There’s a lot to like about this no off days format in the playoffs. This is one thing they should carry forward in non-COVID years but they probably won’t. But this is more like the regular season. Just play. Off days allow for teams to use only a few relievers […]
Offense. Hitting. Scoring runs. Lead changes. Baseball is fun to watch when a team can put the ball into play. When there’s more action on the field than a batter walking back to the dugout with a bat in his hands. There were fifteen runs scored in the Astros-Athletics game. […]
The American League kicks it off today. Houston plays Oakland at Dodger Stadium. New York plays Tampa Bay at Petco Park in San Diego. The Yankees-Rays game features an epic pitching matchup. The Yankees send out Garrit Cole. The Rays, Blake Snell. This is why the Yankees gave Garrit Cole […]
Since the Rangers can’t go to the post-season, the post-season is coming to them. Now that the National League playoffs, then the World Series, will be held in Arlington, it will be curious to see what kind of press The Baseball Shed in Arlington gets. It’s coming out party will […]
Baseball has gone coastal. In this participation trophy playoff structure, the National League Central sent four of its five teams to the playoffs. One of which, Milwaukee, never spent a day of the season over .500. The American League Central sent three teams. In a strange quirk to the strangest […]
The Cardinals-Padres game was a satisfying joy ride to the very end. The White Sox-Athletics game was as well. Those two games bring a measure of hope that baseball is still the greatest game to watch. Maybe it helps if you watch the right teams. The Cincinnati Reds were swept […]
One of the talking heads called yesterday baseball nirvana. For the first time ever, there were eight playoff games in one day. While that is true and it was amazing being able to watch playoff baseball for more than twelve hours, nirvana is not a word that aptly describes it. […]
You think it’s bad to be a Rangers fan? (Answer, yes) With yesterday’s loss to Houston, the Minnesota Twins set the record in American major league sports for consecutive playoff losses. They have now lost 17 playoff games in a row. In 2004, they won the first game of a […]
This improbable season happened. It’s over. There were a few bumps along the way. Miami, St Louis, and Oakland all had to postpone a significant number of games due to COVID. They made them up. And, they made the playoffs. Now, the question is, can MLB make it through the […]
Thanks to the offensively-unaided Houston Astros, the 2020 Rangers won’t be the worst Rangers team of all time. But they are the worst Rangers team since 1973. And the architect of this trainwreck is Jon Daniels. Yes, he is the general manager behind the two World Series teams. Way back […]
