0 comments by Joe Lucia on 10/9/2013
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 […]
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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 […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
With their season on the line, the Tigers' bats finally showed some life on Tuesday. After scoring only six runs and in two of 27 innings during the first three games of the ALDS, Detroit's previously feeble offense put some runs on the board against the Oakland A's. The Tigers fell behind 3-0 in the […]
0 comments by Amanda Rykoff on 10/8/2013
Today marks the 57th anniversary of one of the most remarkable achievements in baseball history — New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen’s perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Check out the box score over at Baseball Reference. It’s spectacular. It’s a feat that has yet to be […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
Oh, sweet irony. Entering tonights NLDS Game 4 between the Dodgers and Braves is was Don Mattingly being openly questioned for his decision to start Clayton Kershaw on short rest. By the time the game was over, it was Fredi Gonzalez subjected to an intense line of second-guessing. Things were had been shaping up so […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
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 […]
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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 […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/7/2013
Balfour Rage! Such a phenomenon didn't get its name because Grant Balfour is a quiet guy, someone who just throws his pitches and gets off the field. No, like many MLB closers, Balfour prepares for the task of closing out ballgames in the ninth inning by amping himself up into a competitive frenzy. Does the […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Seth Smith got the start at designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics versus the Detroit Tigers on Monday. But for the purposes of Game 3 of the ALDS, Smith was the designated Anibal Sanchez hitter. Smith had a .353 batting average (7-for-19) with a 1.323 OPS, three home runs and four RBI against Sanchez going […]
0 comments by Amanda Rykoff
With the Pittsburgh Pirates back in the postseason for the first time since 1992 (or haven’t you heard?), we’ve enjoyed some compelling storylines about the team — from MVP candidate center fielder Andrew McCutchen to local boy second baseman Neil Walker to back from the dead closer Jason Grilli. And having the Pirates back in […]
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St Louis Cardinals outfielder Carlos Beltran turns into a freak in October. Going into Monday's game with the Pirates, Beltran has a .360/.463/.794 career Postseason line. That's really, really good – in fact, his 1.257 OPS is the highest ever among players with at least 40 Postseason plate appearances. Yet, there's this sentiment that maybe […]
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The American Mustache Institute (which really is a thing that exists) has announced their ten finalists for the Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year (also a real thing), and one of the finalists is Bryan Harper, Bryce's older brother. The elder Harper was drafted in the 30th round of the 2011 Draft by […]
