Even though they got spanked in Games 2 and 3 by the Red Sox—giving up two grand slams in a 9-5 loss then another in a 12-3 loss—the Astros took their beating and just came back the next day. And even though the Braves were shell shocked in Game 3—watching […]
As has been proven year after year, the Rangers philosophy on baseball doesn’t work during the regular season. During the playoffs, it’s a disaster. The Rangers don’t believe in defense. Just stick anyone at any position. The Dodgers are trying that this post-season. Yesterday it was a huge failure. Gavin […]
The Astros have to feel about as shell shocked in this playoff series as the Rangers felt last year when they served up grand slam after grand slam after grand slam to the Padres. After that, the Padres were called Slam Diego. There might not be an obvious cutesy-pie name […]
Two games. Two walk-off wins. There is nothing more exciting than playoff baseball. Atlanta is doing the impossible. They are up 2-to-0 against the great Los Angeles Dodgers in the N.L. Championship Series. The Dodgers ran Max Scherzer out to start Game 2 after he had already pitched three times […]
One game was over almost from the start. The other game went down to the very last pitch. Playoff baseball offers everything. The Red Sox rode a grand slam in the first and the second to a 9-5 win over the Astros, evening their series 1-to-1 as they head to […]
There’s no denying it. Playoff baseball is fun. Watching good teams with the ability to do what’s needed is satisfying as a fan. It’s hard to root for either the Red Sox or the Astros but in this case you’re rooting for baseball. For well-played games and timely offense and […]
One thing that’s difficult about watching the playoffs is the shot of the losing team’s dugout. The looks of disappointment and pain and knowing they came so close. Both teams came into last nigh’t game having already won, including playoffs, 109 games each. There had to be a loser. Yes, […]
They played 162 games. The Giants won 107 of those, the Dodgers 106. They’ve played four in this best-of-five. They’ve each won two. It all gets settled today, in what should be the most intense game of the year. But, as big as this game is, and since there wasn’t […]
Three out of four. Monday, Boston won their best-of-five to move on. Yesterday, Houston and Atlanta advanced to the next round. Now, all that’s left is for the 107-win team and the 106-win team to have a one-game, winner-take-all grudge match to see who the fourth and final contestant will […]
Foul. Foul. Foul. Ball. Ball. Ball. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Strike. That’s how the third inning of last night’s Rays-Red Sox game started with Boston pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez on the mound and Tampa Bay hitter Austin Meadows at the plate. It was an epic […]
