Postseason Archives - Page 15 of 20

ALDS Preview: Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals

Oct 8, 2015

Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Postseason

It's been a long time since the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals were in the postseason during the same season (1980 to be exact). In 2015, that trend has changed, as these two teams are set to battle ...

The Case for A Three Game Wild Card Playoff Series

Patrick Brewer

Oct 8, 2015

American League, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

On the morning after the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card game, and on the heels of the New York Yankees 3-0 loss to the Houston Astros in the AL Wild Card game the day before...

Revisiting the 1995 Division Series

Gershon Rabinowitz

Oct 7, 2015

Baseball History, Features, New York Yankees, Postseason, Seattle Mariners

The mark of a compelling narrative is its lasting impact. Rising and falling action leads to an indelible climax and its cast of characters become renown and beloved. Their triumphs and accomplishments are reme...

Recap: Cubs Defeat Pirates in NL Wild Card Game

Nick Delahanty

Oct 7, 2015

Chicago Cubs, National League, National League Central, Pittsburgh Pirates, Postseason

In a battle between two National League Central Division rivals, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Wild Card game on Wednesday night. It's pretty strange to see two team...

Is there any way to beat Jake Arrieta?

Joshua Sadlock

Oct 7, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Features, Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions, Pittsburgh Pirates, Postseason

Jacob Joseph Arrieta, or Jake Arrieta to most of you, is not a human being. Or maybe that's Lil' Wayne. I get them confused. Over his past 12 starts, spanning August and September, Arrieta is 11-0 with a 0.41 E...

Chicago Cubs Playoff Preview By The Numbers

Nick Schaeflein

Oct 7, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Postseason

When the Chicago Cubs take the field Wednesday night in their one game Wild Card match-up with the Pittsburgh Pirates, there will be several numerical coincidences that would suggest to any die hard Cub fan tha...

Can Gerrit Cole Outduel Jake Arrieta? Join the Debate

Matthew J. Kozlowski

Oct 7, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Opinions & Predictions, Pittsburgh Pirates, Postseason

In this year’s NL Wild Card game, Anthony Rizzo will lead the upstart Chicago Cubs into Pittsburgh to take on Andrew McCutchen and the Pirates. The probables for the game are Jake Arrieta (22-6) of the Cubs and...

Making baseball’s postseason great (again)

Kyle Head

Oct 7, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Postseason

Baseball is America's pastime. If you think football is, think again. The NFL has been head and shoulders above all others for a while now, but why? You have passionate fans in football but a large amount are p...

‘Baseball as It Was’ Episode #38: Frank Tanana

Brian Wright

Oct 7, 2015

American League, American League Central, American League West, Baseball History, Detroit Tigers, Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Media, Podcasts, Postseason, Radio, Toronto Blue Jays

The story of Frank Tanana's major league career can be divided into two acts. He quickly rose to stardom with the California Angels as a strikeout pitcher – fanning as many as 269 in 1975. But a shoulder inj...

Astros Defeat Yankees in AL Wild Card Game

Brian Danuff

Oct 6, 2015

American League, Breaking News, Headlines, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Postseason

The 2015 American League Wild Card Game will probably go down as one of the more forgettable postseason games of all time. Unless you're a Houston Astros fan, of course. If not, sleeping through the game ...