It’s the beginning of the end.
It’s here, folks.
We’ve made it to the final series of the season, and the momentum is in our favor.
Coming off a Mark Canha walk-off last night, the A’s will send Sean Manaea to the mound.
Seems to have been the theme over the last week of the season.
The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
What the hell, I’m going with Patrick Kivlehan.
Despite making the final out in this one...
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One of the lengthier postseason droughts in baseball has finally come to an end. For the first time in seven seasons, the Minnesota Twins are headed to the playoffs.
The Twins clinched the second spot in the American League Wild Card Game on Wednesday night.
And nearly set the all-time record.
Mark Canha ended the Oakland A’s 2017 home schedule on a positive note on Wednesday, when he drilled a walk-off homer against the Mariners. It was the team’s 11th walk-off win of the season...
I looked at the batters last week, today it's the pitchers. For the most part I'm limiting this to guys who were born after 1990, though there are a few exceptions, as the goal is to review players who might be a part of the 2019/2020 teams.
The weekend’s four game set versus the Texas Rangers will be the final series the A’s play all year. For a season that started with slight slivers of hope that were dutifully smashed to bits during the campaign’s opening months...
1) Yoan Moncada’s first few months with the team were enthralling. His speed, power, batting eye, and defensive prowess are inspiring. Despite some early struggles, his unique skillset is the most exciting for a Sox field player since Frank Thomas.
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Throughout the weekend, the Rays will be hosting a Food & Supplies Drive, supported by First Class Moving, to benefit Hurricane Maria victims. Along with Rays staff members, players from George D.
The Japanese sensation could be headed stateside this off-season. What will he bring with him?
From SABR member Jason Foster at The Sporting News on September 27, 2017:
Jake Faria makes the last start of his rookie season as he takes on the Yankees
From Jim Provance at the Toledo Blade on September 28, 2017:
Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday signed into law a bill setting aside Oct. 7 of each year to honor the first black man to play under contract in baseball’s major leagues.
Des Moines, Iowa – Grand View shooting sports opened the 2017 season with a victory over Southwestern Community College 976-969 at the Isaack Walton League in Indianola, Iowa.
From R.J. Anderson at CBS Sports on September 28, 2017:
In September 2011, in the embers of an otherwise forgettable game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, A.J. Pierzynski laced a pitch into catcher Alex Avila's face.
