The Cubs and A’s fail to take advantage of weak opponents, and San Francisco joins them in defeat. Joe Sheehan breaks down all of yesterday’s action in the postseason chase.
The Indians and Mariners have had pitching problems, but at least they’ll still exist next year.
After countless false starts, the Expos look on the brink of finally leaving Montreal. Expo fanatic Jonah Keri bids them a fond farewell, recalling better days at the Big O.
Lots of updates on players whose seasons won’t be ending on Sunday, including Orlando Hernandez, Manny Ramirez and Jaret Wright.
Barry Larkin plans to come back for the 2005 season, delaying his candidacy for the Hall of Fame by another year. Should he get in once eligible?
What do you get when Milton Bradley melts down? Joe Sheehan looks at the predictably-skewed coverage of the incident, and all the action in the playoff chase.
Neil deMause returns with the latest on the Expos-to-D.C. saga. Special guest stars include Ahmed Chalabi, Marion Barry and Terrmel Sledge.
Mr. 300, Mr. 3000, Mr. Pujols and Mr. Why The Heck Does He Have A Major League Job all get screen tests in the latest installment of Jim Baker’s Prospectus Matchups.
With the AL and NL West divisions up for grabs, Joe Sheehan breaks down the action from three key games last night.
Scott Rolen and Shannon Stewart come back, and Kevin Brown fights for a roster spot. This and more in today’s Under the Knife.
Baseball, like every other field of athletics, is better today than it was in the past. Derek Zumsteg explains why.
Teams which have locked up playoff spots are using the last week of the season to get players healthy for the postseason.
Randy Johnson wants more attention, Lloyd McClendon wants less, and Lee Mazzilli wants something really, really strange.
What can be learned from a weekend’s action? More than you might think. Plus, Joe’s outlook for the last week of the season.
If not for Frank Catalanotto messing things up, this would be all-moundsmen edition of TA. Chris comments on the returns of Byung-Hyun Kim, Kyle Farnsworth and Ian Snell, among others.
Feverish and clogged, Steven plays the role of Roy Hobbs, climbing off the deck for a late-season contribution.