0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/14/2013
The Washington Nationals are furiously looking to contend in the NL Wild Card race. Washington's seven game winning streak has pushed them to just 4.5 games behind the Reds for the NL's final playoff spot. However, it's still a long shot for the Nationals to even force a tie with the Reds. If Cincinnati just […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Munenori Kawasaki already showed himself to be an entertaining postgame interview, reading a cliched answer from his pocket notebook before appreciative fans back in May. Kawasaki, whose double gave the Blue Jays a walkoff win that day, was invited to speak by teammate Mark DeRosa. DeRosa knew Kawasaki was the hero of […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/13/2013
This is the eighth edition of Hope for the Hopeless, where we will take a look at the first ten fourteen teams in the league eliminated from playoff contention, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2013 season. Next up: the New York Mets. Meet the Mets, meet the Mets, […]
0 comments by Brian Packey
If you've ever been to a Detroit Tigers game or watched one on TV, you've probably heard in the background Charley Marcuse, '
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Is it just me, or are the bad teams getting *worse* over the season's final month of play? Anyway, here's your penultimate edition of the watchability rankings prior to the postseason rankings. RANK TEAM CHANGE SCHEDULE COMMENT 1 +3 vs CHC vs SD The Pirates might have 90 wins at this time next week when […]
0 comments by Amanda Rykoff
We hear a lot about “East Coast Bias” in the media. But there’s another East Coast Bias at play in Major League Baseball — scheduling and travel. The West Coast teams — particularly Seattle — get a raw deal when it comes to travel during the season. Whether it’s multiple trips to the East Coast […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
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 […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Here's your ridiculous video of the day. During Thursday night's Cubs-Pirates game, Chicago outfielder Darnell McDonald hit a ball to deep left center field. The ball one-hopped the wall, and a young fan was poised to snag the ball. But he didn't snag the ball, because a larger, older fan steamrolled him to grab it. […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The NL Central race is really going to go down to the wire. On Thursday night, the Pirates won and the Cardinals lost, meaning that with 16 games left, the two teams are knotted at 85-61. The Reds are still lurking at 83-64, but unless they smack the Pirates down when they play over the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/12/2013
This is the seventh edition of Hope for the Hopeless, where we will take a look at the first ten fourteen teams in the league eliminated from playoff contention, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2013 season. Next up: the San Francisco Giants. After World Championships in 2010 and 2012, […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
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 […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
This is the sixth edition of Hope for the Hopeless, where we will take a look at the first ten teams in the league eliminated from playoff contention, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2013 season. Next up: the Colorado Rockies. Dare I say it, but the Rockies had […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
The Seattle Mariners haven't played very well in September (nor have they played well for most of the season), compiling a 3-7 record going into Wednesday night's game versus the Houston Astros. That leaves the M's currently tied for the seventh-worst record in MLB and they probably want to keep it that way. As you […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
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 […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Bad news, Phillies fans: Ruben Amaro Jr is likely going to be staying on as the team's general manager, according to an interview that Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer did with Phillies team president David Montgomery. INQ: Given that chain of command, Ruben is under contract next year, but will he be back? DM: […]
