Somebody's got to say it: We don't just want tiebreaker chaos in the American League Wild Card race; we deserve it. Major League history has yielded only 16 tiebreaker games, including just three since the dual Wild Card format (a format some feared woul
American League Wild-Card Game: Orioles 3, Rangers 1 Baltimore, Showalter Get Another Shot at YankeesARLINGTON, Texas -- Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles will get another chanceto overtake...Hawkins, Stephen
It also was the last decade that the 2014 American League Wild Card participants -- the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics -- each won a World Series. Here are a the story lines going into Tuesday night's Wild Card matchup. 1. Feels like Game Seven The Royals host the Athletics ...
That's especially true in the American League, as none of the three division titles have been clinched yet and the three wild-card spots are still up for grabs. We've witnessed Aaron Judge steer the New York Yankees to the top of the AL East once again, the Seattle Mariners fumble away...
At the beginning of this season, my colleague Mike Petriello introduced, for this season, the concept of the “AL Middle.” The idea was that each of the three divisions in the American League had clear, set-apart favorites in the top two spots: The Yank
I totally get the excitement surrounding the young Orioles, who sit just outside the league's top five in wRC+ and have been excellent in all phases of the game whether that be on defense or on the hill. The issue here for me is that I still don't necessarily trust the sum of the...
American League Wild-Card Game: Orioles 3, Rangers 1 Baltimore, Showalter Get Another Shot at Yankees ARLINGTON, Texas -- Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles will get another chanceto overtake... S Hawkins - American League Wild-Card Game: Orioles 3, Rangers 1 Baltimore, Showalter Get An...
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The Cleveland Guardians should not ease up in their pursuit of the top spot in the American League
The Royals were clearly a good enough team to push the Detroit Tigers for the AL Central division title, before settling for the top wild-card slot. Kansas City was good enough to overcome itself against the A's, and they turned it up a notch to wipe out the Angels. ...