Hot or Not: AL Central Edition
August is a month that can make or break a baseball team’s season. It’s officially too late for a team that’s hanging around .500 to legitimately have a shot at the postseason, unless said team …
Centrally Located
Matchups Key to AL Central Race
Don’t look now, but the baseball season is almost three-fourths over, and the AL Central is a two-team race. According to the Baseball Prospectus Postseason Odds Report (the folks that said there was a 99.89 …
A Dog’s Eye View of the AL Central
I’m taking a break from in-depth analysis this week and checking out the parallels between the canine and Central worlds to reveal some shocking similarities. Some of these aren’t so much physical resemblances as compatible …
Twins Pull Within Half-Game of Sox
Last night, the Twins pulled within a half-game of first place in the AL Central with a 6–5 victory over the White Sox. The Twins came back from a 4–0 deficit with a five-run fifth …
Delmon Young Tries to Live Up to Hype
When the Minnesota Twins traded Matt Garza and Jason Bartlett, two of their best young players whose last names didn’t begin with “M,” to the Tampa Bay Rays for Delmon Young this past offseason, it …
A Soggy Bottom Centrally Located
For the last seven-plus years, Bill Simmons has been writing for ESPN.com on many sporting topics. Since the Sports Guy is taking a full-summer leave of absence, many of you may be going through a …
Casilla and Gomez Energize Twins
Before two gut-wrenching losses to the Boston Red Sox the past couple of evenings (thanks, bullpen!), the Minnesota Twins were the hottest team in baseball, having won 18 of their last 21 games dating back …
My Predictions = Toilet Paper: AL Central Mid-Season Report
We’ve reached the midpoint of the baseball season, and it’s time for mid-season awards and a State of the AL Central Report. It’s also a good time to revisit my predictions from the beginning of …
Buehrle Joins 1,000 Strikeout Club; Sox Win
When he struck out Los Angeles Dodgers pinch hitter Mark Sweeney with a changeup in the eighth inning last night, Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle joined the not-so-exclusive 1,000 strikeout club. It’s a bit …
The AL Central Report #16
The Detroit Tigers finally are showing signs in the past week of emerging from their first-half malaise, and outfielder/DH Marcus Thames has been a big part of their resurgence. Thames has eight hits in the …