers and manager Jim Leyland will probably disagree with that. Their fans might too. At least for one night. Detroit's new-look lineup […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St Louis Cardinals 6-4 in Game 5 of the NLCS, cutting the Cardinals lead to 3-2 and sending the series back to St Louis. The Dodgers led this one from the bottom of the third inning on, adding to their lead with solo home runs in the third, fifth, […]

After watching his lineup get shut out in Game 3 of the ALCS, Tigers manager Jim Leyland is ready to try something drastic. But is this a panic move or could it provide a jolt to a team that's only scored six runs in its past three games? Roughly five hours before the start of […]

With the Dodgers one loss from elimination after losing Game 4 of the NLCS 4-2 on Tuesday night, the team is looking for three straight wins to keep their season alive. But it didn't need to be that way. The club was in decent position to win Game 4 and turn the series into a […]

There were two games yesterday, and the results of both were pretty telling. The Red Sox beat the Tigers 1-0, but Justin Verlander made just one mistake on the hill for Detroit. The Cardinals beat the Dodgers 4-2, and Ricky Nolasco really had just one bad inning. But hey, when your opponent isn't making mistakes, […]

The St Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 in Game 4 of the NLCS, taking a 3-1 series lead. One big hit is all it takes. And in Game 4, Matt Holliday had that one big hit, homering in the third inning to drive in Matt Carpenter and give the Cardinals a 3-0 […]

When the scheduled pitching matchups for the ALCS were announced, Game 3's slate of Justin Verlander versus John Lackey looked like one to circle. This could be a potential mismatch, right? Verlander is one of the best pitchers in baseball and has been dominant during the playoffs. Lackey was the Red Sox's third-best starting pitcher and […]

The Colorado Rockies and manager Walt Weiss have agreed to a three-year contract extension. Weiss was surprisingly hired by the club before the 2013 season despite no managerial experience in the major or minor leagues. While Colorado scuffled to a 74-88 record in 2013, they were just four games under .500 at 46-50 at the […]

Give it enough time and every team in the National League will whine about the Dodgers and their celebratory antics. The latest team to lodge a complaint against the Dodgers is none other than their current NLCS opponent, the St. Louis Cardinals. It would seem that Adam Wainwright and Carlos Beltran are none too pleased […]