The Washington Nationals are two wins away from the World Series after another dominant performance on the mound in a 3-1 Game 2 victory. The Washington Nationals endured years of playoff futility waiting to get to the National League Championship Series. After just two games in St. Louis, the series might already be over, with
Month: October 2019
The city is already losing one team to Las Vegas, but could the Oakland A’s really follow the Raiders out of town? As the last remaining venue that hosted both MLB and NFL games, with some other issues, there’s an argument for the Oakland Coliseum as the worst stadium/arena in major North American sports. The
Masahiro Tanaka shuts down the Astros lineup long enough for the Bronx Bombers to go to work in a 7-0 Yankees victory in Game 1 of the ALCS While the rest of the baseball world was fawning over the Houston Astros pitching staff, the New York Yankees reminded everyone in Game 1 of the ALCS,
Aaron Hicks believes he’s ready to help the Yankees in the ALCS, but should Brian Cashman risk messing up his team’s chemistry? The Yankees are patiently waiting to learn who they will play in the ALCS, but that doesn’t mean it’s a vacation for Brian Cashman and the team’s decision makers. The potential return of
As the New York Mets start their search for a new manager, Buck Showalter has put his hat in the ring as just the kind of experienced candidate they want. After a few days where it seemed inevitable, the New York Mets fired manager Mickey Callaway on Thursday after two seasons. They are sure to
Anibal Sanchez came up four outs short of his second career no-hitter but still led the Nationals to a 2-0 win over the Cardinals in Game 1 of the NLCS Anibal Sanchez, four outs away from baseball immortality, had to settle for putting the Washington Nationals three wins away from the franchise’s first trip to
The Atlanta Braves’ 2019 season has unceremoniously come to an end in the NLDS, but it’s never too early to start thinking about the offseason. After jumping out to a 2-1 lead in their NLDS matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals and taking a 4-3 lead into the eighth inning of Game 4, the Atlanta
Despite a spectacular meltdown in Game 5 of the NLDS, the Los Angeles Dodgers will be right back in the hunt for the World Series next year. With a run of division titles stretching back close to a decade but no World Series titles to show for it, you might think the Los Angeles Dodgers
In a wild Game 5 elimination game, the Dodgers title dreams were crushed at the hands of the Nationals in the 10th inning and now have a long offseason ahead to pick up the pieces. After winning the most regular-season games in team history, the Dodgers were abruptly eliminated by the Nationals in NLDS, as
(Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) The Tampa Bay Rays were eliminated in the ALDS by Gerrit Cole and the Houston Astros. As they sit on what was a great season for them, where do they go next? It was a wonderful ride for the Tampa Bay Rays, but now it’s over. They went into the
The 107-win Houston Astros were the best team in baseball this season and are still favorites to win it all, even after a tougher-than-expected ALDS against Tampa Bay. The Houston Astros got a bit of a scare from the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS, but Gerrit Cole ensured in Thursday’s Game 5 that it
After the finally decided to fire Gabe Kapler, who will be the next manager of the Philadelphia Phillies? After making some big additions last offseason, most notably Bryce Harper, the Philadelphia Phillies were expected to be a playoff team this year at minimum. But those moves only paid off with one more win than 2018
After blowing it in Game 2 of the NLDS, Playoff Kershaw struck once again in Game 5, dooming the Los Angeles Dodgers at the worst possible time. ….Not again, Clayton Kershaw. Not like this. In every major sport, there are always all-time greats who can never be held in even higher esteem because of their
The Dodgers collapsed in Game 5 vs. the Nationals and manager Dave Roberts will be the fall guy for another season without a World Series. Expectations are clear for Dodgers manager Dave Roberts: World Series or bust. Following the Dodgers latest postseason meltdown, Roberts will have to wear it as the manager who made one
After winning over 100 games during the regular season, but losing to the dreaded Yankees in the ALDS, here are five offseason moves the Minnesota Twins must make to get over the hump in 2020. The Minnesota Twins had a terrific 2019 campaign, winning 101 games as they led the AL Central from start to
