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If the Playoffs Started Today – MLB Week 17

By ⋅ August 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The trade deadline has come and gone, and some contenders have made some big moves to up their chances of playoff glory. Ubaldo Jimenez and Hunter Pence, not to mention Michael Bourn (the Astros were really sellers, weren’t they?) are all in great positions to make a push. So is Erik Bedard, though he isn’t [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – MLB Week 16

By ⋅ July 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

As the season goes on, it’s tough for any team to gain a competitive edge. The NL Central even has a three-way tie going, with each team only percentage points apart. Sure, teams are starting to wedge a little bit of room between themselves and their competitors, but those leads haven’t been stable this season [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – MLB Week 15

By ⋅ July 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Nearly 100 games have been played. The largest division lead is 4.0 games, and half of the six divisions are led by no more than 1.5 games. For a brief moment, the Pirates were actually leading the NL Central, which shows how surprising this season has been. Trade talks have been heating up in advance [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – MLB Week 14

By ⋅ July 12, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Now that the All-Star break is here, it’s time for teams to sit back and reflect on the first half, rest up and take stock of where they are. That’s especially important in the American League, where no division is led by more than 1.0 games. Save for the NL Central, NL leads are a [...]

Video: Texas Rangers Fan Dies Catching Foul Ball

By ⋅ July 8, 2011 ⋅ 20 comments

Update: The Texas Rangers have set up a fund for firefighter Shannon Stone, the man who tragically fell to his death at the stadium. If you would like to contribute to the fund, click here to donate. A minimum $10 donation is required. I welcome you all donate whatever you can. —- A fan fell [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – MLB Week 12

By ⋅ June 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

With the Dodgers bankrupt and the All Star break almost upon us, the season is nearly half over, and there’s still plenty of teams in the hunt. Four divisions are led by at most 1.5 games. Philadelphia lost Roy Oswalt for awhile. The top three teams aside from Philly are all in one division. And [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – MLB Week 10

By ⋅ June 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Only one new team has fought into the race in the last week, but a huge amount has still changed, including two new division leaders and a new AL leader (nearly MLB leader). Cleveland’s once mighty lead is now down to percentage points. The Yankees still can’t figure out Boston. St. Louis and Arizona are [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – MLB Week 9

By ⋅ June 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

After nine weeks, the Indians are finally slipping out of the AL lead; even their once impregnable AL Central lead is slipping fast. Ditto for the Marlins and the NL Wildcard. Yes, a lot has changed in the last week. That includes two new teams in the playoff picture for the NL from last week. [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – MLB Week 8

By ⋅ May 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

After another week, there’s plenty to discuss. The best record in MLB has switched hands again, and there are two new division leaders. Except for the Indians, no one is leading their division by more than 2.5 games. Six teams have gotten to 30 wins, and three of them are in the NL East, which [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – MLB Week 7

By ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Another week gone, and the Rays have finally faltered out of the division lead. For a brief moment, the Red Sox actually led the division, but then they collapsed against the Cubs. Cleveland’s still in firm command of the AL, while Philadelphia maintains a delicate lead in the NL. The Giants have built a comfortable [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – MLB Week 4

By ⋅ May 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s been four weeks, and Boston is still in the division’s cellar, and who would’ve thought the Twins would be MLB’s worst team? After that start, the Rays are back in the conversation for the Wildcard team. The Rangers are starting to slip from their powerful start, and Brandon League has the Mariners just 3.5 [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – MLB Week 3

By ⋅ April 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

After another week, the standings show little to no signs of stabilizing. Philadelphia is back on top, Detroit and Tampa are making challenges, and here come the Red Sox, among others. Taking down the Reds helped Pujols and the Cardinals take over the division, but Corey Hart is about to return, and the Brewers are [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – MLB Week 1

By ⋅ April 12, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Baseball is finally here, though it’s not going in the manner for which Red Sox fans would have hoped. As can be the case early in the seasons, the standings look like bizarro divisions, with good teams doing terribly and terrible teams doing good. That’s led to some very interesting match-ups. Right now, the Rangers [...]

Homer-Happy Rangers Complete Red Sox Sweep in Texas

By ⋅ April 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox, so highly touted for their off-season acquisitions, had the opportunity to make a statement against the American League-champion Texas Rangers and reassert their dominance in the MLB. They did not. In an Opening Weekend series in which the Rangers swept the Red Sox and outscored them 26-11, including beating Boston 5-1 [...]

Lackey Lacking as Red Sox Implode Again

By ⋅ April 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Someone forgot to tell the Red Sox that they’re supposed to contend for the World Series. Instead it looked like the Lowell Spinners were sent to face the Texas Rangers; yet again, Boston lost, 12-5. Again, they had the lead, but the starting pitching just didn’t feel like winning. In just 3.2 innings, John Lackey [...]

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