Even Alexis Gomez came from somewhere (Kansas City). Kevin tells us how the Tigers and A’s acquired the rest of their postseason difference-makers.
The NLCS becomes a battle just as the ALCS is edging towards an end.
Jim digs back and looks at the best starting efforts by the Mets and Cardinals in the era of divisional play.
Dan dives into seeing what a more mathematical model would say about the outcomes of postseason series, and responds to some reader suggestions on the scarcity of triples.
Jay auditions for the sequel to “Three Nights in August,” tentatively titled “How I Blew the NLCS and Inured Myself to Criticism.”
The Mets and Cardinals finally got underway in a game that no player on either team had the biggest effect on.
Jim’s annual postseason all-star teams highlight the worst of the best and the best of the worst, and he’s also asking for your vote in the historic Alternate National League Cy Young Award.
The death of Cory Lidle cast a pall over the League Championship Series, but baseball marches on.
The A’s second-best hitter showed considerable improvement in his second full season in the majors.
Nate examines how PECOTA matched up with a few other projection systems in 2006.
A great ambassador for the game–and for humanity–passed away last week.
Two wounded rotations, two bullpens likely to work early to often and up to the challenge… will the difference be the Mets’ eight-deep attack, or the Cardinals’ power of one at the plate?