Start spreading the news They’re leaving today They won’t be a part of it New York, New York Those Aaron Judge blues Were sent on their way Right through the heart of him New York, New York I want to wake up To a Series with no Yankees […]
You can take off the “if necessary” asterisks. There will be a Game 7. The Astros needed someone to exhale. Someone to quit panicking. Someone to quit gripping the bat so hard they were turning it into sawdust. That someone was Brian McCann. After going 0-for-10, flailing and failing in […]
Who? His name is Enrique Hernandez. The call him Kiké. This season he hit eleven home runs and drove in 37. Last night he hit three and drove in seven. He hit a solo home run, then a grand slam, then a two-run homer as the Dodgers cruised into […]
The Dodgers have the highest payroll in baseball. What’s interesting, though, is where that money is going. Or, not going as the case may be. When you look at the players in their lineup, they seem to be sweeping their way through the post-season with virtual no-names. Other than […]
As abysmal as Rougned Odor’s 2017 season was, and it was abysmal, he would be the offensive star of the Houston Astros in this Championship Series. That’s how bad their offense has been. Odor-rific. Josh Reddick, 0-for-13. George Springer, 1-for14. Marwin Gonzalez, 1-for-12. Alex Bregman, 2-for-13. Through the first four […]
The Yankees weren’t about to go down quietly. After last night’s 8-1 beat down of the Astros, the Yankees are now 4-0 at home this post season, having won the wild card game, both division series games, and the first championship series game at home. What remains to be […]
It turns out, the Texas Rangers did, in fact, make the playoffs. They just called themselves the Chicago Cubs. Watching the Cubs hitters strike out twelve times last night seemed oddly familiar to what Rangers fans saw all season with their team. Watching the bullpen implode seemed familiar too. […]
Question: How do you keep the bullpen from blowing a lead? Answer: Your starter goes all nine innings. Question: How do you ensure your starter goes nine innings? Answer 1: You get one with the mindset of Justin Verlander who said afterward that he had no intention of coming […]
The Astros showed how many ways they can beat you last night. With the smothering pitching of Dallas Keuchel. With the MVP bat of Jose Altuve. With singles instead of home runs. With outfield defense. Or, to put it into terms we Rangers fans can relate to, with everything […]
The Washington Nationals announce that, effective immediately, they are shutting down fragile starter Stephen Strasburg once again, like they did in 2012, in order to save wear and tear on his arm. “For the good of the player and the industry,” his agent Scott Boras explained, “my client will not […]