Defense is Important
With all the home runs hit this year it’s easy to overlook a critical part of the winning equation – defense. Sure, pitchers able to strike out opponents and batters able to Smack the ball out of the park are …
Tag: baseball
A New Leader in the NL West
The roulette that is the NL West landed on Colorado on Monday as they moved into sole possession of first place ahead of the Dodgers and Diamondbacks. The Rockies were the only contending team in the NL West that won …
LA Back in First Place
The biggest story in the West Sunday was the Dodgers reclaimation project. In 3rd place a couple days ago and more than 4 games behind the leader, the team steeled itself for a playoff push. That determination paid off on …
Dodgers getting Closer, Athletics falling Behind
The big deal Saturday was the movement at the top of the standings in the West. In head-to-head competition, the Dodgers pulled off a victory at home and gained a game on the Diamondbacks. In seperate games in the AL, …
Dodgers getting Closer, Athletics falling Behind Read more »
Last Full Month
As we head into the last full month of the 2018 season, things are pretty exciting in the West. In the National League, the Diamondbacks hold a 1 game lead over the Dodgers and the Rockies are only a half …
Home Team Struggles
Thursday’s games proved difficult for the home teams and all but the Padres lost at home. The Angels took the opener in Houston as Andrew Heaney out-pitched Justin Verlander. Heaney’s first road victory since 2015 moved him to 8–8 on …
Walk-Off Mainia
If you’ve been paying any attention to baseball this year you’ll have noticed that a bunch of games are close heading into the late innings. I’m not sure if this is because of the quality of pitching or the tendency …
Bullpen Day Sucks!
I’m not sure when the practice began but it’s one I am disgusted by in today’s baseball. The ‘bullpen’ game is such an incredibly pathetic tactic that I think simply shows that a multi-million dollar major league baseball team is …
Light Schedule but Plenty of Runs
There were only 3 games in the West on Monday but 2 outta those 3 were scoring-fests. The other actually had a pretty good pitching duel. While Patrick Corbin of the Diamondbacks gave up 2 early runs to the Giants …
Starting The Last Week of August
Arizona breaks into sole possession of first place in the NL as the A’s continue to chase the hot Astros in the AL. Both leaders won their game and Houston pushed their win streak to 5 games as things seemed …