While Wednesday dawned with the Seattle Mariners owning a 2-0 ALCS lead over the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers heading back to California with a 2-0 NLCS advantage over the Milwaukee Brewers, there is still plenty of baseball to be played before we know exactly which teams will play in the 2025 … Read more
Well there’s still one more division series game too….but here’s a chance to share thoughts for those of you following the postseason.
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(I am not a huge fan of asking playoff-related questions, but that’s mostly all that’s happening in MLB, so here we are.) The Tigers did an exciting thing by hammering the Mariners yesterday, forcing a decisive Game 5. However, because that requires a change of venue back to Seattle, there’s an off-day before said critical … Read more
There were questions about whether Jonathan Aranda would return at all this season after fracturing his wrist in a collision at first base on July 31st. When a player fractures his wrist, there are always questions about how it will impact their swing when they do make their return. Aranda successfully answered both of these … Read more
India are set to face West Indies in the first Test of a two-match series, starting Thursday, October 2, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This series will marks India’s first home assignment in the new World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-2027 cycle and holds significance as they aim to build momentum following a recent … Read more
It’s hard to believe this strange and unique season has almost come to an end. The Rays wrapped up their second-to-last series of the season this afternoon, with only three games left to play until they hang it up until next year (where we certainly hope we’ll get to see them play back in a … Read more
Before the calendar flipped to September, Yandy Diaz was already having a solid season. The 34-year old Cuban slugger had tied his career high in homeruns (22) and was hitting .284/.344/.469 with a 123 wRC+. Had he maintained that pace, it would have been a nice season to add to his Rays resume. However, during … Read more
We are nearing the end of the regular season and the Rays playoff hopes have been thoroughly dashed. However, there are still some bright spots to keep you tuning into these games daily and one of those is Chandler Simpson. Simpson has proven that he can be a successful hitter in the Major Leagues as … Read more
The Blue Jays have been red hot in this latter half of the season, going from a team no one expected much from to a team no one saw coming. The Rays, old hands at that particular role, were hoping to play spoiler and split the four-game series at two wins apiece. They had Shane … Read more