Hi all. As of Friday I thought there was no way two play-in games on Monday could be necessary. Now, 48 hours later two division flags still aren't decided, and while all teams in consideration will make the postseason the flag still means enough that a game 163 could be played in either ...
Cubs Win One They Needed while Cardinals Continue their Plummet; Dodgers Also Drop out of First Place as Rockies Peak
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Thursday, September 27. After losing both Monday and Tuesday nights against the Pirates, the Cubs won a game they needed to maintain their lead over the Brewers. While the Cubs are now definitely in the playoffs they'd rather not lose the division ...
Cubs Lose, Brewers win to make NL Central More Muddled than Ever;
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, September 25. The Cubs lost 5--1 to the Pirates while the Brewers waited out a rain delay and beat the Cardinals. With a nod to Lewis Carroll, the NL Central becomes "curiouser and curiouser." The Cardinals and ...
A Week before the Second Season; No Didi for Yankees going Forward; Some Pitchers Well Above Average
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Monday, September 24. Roughly a week from now the postseason will begin with two wild card games. The Yankees took a big hit at the worst time, while elsewhere pitchers are wrapping up special seasons. Somehow as the ...
Two Losing Teams at Least Get One Special Night; Jays and Mets Bead the Odds
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Friday, Sept. 21. While neither the Mets or Blue Jays have much to write home about this season, last night's game was special for both of them. Down 8--2 in the last of the 9th the Jays put up 7 to beat the ...
Dodgers Rebound, Claim First in NL West for Now;
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, Sept. 18. After being shut out 5-0 Sunday night, the Dodgers returned home and their offense went back to work. Their 8--2 win over the Rockies put them in first for the moment with two more in the series with ...
For at Least a Day, Wainwright Turns Back the Clock
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Monday, September 17. In a performance that delighted Cardinals' fans and shocked most others, Adam Wainwright struck out 9 Dodgers and led his team to a 5-0 win. The win tied the two teams for the National League's second wild card ...
Hurricane, What Hurricane? Durham One Win Away from AAA Title Upset
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Friday, Sept. 14. The playoffs were set in the AAA International League. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders would play the Durham Bulls. The first two games would be played in the Scranton area, the last 3 would be played ...
Season Ends Early for Tigers’ TV Talkers; Tanaka’s 4–0 Statement Win Puts Humble Pie on my Breakfast Menu
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Saturday, Sept. 8. Before the games began last night, it was announced that two Tigers' TV announcers had broadcast their last game of 2018 for an extraordinary reason. Later, the Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka, who I haven't written kindly about in this forum ...
September Baseball isn’t Always Pretty, but We Need It
Hi all. Here's how I see baseball on this Wednesday, September 5. With the rosters expanded to 40 men (if a team wishes to do so) the brand of baseball you get isn't exactly what you'll see next month when the playoffs begin. But these games, ugly as ...