MLB: First Day of the Playoffs
Yesterday, 6 of the 8 playoff teams were in action. The St Louis Cardinals locked horns with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Colorado Rockies played against the Philadelphia Phillies, and the New York Yankees took on the Minnesota Twins. As for the first game, the Rockies and the Phillies played each other to kick the [...]
MLB: Yankees Clinch. Who’ll be Next?
As expected for the last several weeks, the New York Yankees clinched a playoff birth in the American League. They can now start to worry about resting guys and getting their pitching rotation in order. (Well, they still need to clinch their division but they have to be happy to be in). The Yankees have [...]
MLB: A Late Look at the NL
Over in the National League the playoff teams are pretty much set. There really aren’t any really great races going on. The closest race in the National League is the Wild Card race. But even that race isn’t that close. The San Francisco Giants currently trail the Colorado Rockies by 4.5 games. Then the Florida [...]
MLB: Another Late Season Collapse?
Last year we saw the New York Mets collapse late and get caught by the Philadelphia Phillies. Looks like there is another late season collapse this year… though it’s not quite as late and it isn’t quite so dramatic. But the Detroit Tigers are absolutely choking right now. The Tigers have watched their lead in [...]