On Sunday night, October 27th, 1985, Hall of Famer George Brett and the Kansas City Royals put an 11-0 beat down on the Saint Louis Cardinals to win Game 7 of the 1985 World Series.The victory clinched the first and only World Series championship in the history of the Royals organization. It would also prove … Continue reading ALCS: Royals over Orioles
MLB final 2014 Power Ranking
Kansas City Royals finish 2014 atop the Power RankingLast week, the Kansas City Royals celebrated reaching the MLB post-season for the first time since 1985.Two nights ago, after a draining, exhilirating rally, the Royals celebrated a victory over the Oakland A's in the AL Wildcard Game.And now, the Royals have also finished on top of … Continue reading MLB final 2014 Power Ranking
MLB Postseason Pitching: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
As with the regular season, the 2014 MLB postseason is likely to hinge on pitchingWhen pitching began to dominate Major League Baseball in the late-1960's, the game responded with a number of concrete moves designed to change the game and bring back offense. When hitting began to dominate Major League baseball in the late-1990's, the … Continue reading MLB Postseason Pitching: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
MLB Defensive Team of the Year 2014
Andrelton Simmons of the Braves is the best defensive shortstop in the game todayFor the casual fan of the game, the least appreciated and valued part of most baseball games is defense.Until some egregious error is made that costs their team a run, or worse yet, a game, many fans simply do not value this … Continue reading MLB Defensive Team of the Year 2014
MLB Mid-September 2014 Power Ranking
Jordan Zimmermann, Gio Gonzalez, Stephen Strasburg frontthe NL-best Wasington Nationals top-ranked pitching staffThis marks the 6th Power Ranking released in the 2014 season, with previous versions released on June 1st, July 1st, August 1st, August 15th, and September 3rd.In each of those previous versions, the focus has largely been on teams from the American League. … Continue reading MLB Mid-September 2014 Power Ranking
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