Category Archives: MLB

Kershaw Cuts Down Cubs & Takes Game 2

Clayton Kershaw is rewriting narratives with every start he goes out there in 2016 postseason. This is his third appearances in six games, and this might have been his best one. With a Cubs crowd drunk with his excitement after Game 1 theatrics, Kershaw came

Miguel Montero Makes Dave Roberts Pay, Cubs Go Up 1-0

GRAND SLAM CUBS MONTERO!!!#LADvsCHI pic.twitter.com/qzLNe6hP0x — Heavens! (@HeavensHawkeye) October 16, 2016 Dave Roberts played with fire and lost in the eighth inning. He intentionally walked putrid hitter Jason Heyward to get to one of hottest hitter in the postseason with Javy Baez. That worked out

Once Again, Dusty Baker Cost Himself Postseason Glory

Dusty Baker lost his last nine games when trying to advance in the postseason. That’s an all-time high for any manager in the history of Major League Baseball. Baker has some historic follies whether it be his stops in San Francisco, Chicago, Cincinnati and now,

Clayton Kershaw Shuts Down On Nationals & Narratives

Filth from Kershaw to end it pic.twitter.com/ln5RnPcrsq — CJ Fogler (@cjzero) October 14, 2016 I’ll raise my hand and say I hated on Clayton Kershaw’s postseason performances. I’ve called him ‘Baseball’s Peyton Manning’ more times than I can count. It’s not that I’m hater towards

Even Year Magic Strikes Again & Takes Down Cubs, 6-5

What a game. It’s bar close and a baseball game just finished up. What an amazing game with so many ups and downs that end with San Francisco surviving for one more day. Giants pull out a 6-5 13 inning win on a Joe Panik

Farewell to Big Papi

.@davidortiz tips his cap to @fenwaypark after his final game #RedSox #WBZ pic.twitter.com/W6Kj8ur5FA — Joe Giza (@JoeGiza) October 11, 2016 Not the way any of us wanted to see David Ortiz end his career. Boston gets swept out of the playoffs by their former manager’s

MLB Playoff Recap: Donaldson’s Dash & Nats Even It Up

What’s with the rainouts. The MLB schedule gets two rainouts in two days throwing off the schedule a little bit. There will be three games tomorrow with Boston-Cleveland a step behind. Interested to see how the Dodgers-Nats handle the turn around time and if Cubs

MLB NL Playoff Recap: Baez’s Big Blast & LA Holds On

Good news for baseball fans, the last two games of the day were much better than the first two. National League seems stronger across the board versus American League, but what the hell do I know. Cubs 1 Giants 0 Player of the Game: Johnny

MLB AL Playoff Recaps: Rangers & Red Sox On The Brink

This is a out a little later than I would have wanted to be but here we go. Thoughts on the National League will follow. Blue Jays 5 Rangers 4 Player of the Game: Roberto Osuna – What a set of nuts on Toronto’s closer.

Tap’s MLB Playoffs Recap: Jays & Indians Use The Lumber

With the MLB Playoffs, I’m going to do a little differently than what we’ve done in the past. If a big moment happens like what the Giants did on Wednesday or the whole saga with Tuesday’s game, I’ll hope to have it blogged that day.