Because of the rain out yesterday in New York, today is an odd doubleheader. The first game is an ending. The second is a beginning. Both Cleveland and New York are trying to end the other team’s season in Game 5 of their Division Series. And San Diego and Philadelphia […]
The Yankees fought back to take Game 4. In a do-or-die situation, they put the ball in the hands of their ace, the guy they lavished so much money on for situations just like this, to bring them home a championship, Garrit Cole shut down the pesky Guardians, striking out […]
Today is one more day with four playoff games. For two teams, they are desperately hoping they have another game tomorrow. Elimination games are packed with do-or-die drama and we will have three of those today. There could very well be two major upsets. The Braves quest to repeat as […]
Behind the eight ball. Backs against the wall. In dire straits. Up a creek without a paddle. They have their work cut out for them. Being down 0-2 in a best-of-five playoff series brings out the cliches. And, right now, that’s about all the Seattle Mariners can cling to. After […]
In a five-game series, Game 2 is make or break. If you are down 1-0, you almost have to win Game 2 or else you are pushing a giant bolder up a very steep hill. If you are up 1-0, you want to win Game 2 to be comfortably in […]
Well, at least it wasn’t the Rangers getting punched in the gut by the Astros. As hard as it is to watch the Astros have success, and as hard as it was to watch that amazing comeback yesterday against the pesky Mariners, the only thing that brought any satisfaction was […]
Days like these are always the best days of baseball. Four playoff games. Wall to wall baseball. Playoff baseball. The best kind there is. So far, we’ve seen a game with fourteen-and-a-half scoreless innings. We’ve seen a glorious comeback from being down 8-1. We’ve seen most starters going deep into […]
This is why the Rangers need a manager with experience. Someone who doesn’t just manage by the analytics and the preset plan. The Mets were fighting for their playoff lives yesterday. They had lost Game 1 of the best-of-three series. They started their best pitcher, Jacob deGrom. After six innings, […]
There were four wildcard games played yesterday. The new format favors the home team, giving them every game in the best-of-three series. That’s why the visiting team won three of the four games. Because, baseball. Seattle beat Toronto in Toronto. Philadelphia beat St. Louis in St. Louis. San Diego beat […]
The Rangers season is over. Now it’s time to see what good baseball looks like. All four wildcard series start today. This is a new format, voted on to end the lockout. The players wanted to put an end to tanking and to teams not trying to be competitive. They […]
