MLB Week 8 Roundup: Cream rising in NL, Falling in AL
Saturday turned out to be the wildest day of the season, when no lead was safe and last year’s top dogs showed that they still have plenty of fight. The National League is experiencing some…
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MLB Roundup: Week 6
Another wild week in the books in baseball, with perhaps the season’s most epic slate to date occurring on Wednesday. The Red Sox keep piling up runs while giving up almost as many, the Cubs…
MLB April in Review: Overachievers, Duds, Winning Streaks, and Losing Peaks
April is a few days old now, but what a month it was. The Chicago Cubs had the best record in the National League… aaaand, the Chicago White Sox had the best record in the…
Baltimore Orioles’ Trade of Jake Arrieta May Top the Infamous Glenn Davis Debacle
It seemed pretty innocent at the time. The Baltimore Orioles had given up on a once-promising but often-mercurial pitcher in Jake Arrieta. They wanted reinforcements for a playoff run, so they shipped Arrieta and reliever…
In a Pinch, Cardinals Prove Magic Isn’t Gone
Yes, they were playing the hapless Atlanta Braves. But the St. Louis Cardinals did something last night no team in MLB history had ever done. With three pinch-hit home runs, the Cardinals notched their first…
The DraftAmerica MVP Ballot: Rounding Out MLB Awards Week
What a week for the Chicago Cubs. They can’t sweep Awards Week the way some classic films sweep the Oscars, but three out of four ain’t bad. At 6 p.m. tonight, MLB Network will unveil…
A look back at the Division Series, ahead at the LCS
On this one-year anniversary of “The Giants Win the Pennant!” 2.0 — okay, not really, but it was a day that neither Michael Morse nor Travis Ishikawa will ever forget — it’s time to reflect…
Our 2015 MLB playoff predictions and analysis
Now that the matchups for the MLB postseason are set, it’s time to dive into things a little bit further. Before we make our official picks, it’s worth noting that in the last three years,…
12 Reasons Why The St. Louis Cardinals Will Win Title #12
If you’ve watched any baseball at all this year, you know one thing definitively: the St. Louis Cardinals are the best team on the planet. While regular-season glory does not always translate to October success, there is something…
MLB Seeing Another Excellent Rookie Class; Who Deserves to be ROY?
Last season, 14 rookies hit at least 10 home runs, tied for the highest number since 2007. This year, it is quite possible we may exceed that number. Regardless, 2015’s rookie class is as strong…