Division Races ‘Central’ to AL, NL Postseason Picture
There’s not a whole lot of space separating the top two teams in the AL Central and NL Central races. As of today: a combined four games of cushion. Those aren’t the only close races — every...
View ArticleMLB Playoff Field Has All the Best Teams; Best Storylines Bound to Be Left Out
The competitive structure of Major League Baseball has a lot of things going for it right now. And with 6 of the 8 playoff spots claimed, we can now say that one of the major things that this playoff...
View ArticleLBS 2011 MLB Preview: NL Central
The cream of the NL Central division could prove to be the team best suited to win the playoffs this year. There’s a problem though: like the 2010 Giants, the 2011 Milwaukee Brewers are better built...
View ArticleBaseball’s Opening Weekend in the books, and the prediction LiveBall wants back
Four days of baseball tells you…not much about teams. What it might tell us is that we just didn’t know what we were talking about in the preseason. After the seasons’ first series, I really want to...
View ArticleExtra Inning Affairs: Occurring at a Greater Rate than Ever Before?
On Saturday, June 4th, 2011, Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a grand slam in the 8th inning off of Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Logan Ondrusek to send the Reds and Dodgers to extra innings at Great...
View ArticleThe Pittsburgh Pirates are Pretty Perfectly Positioned for First Place Push
If you’re the front office of the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, or San Diego Padres, you may want to pull out your notebook, and start taking notes. It’s the Pittsburgh...
View Article2013 Major League Baseball Mega-Preview: the National League
The National League enters 2013 competition with the consensus best team in baseball, the Washington Nationals. This is relevant on a number of levels. Three years ago, the Nats had the first overall...
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