Postseason open thread: October 10
There’s only one game tonight, as we’ll figure out who will be joining the Blue Jays in the…
Misery Loves Company
There was a somewhat popular tee shirt years back with the message, “I root for 2 teams, the…
Red Sox Hall of Famer Mike Greenwell dies after cancer battle
Former Boston Red Sox left fielder Mike Greenwell has died after a battle with a rare form of…
Should playoff series have off-days?
(I am not a huge fan of asking playoff-related questions, but that’s mostly all that’s happening in MLB,…
Roanoke College community mourns loss of fellow student, baseball player
ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — The Roanoke College community is mourning the loss of a fellow student and baseball…
Which MLB player do you hope gets a ring this year?
I don’t care about the playoffs. A short-series tournament with few/no adjustments to in-series win probability is a…
How many players will the Braves non-tender this year?
Per that model, the Braves have nine arbitration-eligible players, at the following estimated salaries: Here’s my very preliminary…
Ballers celebrate championship with West Oakland parade
Prioritizing community above all else made the Oakland Ballers’ journey to the league championship sweeter than any of…
Why can’t pitching be more like the playoff version?
In the playoffs, the 100-plus pitch starts, 18-batter outing starts and the 4-plus-out saves become much more common.…
Is it more important to find the right manager or shortstop?
The right shortstop could play 150+ games (well I guess we’re all about that club 162, though right?),…
What’s the shortest an MLB playoff series should be?
It’s October 3, 2025. Four teams fought at least somewhat hard to make the playoffs, running reasonable win…
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly gets contract extension
Don Kelly isn’t going anywhere. The Pittsburgh Pirates manager and Western Pennsylvania native just had his contract extended…