The old adage that starting pitching is the most critical part of postseason baseball may not be dead just yet. It received a big vote of confidence in Monday’s NLCS Game 3 between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brewers starter Jhoulys Chacin pitched brilliantly over 5.1 innings, Orlando Arcia slugged a two-run homer, and Milwaukee blanked the Dodgers 4-0 to go up 2 games to 1 in the best-of-7 series. A lot of the focus around postseason baseball in recent years has been on the relief pitching that teams employ coming out of the bullpen, and for…
Author: Henry John
“WE WANT BOSTON!” was the chant raining down from the Yankee Stadium crowd in the latter stages of Wednesday evening’s AL Wild Card Game. Well New York, you’ve got Boston. Aaron Judge started the party with a two-run homer in the bottom of the 1st inning, Luke Voit smacked a two-run RBI triple in the 5th, and the Yankees coasted to a 7-2 win over the Oakland Athletics to advance to the American League Division Series. Home Field Advantage By finishing three games better than the Athletics in the regular season, New York earned the right to host the…
It took over five hours, but the Colorado Rockies did it! Tony Wolters punched a 2-out single into centerfield to bring home Trevor Story with the go-ahead run in the top half of the 13th inning. After getting the final out of the 12th inning, Scott Oberg struck out the side in the bottom half of the 13th to send the Rockies through to the National League Division Series, beating the Cubs 2-1. Timely Hits After failing to record much of anything in the way of timely hits, the Rockies finally put it together in the 13th, and it…
The 2018 Major League Baseball regular season has reached its final weekend. After nearly a six-month long season, it really is unfathomable to have so many teams separated by so few games in the standings. With stakes at their highest, who will come through in the clutch and punch their ticket to the playoffs? Who will pull out all the stops to get the optimal playoff seeding? Here is what remains up for grabs as teams play their final series this weekend. NL Central Title Both the Chicago Cubs (93-66) and Milwaukee Brewers (92-67) clinched postseason berths in victorious…
Browns Try for Back to Back Dubs Baker Mayfield made his NFL debut last Thursday night in primetime against the New York Jets. He promptly turned FirstEnergy Stadium into celebration mode by leading the Cleveland Browns on an incredible second half comeback victory. The win was Cleveland’s first since Christmas Eve of 2016. With Tyrod Taylor still in concussion protocol, Mayfield was named as the Browns starting quarterback earlier this week. He will be making his first NFL start out west against Jon Gruden and the winless Oakland Raiders. One would think that the Browns stash of offensive weapons could…
It’s official. The Oakland Athletics (95-62) have punched their ticket to the 2018 postseason as a Wild Card team. In doing so, the Athletics have officially rounded out the five-team American League postseason field. The A’s entered Monday night with a magic number of just 1. After the New York Yankees (96-60) defeated the Tampa Bay Rays earlier in the evening, Oakland knew they were a win away from clinching. And win they did, beating the Seattle Mariners 7-3 and securing the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2014. Home Field Advantage On the night that the entire AL postseason…
In any sport, there will always be teams who come out of nowhere and surprise us all with a season-long performance that far exceeds expectations. Over the past few years, college football has gotten a bit of a bad rap for being too predictable. This sentiment is certainly felt at the very top of the sport. Since the induction of the four-team College Football Playoffs four years ago, only nine teams have actually gotten into the four-team field. It’s no secret that the parity in college football is no where near what it is in other mainstream sports, but that…
It is a common theme for sports leagues to try and expand their brands and attract a fanbase that spans the globe. This has been seen with the NFL playing games in London, the NBA hosting exhibition games in China and Africa, and the UFC holding events throughout Europe and Brazil. This year, the WWE has joined the rush in pushing to expand its global following. The conclusion of Hell in a Cell this past Sunday marked the end of the final traditional WWE pay-per-view event on American soil until Survivor Series commences in mid-November. WWE has been holding shows…
Sometimes, a sports championship is won by the underdog, often with a little bit of good fortune and luck on their side. Other times, no amount of favorable bounces can throw the superior team off their game. The Seattle Storm were the best team in the WNBA all season long. It led them to a number one overall seed in the playoffs. They capped their incredible season by completing a WNBA Finals sweep of the Washington Mystics with 98-82 victory to secure the title. This is the third title in Seattle Storm franchise history, and their first since 2010. Between…
For the third straight season, the Boston Red Sox will be playing in October. This year, they ensured it a little bit earlier. Tuesday night’s 7-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays was the 99th W of the year for the Red Sox, and it ensured them of at the very least a Wild Card spot in the upcoming MLB postseason. With the playoff berth in hand, Boston (99-46) will look to wrap up the AL East division crown next. They currently hold a nine-game lead over the New York Yankees (90-55) in the division race with just 17 games…