After taking the series with a clean sweep against the Orioles, the Tampa Bay Rays are struggling against the Oakland Athletics. The A’s took game one in a blowout win with a final score of 13-2. The Rays took the next game 9-8, and the A’s took Wednesday’s game over …
Read More »Cardinals clinch wild card spot, MLB Playoff race heating up
The MLB Playoff race is heating up as the season is winding down. One more team is now safe, though, as the St. Louis Cardinals clinch their spot in the October festivities. St. Louis Cardinals clinch a playoff spot on 17-game win streak The longest win streak in franchise history. That …
Read More »So, Which City Gets an MLB Team Next?
Yeah, yeah. Another one of those hypothetical stories. But this just got a little more real today. The Oakland Athletics announced on May 11 they will be exploring relocation to a new market after a request from MLB, per ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan. BREAKING: The Oakland A's will start …
Read More »Eduardo Perez Talks MLB Playoffs
ESPN baseball analyst Eduardo Perez is enjoying the altered-version of the 2020 MLB playoffs. ALDS The MLB playoffs continue today as eight teams continue their search for a World Series title. The American League Division Series features both the Rays vs. the Yankees and the Astros versus the A’s. The …
Read More »A’s take on Astros in Game 1 of ALDS
In the crazy year that 2020 has been, the ALDS is still starting and will have the Oakland A’s and the Houston Astros meeting for their 4th series in this shortened season. How did the A’s get here? With a quick look into statistics, the A’s got to this point …
Read More »MLB Wild Card: 3 Advance, 10 Still Alive
In the MLB Wild Card, three teams advanced to the divisional series on Wednesday. There are 10 other teams still fighting for their spots Thursday. Yankees, Astros, and Rays Advance to MLB Divisional Series The Houston Astros were the first to move on to the ALDS after defeating the Minnesota …
Read More »Recap: American League Wildcard Wins from Tuesday’s Game Ones
The MLB playoffs kicked off Tuesday with four American League Wildcard Series taking place. A quartet of Game Twos will take place today for the American League Conference. Yankees Blowout Win Against the Indians Pitcher Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees got a 12-3 win against the Cleveland Indians …
Read More »White Sox Enter First Postseason in a Decade Against The A’s
Twelve years. That’s how long it’s been since the Chicago White Sox lost to the Tampa Bay Rays during the ALDS in 2008. For the first time in over a decade, the Chicago White Sox will be playing postseason baseball when they take on the Oakland A’s at 3 pm …
Read More »MLB teams release minor leaguers amidst COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken baseball away from fans. Now, the business side of the game has fallen victim as well. Teams around the league are releasing minor league players at an alarming rate because of the virus. As of today, the Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Rays, Nationals, Mets, Brewers, Mariners, …
Read More »Unstoppable Nationals on cusp of making franchise history
Who could have predicted that the Washington Nationals would be up 2-0 in the world series against the Houston Astros? A majority of that sentence would have sounded insane midway through the season. The Nationals were sitting with the same amount of losses as the Detroit Tigers on June 1. …
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