Advertisements Game 5 of the American League Division Series between the Detroit Tigers and the Seattle Mariners was simply fantastic. These were the things I noticed during this instant classic. Josh Naylor’s hustle and smarts. Kerry Carpenter as a budding star after he went yard off the lefty, Gabe Speier. Ironically, the home run freed manager Dan Wilson of any
Advertisements You would expect more from a manager with 14 years of experience as a catcher in the Major Leagues, especially one who put up really good numbers (.262 batting average, .995 fielding percentage) over a career that came up just one short of 1300 games. But, the postseason is a different animal from the regular season and Mariners’ manager
Read moreAdvertisements When picking a postseason winner, do you look for the team on the hot streak or the team that has been the most consistent throughout the year? This year, in both the American and National League you get both in the Milwaukee Brewers (NL) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the (AL). Milwaukee‘s combination of hitting and pitching led
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A team hopes to use five or six…maybe seven…god forbid… eight starters during a year. The Dodgers have used 16 so far, including bullpen games.
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It would be really nice if any of the Tigers could really hit.
Read moreBoston Red Sox fans should be celebrating the signing of All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman. Bregman has been workmanlike and occasionally unstoppable during his career with the Houston Astros. But Sox fans are now full of worry. Might Bregman not fit in because of an ego issue?
Read moreThe Tigers lost 114 games in 2019. What saved them from losing 115? They didn’t have to play one of their scheduled games.
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Every baseball fan knew who Lou Whitaker was and during his prime, he was as good as it gets at second base. Maybe he deserves a second look for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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A nine-game losing streak wiped out Chicago’s hopes for the postseason. It wasn’t the worst run by a formerly-contending team, but it comes close.
Read moreWhat caused a hyper-competitive pitcher, but pretty good Twitter folo to go off the deep end when it came to a reporter he only has to see seven days out of the year?
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