Today’s topic in my series about the race for the postseason will cover the AL West and the AL Wild Card. The content is organized by current standing: Oakland Athletics 66-40 | division lead When this season began, the expectation was that the Oakland A’s would compete in their division and a playoff spot. Currently they find … Continue reading Race for the Pennant: AL West & Wild Card
The All-Star break is a great time for evaluating where a team stands. Last week, Joe looked at the long-term prospects of some cellar-dwelling teams. This week and next, we’re previewing the race for the postseason within each division. Monday I discussed the American League East; today’s topic is the AL Central. The content is organized by current standing: Detroit … Continue reading Race for the Pennant: AL Central
The All-Star break is a great time for evaluating where a team stands. Last week, Joe looked at the long-term prospects of some cellar-dwelling teams. Over the next week, we will be previewing the race for the postseason within each division. Up first is the American League East. We’ll organize this discussion by current standing: Baltimore Orioles … Continue reading Race for the pennant: AL East
Over the last two weeks, I previewed the division races in the American League. This week I will be covering the National League. Up first is the NL East. We will organize our discussion by current standings. Washington Nationals 60-49 | division lead Following a 2013 season where they fell four games short of a … Continue reading Race for the Postseason: NL East
As the 2014 pennant race starts to kick into gear, we explore a number of teams who need to look to 2015 and beyond for their chance to compete. The fourth and final team we’ll discuss is the Miami Marlins. (Click here to see the rest of the series.) The Marlins have had four losing seasons in a … Continue reading Cellar dwellers with bright futures: Marlins
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