Houston routed Boston at Fenway Park on Thursday The Cleveland Indians and Houston Astros have long ago clinched their respective divisional crowns.But as Major League Baseball's regular season opens its final weekend, the two teams find that there is still an important battle to be fought.With a record of 100-59, the Tribe have the top record … Continue reading Indians, Astros battle for AL’s top record and home field advantage
Twins Paul Molitor should be the AL Manager of the Year
Molitor has guided surprising Twins to verge of postseasonThe Minnesota Twins downed the repeat AL Central Division champion Cleveland Indians on Tuesday by an 8-6 score at Progressive Field.With the victory, Minnesota lowered it's 'Magic Number' to just 1 in order to clinch the final American League Wildcard playoff berth.It appears to be a forgone … Continue reading Twins Paul Molitor should be the AL Manager of the Year
MLB Spotlight Series: Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins
There has been no bigger MLB surprise story this season than the Minnesota Twins. A year ago, the Twins 59-103 mark was the worst in all of Major League Baseball.Entering this weekend, Minnesota has fashioned a 34-29 record. The Twins have sat atop the AL Central Division standings now for more than a month.Trying to chase them down … Continue reading MLB Spotlight Series: Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins
2017 MLB Spotlight Series: Cleveland Indians at Houston Astros
The team with the best record over the first month and a half of the 2017 MLB season has been the Houston Astros. The Cleveland Indians are the defending American League champions.This weekend at Minute Maid Park, the Tribe comes to town for a showdown of two of the game’s top ball clubs in a series that … Continue reading 2017 MLB Spotlight Series: Cleveland Indians at Houston Astros
Phillies 2017: Club missing a bullpen opportunity
On the first day of workouts for Philadelphia Phillies pitchers and catchers, manager Pete Mackanin took the opportunity to make a public announcement regarding his bullpen.The substance of that announcement is, for me, a sign that this may not be the man to lead this team into contending status.“When you look at Jeanmar Gomez’s year last year, although … Continue reading Phillies 2017: Club missing a bullpen opportunity
