The Angels’ halo effect puts them far higher than their expected record yet again.
The Rangers call for witnesses, heeding lesser Angels, and the glories of playoff baseball in Sacramento.
The Rays’ September swoon suggests problems both solvable and intractable in the off-season to come.
Skip defending the pennant a year later, 90 wins seems out of reach for last year’s American League champs.
The notable quotables from the week that was.
Rotations in the tight NL West have their issues, the Rangers hope for a pair to ride to the rescue, plus other injury-related news.
The Nationals’ shortstop of the future talks about his new mentality, his breakout season, and his love of the game.
Wrigleyville woes, drama in Philly in the absence of stretch drama, taking it one day at a time in DC, plus news from around the game.
After last winter’s bonanza, the shopping-season selections among starting pitchers might leave something to be desired.
Three less-than-urgent questions for a rainy September day.
Teams creep up on the edge of being eliminated while the stretch runs heat up.
Going cheap in February has left the Braves short in September, at the plate and in the standings.
Exploring when they should start versus when they should head for farm country.
Fish-y fixes, a returning Rockie, the usual suspects show up in DC, and a pair of Brewer prospects.
Fretting over the workloads of a couple of young hurlers on playoff-bound ballclubs might be a bit exaggerated.
Determining who’s successful at pitching with a purpose when it comes to enlisting the pitcher’s best friend.