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2024 Postseason: Royals vs. Orioles
Advertisements The late 1970’s are back, baby! Let’s see some George Brett and Rick Dempsey close-ups! To be fair, the Orioles have been back for a year, but they weren’t really ready for the postseason in 2023. At 2.6 runs per game in the team’s final eight games of the year, the orange birds were not on a heater entering
Read more2020 MLB Preview: Kansas City Royals
“…finished near the bottom in most offensive categories, second only to the truly-terrible Detroit Tigers.”
Read more2019 Mid-Season A.L. Central Report: Questions, Questions, Questions, Like, Are The Twins For Real?
Cleveland did not look all that hot last year. Why are we surprised that someone is kicking their tail this year?
Read moreTwo Good Bullpens, Two Bad Bullpens, Wildly Unexpected Results, And A Nationals Resurrection
That is not the sound of the bullpen gate opening. That is the sound of winning…or broken dreams. But there are a couple of teams pulling out wins despite having highly-flammable material coming into the game.
Read moreForecast: All White Sox All The Time In The A.L. Central…In A Bad Way
One of these teams will win no more than 60 wins. Not excited? None of them will win 90. Mmmmm. Tasty.
Read moreAn MVP Candidate In The Infield And A New Power Arm In The Pen: The Kansas City Royals Look For A Fast Start Coming Out Of Spring Training
What about the…Royals in 2019? Stranger things have happened.
Read moreAL Central: Buy, Sell, Or Drink?
Cleveland’s lucky they’re in a lousy division..
Read more2018 MLB AL Central Preview
The Indians pay homage to Jim Thome with a statue and may bring a World Series title to lay at its feet this year. Photo by Erik Drost via Flickr (cropped)
Read moreThe Year(s) of Cleveland
Advertisements This is Cleveland’s year, even if it isn’t. Cleveland was always going to live or die by its pitching. In June, the team lived like kings. Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar ate hapless batters and crapped shutouts. Trevor Bauer, a strikeout specialist with a Rick Vaughn-like wild streak, was finally limiting his walks. Even 5th starter Josh
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