The Yankees continued their run through the … hey, not so fast! In San Diego, the Cardinals continued to make a statement about the importance of home-field advantage, while in New York the Mets were the one team to keep order in the first two games.
Plenty of credible position player prospects are headed to Arizona, but it’s the pitching staffs that are loaded with difference-makers.
Jim cleans up some old business, ponders the all-time greats at second base, and tries to avoid throwing things at the TV set.
Kevin has some more Jamesian fun breaking down the rosters of the six Arizona Fall League teams.
Constructing a playoff roster is a critical part of advancing through the postseason. Christina breaks down the eight teams.
The Play is the talk of the water coolers, but plenty of other things happened on an abbreviated second day.
The A’s and Padres give us a dog day afternoon, but the Yankees stick to the plan at night.
Despite a better Hit List finish than in 2005, the White Sox are nursing their chai teas and watching from home. The last Hit List of the 2006 season finds justice and injustice up and down the majors.
Postseason tickets are increasingly hard to come by for the average fan. Maury investigates what clubs are doing to snub fans that can’t afford to pay exorbitant ticket prices.
Kevin borrows something old to generate something new: a peek at the relative strength of AFL rosters.
Jim looks at how the most dominant team in the NL will deal with an offensively talented foe.
Eight teams, eight trainers’ rooms. Will runs down the details.