Right now, it appears nobody is going to beat Houston. Not in a series. Not in a game. They are doing everything right. Clutch hitting. Smothering pitching. They rolled through Seattle with a sweep. They are halfway through New York with a sweep. If this continues, Houston will be only […]
For a moment, it appeared the Phillies were about to pull another rabbit out of their magical post-season hat. When they scored four runs in the top of the second inning on half swings, the sun, and weird bounces, it looked like the baseball gods were shining on Philadelphia. Luckily […]
In the end, the Yankees were just too much for the Guardians to overcome. If there was one weakness in Cleveland’s game, it was the strength in New Yorks. Home run power. The Yankees rode a three-run homer in the first off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton, and a solo […]
Because of the rain out yesterday in New York, today is an odd doubleheader. The first game is an ending. The second is a beginning. Both Cleveland and New York are trying to end the other team’s season in Game 5 of their Division Series. And San Diego and Philadelphia […]
The Yankees fought back to take Game 4. In a do-or-die situation, they put the ball in the hands of their ace, the guy they lavished so much money on for situations just like this, to bring them home a championship, Garrit Cole shut down the pesky Guardians, striking out […]
If there was ever a reminder of what makes baseball the most perfect sport, it was yesterday. Three of the four playoff games were masterpieces in baseball beauty. The Astros and Mariners locked in a battle pitch for pitch for seventeen scoreless innings. It was 0-0 after nine, and 0-0 […]
Today is one more day with four playoff games. For two teams, they are desperately hoping they have another game tomorrow. Elimination games are packed with do-or-die drama and we will have three of those today. There could very well be two major upsets. The Braves quest to repeat as […]
Behind the eight ball. Backs against the wall. In dire straits. Up a creek without a paddle. They have their work cut out for them. Being down 0-2 in a best-of-five playoff series brings out the cliches. And, right now, that’s about all the Seattle Mariners can cling to. After […]
In a five-game series, Game 2 is make or break. If you are down 1-0, you almost have to win Game 2 or else you are pushing a giant bolder up a very steep hill. If you are up 1-0, you want to win Game 2 to be comfortably in […]
Well, at least it wasn’t the Rangers getting punched in the gut by the Astros. As hard as it is to watch the Astros have success, and as hard as it was to watch that amazing comeback yesterday against the pesky Mariners, the only thing that brought any satisfaction was […]
