Monthly Archives: September 2017

Posted on September 30, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It took 161 games, but the Boston Red Sox are officially champions of the AL East. With a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday, the Red Sox wrapped up a second consecutive AL East title. They will now face the Astros in the ALDS. The […]

Posted on September 30, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Ichiro Suzuki won’t be the most sought-after outfielder on the free agent market this winter. But he may be the most eager and willing to sign with a team. As he finishes his third season with the Miami Marlins, the soon to be 44-year old says he’s […]

Posted on September 29, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Sunday will be Pete Mackanin’s last game as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. The club announced on Friday that Mackanin will not manage the Phillies next season despite being under contract for next season. Instead, he will be moved into the front office where he will serve […]

Posted on September 29, 2017, by Travis Pulver The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears renewed the oldest rivalry in the NFL on the latest edition of Thursday Night Football. While there have been many incredible games between the two over the years, this was not one of them. This one got ugly early and never […]

Posted on September 29, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The 2017 season isn’t yet over and the Chicago White Sox have already suffered their first setback of 2018. White Sox GM Rick Hahn announced Thursday that left Carlos Rodon has undergone arthroscopic shoulder surgery. The expected recovery timeline for Rodon is six to eight months. Under […]

Posted on September 28, 2017, by Travis Pulver When the season started, Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury had one of the hotter seats in college football. Mike Gundy’s Oklahoma State Cowboys entered the season with national championship aspirations. Three weeks in and Kingsbury’s seat is starting to cool off, and Oklahoma State’s playoff hopes […]

Posted on September 28, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It was touch and go for a while, but the reigning world champions will be back in the playoffs to defend their title. With a 5-1 win over the Cardinals Wednesday night, the Chicago Cubs officially wrapped up the NL Central division crown. It is Chicago’s second […]

Posted on September 28, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Cleveland Indians may have some good news regarding injured outfielder Michael Brantley. Indians manager Terry Francona indicated that Brantley is nearing a return to the field. He may even have a shot to make it onto the roster for next week’s ALDS. Not long ago, it […]

Posted on September 27, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The long-awaited sale of the Miami Marlins to the investment group led by venture capitalist Bruce Sherman and Yankees legend Derek Jeter is all but official. MLB owners voted unanimously on Wednesday approving the sale of the Marlins. Only 75% approval was necessary to allow Jeffrey Loria […]

Posted on September 26, 2017, by Travis Pulver On the outside looking in, the USC Trojans appear to be well in command of their own fate. They are undefeated, and while they have not always played great football, they have played well enough. Sam Darnold may not be the Heisman favorite anymore, but he is […]

Posted on September 27, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Perhaps more than any other manager, there’s been a great deal of speculation and uncertainty surrounding the future of New York Mets manager Terry Collins. There has been speculation that the Mets would push Collins toward retirement and find a new manager in 2018. However, Collins said […]

Posted on September 26, 2017, by Travis Pulver It is way too early for a single game to be so important that it is called a ‘must-win’ game. But the Dallas Cowboys needed a win Monday night against the Arizona Cardinals. They needed to give themselves and fans something other than the crushing loss to […]

Posted on September 26, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine With the postseason a little more than a week away, Yasiel Puig is stirring up trouble for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Puig was benched by manager Dave Roberts Monday after he showed up late to batting practice. Roberts also benched Puig on Sunday after he failed to […]

Posted on September 26, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine With the postseason fast approaching, the health of Boston Red Sox infielder Eduardo Nunez is once again uncertain. Nunez returned to the field Monday after being sidelined for more than two weeks with a knee injury. However, he soon had to leave the game after re-aggravating the […]

Posted on September 24, 2017, by Travis Pulver When the season started, many had the Oakland Raiders as the team to beat in the AFC and a Super Bowl favorite. At the same time, many didn’t pick the Redskins to do much of anything. So, when the two met on Sunday Night Football, many expected […]