Final Four: Baseball’s Tournament Reaches LCS
So we’ve reached the Final Four, and it’s exactly who you expected, right? Maybe somewhat in the National League, but not so much in the American League. It’s been an exciting postseason so far and…
Indians better finish off Red Sox today, or history may repeat itself
You probably don’t remember unless you’re a hardcore Cleveland or Boston sports fans, but the Indians and Red Sox have done this dance before, and the Indians have been left with a world of hurt…
MLB Division Series: Preview and Predictions
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:…
Thoughts from AL wild card game: Classless Jays fans, Ubaldo, and poor Showalter decisions
What a tough way for the Baltimore Orioles to enter the offseason. Their personal house of horrors, Rogers Centre, got even scarier last night, and it wasn’t all baseball-related. From inexplicable (and not uncommon, apparently)…
MLB Wild Card Games Preview & Predictions
Instead of trying to predict the entire postseason right now, when half of the Division Series matchups aren’t even set, doesn’t seem productive, nor is it likely to yield any more accurate results than waiting…
Perhaps the most bittersweet week in MLB history wraps up with playoff questions answered
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…
MLB Awards Season Arrives Early
Don’t worry, I’ll revisit these again in two weeks time, but because I just can’t wait, here are my preliminary predictions/own awards for the 2016 MLB season. Even though we have roughly two weeks left,…
Hanley’s homer, Cleveland’s crummy luck makes this feel like 2013 all over again
Is it 2013 already? It sure feels that way, as things could not be going any rosier for the Boston Red Sox in David Ortiz’s swan song season. Not only are they getting the breaks…
NFL Predictions? Forget it. If you don’t have anything nice to say…
Some people will tell you that “Sundays just got better.” I’m no longer one of those people. To each their own, right? Football is back, and that excites a lot of people. I understand that….
We still know very little about anything as MLB hits its stretch run
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…