It’s been worth the wait, hasn’t it? After 71 long years, the Chicago Cubs are back in the World Series. And after five long months, a Cleveland sports team will go for gold as the…
This has been a disturbing trend over the years, and not one that teams can really do anything about, either. But because of the structure of the Major League Baseball playoffs, sometimes, a team can…
Okay, so I’m 2-for-2 picking rounds (although, really, just individual games) thus far. Now I try my hand at picking the ALDS and NLDS, four juicy matchups with plenty of compelling storylines and one guarantee:…
Emotions are supposed to run high at this point of the MLB season. Pennant races boiling down to one or two final series, jobs on the line for both players and coaches, fans chewing nails…
What have we learned from Opening Day to the start of this big weekend featuring some key divisional clashes? Basically, nothing. As much of the sports-loving world rejoices that the NF(D)L is back — that’s…
As usual, a scintillating night of baseball as the pennant races heat up in late August. A look at some of the big headlining stories from August 25: Cutch is clutch in Bucs’ house of…
What are your feelings on the wild card one-game playoff? It’s a half-decade old now, and there are mixed feelings. I personally can’t say it’s a bad thing, although I would be in favor of…
August 1 came and went, and in less than a week we are already witnessing a change in baseball’s landscape. While some big trades garnered most of the headlines, it may be the injury bug…
The great mystery lingers as to what will happen by the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. Will the Red Sox keep beefing up? Will the Yankees be sellers? Will upstart contenders like the Indians, Cubs,…
It’s that awkward time of the year when some teams have to make brutally tough decisions on whether to buy or sell at the trade deadline. There will be no more grueling of a decision…