It was somewhat of a surprise that Texas was the landing spot for ace pitcher Jacob deGrom, but signing him to a 5-year, $185 million contract is an obvious sign the Rangers are ready to win now. Offshore oddsmakers seem to agree, making the Rangers the Opening Day favorites over a Phillies team that reached […]
The Brewers let the NL Central get away from them last season as the Cardinals made a late surge and ended up winning the division by 7 games. Milwaukee now knows it’s not how you start, rather how you finish but they still want to get things going on the right foot against the Cubs, […]
Regardless of what happens on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park, it’s mission accomplished for the Houston Astros who have taken back home field advantage with their 5-0 win in Game 4 that evened up the 2022 World Series at 2-2. Philadelphia still has a great opportunity in Game 5 if they can pick up […]
The Phillies were able to defend their home field advantage in a big way on Tuesday night with a 7-0 victory over the Astros to take a 2-1 World Series lead. Philadelphia is now two wins away from celebrating in front of their home crowd and they’ll look to close that gap in the Astros […]
It’s Justin Verlander vs. Aaron Nola to kick off the Phillies vs Astros Game 1 of the 2022 World Series. Verlander is the obvious choice to open the series for Dusty Baker’s Houston squad, but the veteran has also struggled in the Fall Classic in his career. Nola gets the nod over Zack Wheeler as […]
Which is the Team of Destiny? The postseason march continues for both Philadelphia and San Diego as they meet up in the Phillies Padres Game 1 matchup on Tuesday night. Despite struggling down the stretch in the regular season, Philadelphia has gotten hot in the playoffs, taking out the Cardinals in two games and eliminating […]
Elimination Game in the Bronx The ALDS matchup between Cleveland and New York has been interesting to say the least. Both teams have split at home, and the game 2 rainout makes the Guardians Yankees game 5 matchup the fourth straight day these two play – nearly unheard of in postseason baseball. The mantra for […]
Houston Gets Their Run Started Seattle made short work of the Blue Jays in Toronto during the wild card round, picking up a 4-0 and a 10-9 win in a hostile environment to get the sweep. The stakes get amped up a bit in the Mariners Astros game 1 matchup as Houston sends Justin Verlander […]
Braves Aim for the Repeat Philadelphia was the last team into the NL playoffs, but they were dominant in their wild card round sweep of the NL Central winning Cardinals, 6-3 and 2-0. That was probably the best possible first series matchup for the Phillies, but now the task gets a bit tougher in trying […]
Phillies Inching Closer to the Playoffs Thanks to NL East foe Miami taking 3 of 4 in Milwaukee this weekend, the Phillies magic number for the final wild card spot is down to one game. Philadelphia needs one win this week in Houston in the final series of the regular season, a tough task against […]