Houston’s bats were silenced by Tampa Bay’s ace Charlie Morton, losing 10-3 in Game 3. But despite the blowout, the Astros still have the edge in this ALDS. The Astros winning Game 3 wasn’t essential but had they managed to win and advance to the ALCS, Houston would have been able to get both starters
Nothing is official yet, but with reports citing Joe Maddon as the next manager of the Los Angeles Angels, it’s hard not to get excited to see what Shohei Ohtani does under the former Cubs skipper. The Los Angeles Angels have had the best player in baseball for the better part of this current decade,
The Houston Astros once led 2-0 in the ALDS vs. the Rays but are faced with a win-or-go-home Game 5 at home. But how worried should the Astros be? The Astros were unable to close out the Rays for a second straight game in Tampa Bay and head back home with Gerrit Cole taking the
After winning the last two games, the Rays have forced a Game 5 in the ALDS vs. the Astros, but can they seal the deal and pull off the upset? Back on Saturday, after Gerrit Cole had finished off striking out 15 Rays batters in a 3-1 victory, the Astros wouldn’t be blamed for thinking
Justin Verlander took the mound at Tropicana Field on three days rest hoping to end the series against the Rays. It didn’t work out so well The Houston Astros rode the right arms of Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole to 107 wins in the regular season, so they weren’t about to stop in the playoffs.
The St. Louis Cardinals forced Game 5 on a Yadier Molina walk-off sacrifice fly. With the game back in Atlanta, here is what the Atlanta Braves need to do. After the late-inning heroics on Sunday night, the Atlanta Braves didn’t do enough to close out the St. Louis Cardinals on the road in Game 4
Max Scherzer got the win for the Nationals in a must-win Game 4 on Monday. Now it’s Stephen Strasburg’s turn in Game 5 if Washington hopes to upset the Dodgers Even when the Nationals fell behind the Dodgers two games to one in the NLDS, all hope wasn’t lost in the nation’s capital. And that’s
The New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins were evenly matched on offense in the regular season, but the Yankees pitching ensured the ALDS was a one-sided affair The New York Yankees, with one of the most powerful lineups ever assembled, eliminated the Minnesota Twins from the ALDS on Monday with a dominating performance on the
Yadier Molina added to his Cardinals legacy on Monday with a walk-off RBI in the 10th inning that forced a fifth and deciding game of the NLCS in Atlanta. The St. Louis Cardinals received help from their 37-year-old catcher to extend their season on Monday and force a fifth and decisive game of the NLCS.
The Washington Nationals have their backs up against the walls in the NLDS as they look to avoid another playoff series loss. Things were going so well for the Washington Nationals through five innings of Game 3 of their NLDS matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Spot starter Anibal Sanchez had stifled the Dodgers’ bats
The Yankees want to see Luis Severino end the ALDS on Monday night, but his start is even more important for the team’s long-term future. Luis Severino only threw 12 regular season innings in 2019 for the Yankees, but he’s still getting the ball from Aaron Boone to start Game 3 of the ALDS in
If the Washington Nationals lose in the NLDS for the fifth straight time this October, they can look back at one inning from their bullpen in Sunday’s Game 3 as the reason why Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez has so little faith in his battered bullpen that, for the second straight game in the NLDS,
Adam Wainwright’s stellar pitching performance on Sunday brought the Cardinals to the verge of victory before it was snatched away in the ninth inning For seven and two-thirds innings on Sunday afternoon, 38-year-old Adam Wainwright turned back the clock and got the St. Louis Cardinals to the brink of victory. But when the Cardinals went
The Atlanta Braves put three runs across in the final frame, thanks to Dansby Swanson and Adam Duvall to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 to win Game 3. Game 3 of the 2019 NLDS between the visiting Atlanta Braves and the hometown St. Louis Cardinals was almost entirely a pitchers’ duel before the Atlanta
After dropping Game 2 the Tampa Bay Rays will turn to their ace Charlie Morton to save their season in Game 3. The Houston Astros have dominated the first two games of the ALDS thanks in large part to their two aces in Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole. The duo has combined to throw 14.2