The never-say-die Rays did it. I didn’t think they could come back after that stomach punch win (to steal a phrase from Bill Simmons) in Game 5, but they did it. They even looked pretty dead in the water for Game 6 but in Game 7, when both teams were all-in, everyone on the Rays [...]
How about the ending of that game? The Red Sox come back from down seven runs and possibly shift the momentum to their side heading into the weekend. Whether they play one game or two is still up to them though. I had completely written off the Sox after Tampa Bay jumped out 7-0 and [...]
The Dodgers played do-or-die baseball and they — unfortunately — tasted the latter of the proposition. Pulling starter Chad Billingsley, who had, in fairness, given up three runs in less than three innings and looked awful, was a move that basically said “all-in” for Los Angeles. They had to do something with their hand and [...]
The Rays in the World Series… It’s on the cusp of happening and I’m not sure if I can fully grasp it yet. This is a team that was the definition of losing for many years. The literal and proverbial joke of the sport and now they are a win away (out of three chances) [...]
The MLB division series went by without much opposition from the eventual losing sides and we even saw the two top seeds in all of baseball get dethroned — one was swept. It just goes to show you that baseball isn’t just about amassing a great regular season record, it’s about coming through when it [...]
Those poor lovable losers are at it again, this year, their hopes were raised by a great regular season before being dashed by the red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers. It should have been expected though; with the way that the Dodgers were coming together at the right time and the way that Chicago’s starters faltered horribly [...]
If only every sport was smart enough to adapt a playoff system like baseball’s. Think about how great it is to see only the best teams in the entire sport playing for the championship. In baseball, only the top teams can make it; eight teams out 30 make the post-season. Compare that to the NBA [...]
It only took two days and two intense games after the season was supposed to end for the final MLB post-season matchup to be set.
If those two must-win games for Chicago were any indication of what is to come in October, the White Sox are going to be very tough to hit. That bodes very [...]
How exciting/horrifying is this scenario: The White Sox season comes down to not one, but two must-win games. First, they’ll take on Detroit today in a rain-out makeup game and if they win, they’ll be tied for the AL Central lead with the Twins, necessitating a playoff tomorrow. Did Gavin Floyd, today’s starter, even sleep [...]
I’ve got a few things I have to ask the sporting world. There have been a few calls and decisions made that just don’t make sense over the past few days and I’d like to address these.
How the hell did Matt Millen run the Lions (into ground) for so long and got away with doing [...]
