No one thought the Twins would finish above .500 this year, with most picking them to finish dead last in an extremely deep AL Central. Instead, they contended far longer than the dark horse favorite White Sox and Indians and buried the 2014 Central champion Tigers. While they got knocked from contention in the second […]

What a strange season for the Washington Nationals and their fans. Despite a disappointing season in which a World Series favorite fell woefully short of expectations, the Nats did boast the likely NL MVP in Bryce Harper and got two no-hitters from Max Scherzer. Scherzer became the sixth pitcher in MLB history to throw two […]

Predicting stuff is hard, especially when you’re talking about sports. One injury can dramatically change everything. One trade can turn a team from an also-ran into a powerhouse. One player expected to contribute can struggle, and one player not expected to play a significant role can thrive. Nevertheless, every year we roll out predictions. They […]

This is the end. While I may end up doing a “longest home runs of the year” post next week, this will be the last weekly edition for the 2015 season. And as expected, no one was able to catch Giancarlo Stanton at the top of the charts. That doesn’t mean our last week was […]

Baltimore Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy has been playing injured all year. Hardy admitted to the Baltimore Sun he’s played the entire season with a torn labrum in his left, non-throwing shoulder. Hardy’s isn’t opting for surgery – instead he’s going to rest and hope that heals it quickly. Hardy’s gone thought this before, as he’s already had the surgery to repair […]

San Diego Padres right-hander Bud Norris gave a very stupid response when asked about bench-clearing brawls and culture. A study done by USA Today found 87% of main antagonists from bench-clearing incidents since 2011 are from different ethnic backgrounds. When given this fact, Norris told Jorge L. Ortiz he wasn’t surprised. “I think it’s a culture shock,” Norris said. “This […]

The final month of the 2015 season has concluded, and while we still have three (or four!) October regular season games left, this is the end of the road. Which players shined the most in September? Good question… AL Best Hitter of the Month: Shin-Soo Choo. Remember when Shin-Soo Choo was completely unproductive, hurt all […]

The Indians went into this season expecting to win, but fell into a hole after a couple poor months that even the annual Terry Francona bounce couldn’t get them out of. For the third straight season, the Tribe fell short of the real playoffs despite having one of the best pitching staffs in baseball and a few […]

The Toronto Blue Jays were already assured of their first postseason since 1993, having clinched a wild-card playoff spot on Saturday. But the team won the AL East title on Wednesday with a 15-2 win over the Orioles, ensuring a postseason series and likely home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs. (The Jays would win a […]

Winning back-to-back world championships is hard. The San Francisco Giants have learned that three times over now, with their latest quest to defend their title coming to an end last night. But unlike the previous two odd years, this one left Giants fans with good feelings and hope that the even year thing may continue […]

You often hear about NFL or NBA teams possibly not trying to win as hard as they could in order to raise their draft place (the Browns #FailForCardale campaign has been very divisive), but rarely does the topic come up in baseball. This has generally been because the fan bases that create this narrative don’t […]