MLB - NEWS & NOTES

I don't mind Cleveland missing the Playoffs if the season ended today. It puts more emphasis on winning your Division. What Tampa Bay and Oakland have done is remarkable and they are very deserving.

Ive been loving this battle under the Wild Card format in both the National and American Leagues as these races have been going on for a month now... in my opinion, its like the Playoffs have already been in progress.

Bottom-line, I likes it!

 

Cleveland is a 1/2 game back Will, so they're deserving too.

 

Absolutely, I totally agree, but the race between them TB and the A's has been fantastic.

 

Cleveland is there as well. It will go down to the wire.

 

phillies - what a disaster of a season. so many losses blown by a bad bullpen, manager and inconsistent baseball. 9 more wins and they're in the WC. They probably blown over 20 late game leads this year.

they need 2 pitchers and a new front office. unless a miracle happens, i don't see them getting G. Cole or S. Strasburg.

 

I think they did about as expected considering their pitching.

 

The Boys of September have done it again.
For the second consecutive season, the Milwaukee Brewers saved their best ball for the final month, with dramatic results. A 9-2 victory Wednesday night against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park dropped their magic number to zero, assuring at least a berth in the National League Wild Card Game next Tuesday against Washington.

 

Greinke came within two outs of pitching the third no-hitter by the Houston Astros this year, losing his bid on a single by Seattle rookie Austin Nola in the ninth inning of a 3-0 win over the Mariners on Wednesday night.

 

they were talking playoffs Will. they're only 8 or 9 wins from a spot. now they are eliminated but considering how many games kapler's managing blew and the bullpen, it's amazing they have 79 wins. hell with that rotation they shouldn't have won 70 games.

the big game changer was Andrew McCutchen going down. He went down and everything changed. they were on a terrible losing streak and had no real lead off hitter the rest of the season. that and the pitching woes killed the season.

 

Twins become first team to hit 300 home runs in a season...
A day after winning the AL Central title, the Twins became the first team in baseball history to hit 300 home runs in a season.

 

Just the way we all predicted

 

What are they going to win 55 games this year?

One more win for the O's and I win the prize.

 

Hurdle has been relieved of his managerial duties following his ninth season with the Pirates...

 

Joe Maddon gone...

 

Tim Anderson, Christian Yelich win AL, NL batting titles

White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson went 0-for-2 in Sunday’s season finale, but still comfortably won the American League batting title with a .335 average. He is the first member of the White Sox to win the batting title since Frank Thomas in 1997. Anderson slashed .335/.357/.508 with 18 home runs, 56 RBI, 81 runs scored, and 17 stolen bases.

Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich, the reigning NL MVP, barely defeated Diamondbacks shortstop Ketel Marte for the NL batting title. Both hit .329 but when rounded out, Yelich’s .3292 is clearly on top of Marte’s .3286. Yelich, who won the batting title for the Brewers last year, is the first repeat batting champion since Larry Walker in 1998 and ’99 for the Rockies. He’s once again in the running for NL MVP after hitting .329/.429/.671 on the season with 44 home runs, 97 RBI, 100 runs scored, and 30 stolen bases in 580 plate appearances. However, suffering a season-ending injury earlier this month may give Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger the edge in award voting.