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)…
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…
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,…
Every MLB team has played more than 81 games, so technically the second half is underway. But post-All-Star break baseball is considered the second half because each team has had a few days to nurture…
It’s almost July, and we still don’t know too much more than we did at the end of last month. But a few teams are starting to create separation, including in the hotly-contested American League…
How is it almost July, and no one is talking about the playoff lock that is the San Francisco Giants? It’s slipped our collective minds that 2016 is an even-numbered year. But beyond that, how…
It’s June, and that means, what? No, nothing is truly known at this point, but with a third of the season gone, so too are some key players on contending teams. The Giants will be…
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…
It’s likely that fans everywhere are pooh-poohing the Baltimore Orioles’ 7-0 start — maybe even fans in Charm City. But don’t ignore recent history, which has suggested that a hot start may very well lead…
The paint hasn’t even dried on the opening week of the baseball season, and there are already plenty of unforeseen subplots unfolding. Perhaps the biggest one is in Denver, where an unheralded rookie is suddenly…