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Red Sox and Cardinals Meet in Rare World Series Clash of League Titans

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, World Series, Yankees on October 21, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

There aren’t many compelling story lines heading into the 2013 World Series. Despite an attempt to create forced narratives (the St. Louis Cardinals do everything the “right way”, while the Boston Red Sox’ have an unbridled love for playing), the upcoming Fall Classic seems to be without a hook. Unless, of course, you happen to […]

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Small Ball Takes Center Stage in MLB Playoffs, but Home Runs Steal the Show

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Don Mattingly, MLB, Post Season, Yankees on October 8, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

To bunt or not to bunt? That was the question being asked throughout baseball last night. And, thanks to a bit of dramatic irony, only one manager was left to suffer the slings and arrows of second guessers. It’s amazing what you can do when you can’t bunt,” – Dodgers’ broadcaster Vin Scully during Game […]

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Selig, Umpire All Wet as Rainout Dampens Integrity of A.L. Wild Card Race

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees on September 21, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Pennant races provide no rest for the weary. Just ask the Baltimore Orioles. After landing in Tampa during the wee small hours of the morning, Buck Showalter’s birds had to play a very big game against the Rays. Make that two games. In the span of 24 hours, the Orioles went from staggering off a […]

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Taming the A.L. Wild Card Race: A User’s Guide to (Just About) Every Tiebreaker Scenario

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees on September 19, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

The American League wild card race couldn’t be more aptly named. With six teams bunched together, the final week of the season promises to be a frenzy. In fact, there’s no guarantee the playoff picture will be any more clear on September 29. On the contrary, it could take that entire day just to arrange […]

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Handicapping A.L. Wild Card Race Based on Remaining Schedules

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, Yankees on September 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Labor Day is the unofficial stretch call for the baseball season, and this year in the American League, the race for the wild card seems likely to go down to the wire. With less than a month to go, seven teams (aside from the Red Sox and Tigers, who have established substantial division leads) are within […]

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Home Runs Drive Postseason Success (Just Not This Year)

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Post Season, Yankees on October 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Home runs are fine and dandy during the regular season. However, in October, small ball reigns supreme because of the elite-level starting pitching that offenses face on a daily basis. That pearl of baseball wisdom has become accepted as fact throughout the game, but is true? Ironically, […]

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Cardinals, Tigers World Series Rematch a Contest of Mediocrity?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Post Season, World Series on October 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »

So far, baseball has enjoyed a great postseason. With the exception of the Yankees’ washout in the ALCS, every other series has gone the distance, meaning in the span of about two weeks, seven sudden death games will have been played just to get to the World Series. Throw in the exciting conclusions to both […]

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