0 comments by nathan_gice on 10/12/2014
Last night, we witnessed a thriller in Baltimore between the Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS. The Royals won 8-6 in 10 innings thanks to Alex Gordon’s heroics. Tonight, the NLCS begins with a matchup between old foes, the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants. For the Cardinals and Giants, this […]
0 comments by myron_goodman on 10/9/2014
Entering the postseason with the National League‘s best record, the Washington Nationals had high expectations to advance further than they did back in 2012. Here are four things that cost the Nationals in 2014. The bats were silent. During the four games against the San Francisco Giants, the offense was struggling at an alarming rate. […]
0 comments by nathan_gice
The other night, the Los Angeles Angels were swept by the underdog Kansas City Royals in the ALDS. L.A. finished with the best record in baseball and were on a roll in September, but many things went wrong for the Angels during their three-game series against KC. Their biggest issue? Mike Trout and his struggles. […]
0 comments by myron_goodman on 10/3/2014
Pitching is always a key and the Washington Nationals are set up perfectly to handle the Wild Card game winner San Francisco Giants. With clinching the NL East in mid-September, manager Matt Williams had the advantage of setting up his pitching rotation just like he did coming out of Spring Training. Stephen Strasburg will go […]
0 comments by nathan_gice on 9/30/2014
Today is the beginning of a busy week in MLB. Tomorrow, the postseason begins with the AL Wild Card matchup between the Kansas City Royals and Oakland A’s. So, before the postseason begins, here’s my preview and predictions. Players to watch: Jon Lester, A’s Lester has always pitched well in the postseason and a played […]
0 comments by alex_patt on 9/29/2014
The Chicago Cubs‘ 2014 campaign has come to an end with a 5-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs went 73-89, finishing fifth in the NL Central and 17 games back of the division-winning St. Louis Cardinals. The Cubs have improved since their 2013 season which saw their win total rise by seven games. They’ve […]
0 comments by tyler_spence on 9/26/2014
Hollywood could not of scripted this dramatic ending better. Derek Jeter left with a bang in his final home game ever at Yankee Stadium. The start of this game didn’t go the New York Yankees had hoped, as they gave up back-t0-back homers in the first inning to trail 2-0. They’d rally, and jump out to a […]
0 comments by nathan_gice on 9/18/2014
Last night, the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals became the first two teams to clinch a playoff berth this season. What does this mean? Well, it means that the postseason and the Fall Classic aren’t so far away anymore. With that said, this is the time of year when baseball fans like to predict which […]
0 comments by myron_goodman on 9/16/2014
The NL East pennant is not in doubt at this point for the Washington Nationals, but the bullpen situation sure is. The Nationals closer to start the season was Rafael Soriano, but he has struggled in September. His ERA is 10.13 as hitters have a .346 average against him and has blown two saves. Drew […]
0 comments by alex_patt
All-Star first baseman for the Chicago Cubs, Anthony Rizzo, had been out of the lineup since Aug. 26 when he experienced back tightness in a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark. He returned to the lineup on last night in a matinee against the Reds at Wrigley Field and he returned in grand […]
0 comments by aaron_panko
It’s been another up and down season for the Milwaukee Brewers. The ups were great! The team sat atop the NL Central division for 150 consecutive days and looked poised to run away with the division crown. But then came the downs. A horrific nine-game losing streak and losing 13 of 14 games in a […]
0 comments by alex_patt on 9/13/2014
Back on the Fourth of July, the Chicago Cubs made a blockbuster trade which sent longtime Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija to the Oakland A’s, ending the Samardzija era in Chicago. The same question has been asked over and over again since that date: will Jeff Samardzija return to the Cubs next year? It is most […]
0 comments by alex_patt on 9/3/2014
Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro has been diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain and will miss the rest of the 2014 season. Castro injured his ankle while sliding at home plate in a game vs. Milwaukee at Wrigley Field on Sept. 2. Is this something to be alarmed about? Not at all. An ankle sprain is […]
0 comments by alex_patt on 9/2/2014
In 2013, Travis Wood was considered the best starting pitcher on the Chicago Cubs. Wood was the only Cubs All-Star that season winning nine games with a solid 3.11 ERA. He was also known for his ability to hit, batting .222 with three home runs and eight RBIs This year, Wood has not lived up […]
0 comments by aaron_panko on 8/31/2014
Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Milwaukee Brewers have acquired set up man Jonathan Broxton from the Cincinnati Reds for two players to be named later. Broxton is 4-2 with a 1.86 ERA this season out of the bullpen and has been primarily used as a set up man for closer Aroldis Chapman for the Reds. […]
