Author: Shawn Flynn

Indians, Astros, Red Sox, Yankees After the Yankees defeated the Twins in Tuesday night’s AL Wild Card Game, they joined the other three teams listed above in advancing to the American League Division Series. This year’s field includes teams loaded with young talent, whether that is on the mound or at the plate. With so many questions heading into this week, only one thing is for certain: there will likely need to be more than three games played in each of these best-of-five series. Here is a brief preview of both matchups of the 2017 ALDS presented by FlurrySports. (Full ALDS…

American League Wild Card: Yankees-8 Twins-4 NEW YORK – On Tuesday night, the Minnesota Twins yet again fell to the New York Yankees in the postseason. In what was truly a “wild” game in every sense of the word, New York displayed their dominance. Eleven pitchers were used (6 by Minnesota, 5 by New York), but New York’s bullpen was far superior. Yankee relievers pitched 8 2/3 innings allowing only one run and accumulating 13 strikeouts. Minnesota came out swinging, showing that they belonged in the postseason, but the superiority of the Yankee roster eventually won out. New York scored…

MLB Power Rankings: October 3, 2017 The postseason is FINALLY here. It is difficult to find other occurrences in sports that can hold a candle to the majesty that is October baseball. Only ten teams remain in their quest for the Commissioner’s Trophy. Over the next three to four weeks, that number will be whittled down until only two powerhouses remain. Here are the final power rankings for the 2017 MLB regular season presented by FlurrySports. Full MLB Playoffs Schedule Last week’s rankings (9/28/2017) Teams 30-11 30.) San Francisco Giants (Last week: 30)(64-98) 29.) Detroit Tigers (29)(64-98) 28.) Philadelphia Phillies…

MLB Power Rankings: September 28, 2017 The MLB regular season has almost reached his conclusion. With less than a week’s worth of games remaining, there are still a few playoff spots that have yet to be set. The Wild Card races in both the American League as well as the National League will be fun to watch over the course of the weekend. Thirty MLB teams started the season with one goal in mind, and soon only ten teams will remain. Here are this week’s MLB Power Rankings presented by FlurrySports. (All records and stats updated through 9/26/2017) Last week’s…

MLB Power Rankings: September 21, 2017 Only ten days remain in the MLB regular season and all 30 teams have roughly ten games remaining on their schedule. Three divisions still have yet to be decided. All four Wild Card spots, two in the American League and two in the National League, are still up-for-grabs. The tightest division races are being had in both the AL East and the NL Central, where the margin between the first and second place teams in both divisions is no larger than 3.5 games. One thing is for certain: we are in for some really…

MLB Power Rankings: September 14, 2017 With just over two weeks remaining in the MLB regular season, there are plenty of headlines to be watching. The Indians make history, the Dodgers are limping towards the finish, the NL Central is wild, and the Phillies are still terrible. All of this will be discussed AND MORE in this week’s MLB Power Rankings presented by FlurrySports. (All records and stats updated through 9/12/2017) Last week’s rankings (9/7/2017) Teams 30-11 30.) Philadelphia Phillies (Last week: 30)(55-89) 29.) San Francisco Giants (29)(57-90) 28.) Chicago White Sox (28)(57-87) 27.) Detroit Tigers (27)(60-85) 26.) Cincinnati Reds…

MLB Power Rankings: September 7, 2017 The MLB season has entered its final month of regular season play. That’s right folks, it is officially “Septober.” It is difficult to find anything in other sports that can match the intensity and majesty of Septober baseball. With tight playoff races aplenty, here are this week’s MLB Power Rankings as presented by FlurrySports. (All records and stats updated through 9/4/2017) Last week’s rankings (8/30/2017) Teams 30-11 30.) Philadelphia Phillies (Last week: 30)(52-85) 29.) San Francisco Giants (29)(54-86) 28.) Chicago White Sox (28)(54-82) 27.) Detroit Tigers (25)(58-79) 26.) Oakland Athletics (22)(58-79) 25.) Cincinnati Reds…

MLB Power Rankings: August 30, 2017 Roughly one full month of baseball is all that separates us from the MLB Postseason. The final push to October draws closer as teams on the bubble look to be one of the ten teams that will play beyond the 162 game regular season schedule. With that, here are this week’s MLB Power Rankings presented by FlurrySports. (All records and stats updated through 8/28/2017) Last week’s rankings (8/23/2017) Teams 30-11 30.) Philadelphia Phillies (Last week: 30)(49-81) 29.) San Francisco Giants (28)(53-80) 28.) Chicago White Sox (29)(52-77) 27.) Cincinnati Reds (27)(55-76) 26.) San Diego Padres…

MLB Power Rankings: August 23, 2017 The end of August is close at hand. Now is the time that the MLB playoff picture begins to take shape. In the American League, Boston and Houston are heavily-favored to win their division races. In the National League, the Dodgers and Nationals have more than comfortable leads in their respective divisions. That means that both Central Divisions have yet to really be decided. Five and a half games separate the first place Indians from the Twins in the AL Central. The Brewers only Trail Chicago in the NL Central by 2.5 games. The…

MLB Power Rankings: August 16, 2017 Only 48 days remain until the beginning of the MLB Postseason. The most intense playoff race appears to be in the American League as six teams are currently within two games of a Wild Card berth. Minnesota, Kansas City, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Baltimore, and Texas are all within striking distance of the Los Angeles Angels who currently occupy the second AL Wild Card spot. Kansas City and Minnesota still have an outside shot at an AL Central title. The four other teams in that tight race will have to settle for playing for the…