Firing John Farrell Won’t Solve Boston’s Playoff Woes
Red Sox fans feel better today, as their recent flameouts found the usual managerial scapegoat. But the real problems remain. Read why.
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Why Does Joe Maddon Always Get A Pass?
Last night in New York, Joe Girardi was booed when he was announced in front of his home crowd at Yankee Stadium. In Boston, John Farrell is taking heat for managing his pitching staff too conservatively. But in Chicago, Joe Maddon’s handling of his pitching staff has been far more indefensible and nary a peep […]
Nebraska Program Faces A Turning Point Saturday Night
Is there a head coach with more on the line this weekend than Mike Riley? The embattled Nebraska head coach hosts Wisconsin on Saturday night. Riley’s seat is hotter than hot right now, but unlike other endangered coaches—i.e., Butch Jones at Tennessee—Riley can still salvage his team’s season with a strong run in conference play. […]
The Eight: MLB Postseason Overview
With the survival of the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees in the wild-card games, major league baseball has its best eight teams left for the Division Series for the first time since 2011, the last year before the institution of the one-game knockout to kick off October. Here’s some thoughts on The Eight… *Cleveland […]
How The Twins Made The Playoffs
The Minnesota Twins completed their improbable run to the playoffs this week when they wrapped up a spot in Tuesday’s American League wild-card game. All season long, as I looked at this team’s lineup and numbers, I found myself asking “How are they doing this?” With more talented teams like the Orioles and Royals also […]
Sparty Faces The Crossroads
Mark Dantonio has been the most successful football coach Michigan State has employed during my lifetime and I’ve been watching college football since the late 1970s, if I may date myself. That period includes a five-year stretch where Nick Saban was in East Lansing. It also includes the tenure of George Perles, who went to […]
Why The Green Bay Packers Should Still Be The Super Bowl Favorite
For those who expected the Green Bay Packers to reach the Super Bowl this season, last Sunday night in Atlanta might have been a rude awakening. But as one of those observers who considers Green Bay a decisive favorite in the NFC and a slight favorite to win it all, the 34-23 loss to the […]
The Washington Nationals Face Their Playoff Demons
The baggage of October failures is all around the Washington Nationals. It’s their own recent past, with Division Series losses in 2012, 2014 and 2016, all in situations where they either had the series by the throat or were the more talented team. You might say it’s an inherited gene—the Montreal Expos, the organizational forerunner […]
Why Notre Dame Should Feel Optimistic
After Notre Dame’s 20-19 home loss to Georgia on Saturday night, the media vultures have been out and swirling around head coach Brian Kelly. The reaction of the fan base seems to be along the lines “we let another one get away.” I understand the reaction—heck, I wrote a blog post before the season saying […]
Are The Cleveland Indians The Team To Beat?
The Cleveland Indians’ win streak hit 18 games on Sunday. After a year in which the focus has been on either the Astros or the Los Angeles Dodgers, are Terry Francona’s Indians the team to beat as we head toward the postseason? Las Vegas has a split verdict. The Dodgers are still THE team to […]
The Washington Redskins Are Underrated In The NFC East
The Washington Redskins had a tough offseason. General manager Scot McCloughan was chased out of town in a power struggle. The team couldn’t make a decision on Kirk Cousins and continued to overpay him on the franchise tag. And while it was assumed the ‘Skins wouldn’t be able to keep both Pierre Garcon and Desean […]
The Aaron Judge AL MVP Case Was Buried Too Quickly
The media tendency to overreact to whatever happened more recently has now come to this—Aaron Judge, who was anointed the MVP at the All-Star break, plays for the Yankees, electrified the country in the Home Run Derby, has now—thanks to a rough month and a half—actually managed to be underrated in the push for the […]