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The Tampa Bay Rays Pitching Staff Continues to Grind Through Injuries

Sep 10, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays have been without three starting pitchers in a bullpen-centric pitching staff, and management traded away four relievers before the Major League Baseball trade deadline. Yet, they're 86-59 an...

Red Sox Seek Division Crown, Yankees Seek to Stay Afloat in Pivotal Series

Jason Kelly

Sep 18, 2018

Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

The magic number for the Boston Red Sox to clinch the American League East is two, which means that all it will take is one win this week in New York for Boston to reach that goal. Several months ago, this t...

After Pivotal Weekend in Boston, Attention Now Shifts to AL Wild Card Race

Jason Kelly

Aug 7, 2018

American League, Postseason

The playoff outlook in the American League underwent a drastic shift this weekend as a result of the Boston Red Sox sweeping their biggest division rival, the New York Yankees. The Bronx Bombers now find themse...

Where The Yankees Have An Advantage Come Playoff Time

Tom Dorsa

Sep 22, 2017

New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

As it stands, the New York Yankees are a Wild Card team, meaning they will be forced to compete in a one-game, winner-take-all matchup with an American League foe for the chance to play in the American League D...

Scoreboard Watching: Seattle Mariners

Kyle Head

Sep 15, 2016

Features, Seattle Mariners

Yes, as most of you know by now, the Seattle Mariners haven't been to the postseason since 2001. But is that about to change? The Mariners have 23 games left: nine against the Houston Astros, three against t...

Kyle Gibson brilliant with short rest start ahead of him

James B. Terry

Oct 1, 2015

American League, American League Central, Features, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Opinions & Predictions

It's almost like there are two completely different pitchers on the Minnesota Twins named Kyle Gibson. He's allowed one earned run or less in eleven of his 32 starts this season, coming off a 2014 campaign w...

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