Petey Halpin's Five Homers Just Flipped the ALCS
Petey Halpin has five career home runs. He just used one to flip an ALCS game Cleveland's way, and the bat flip was way bigger than the ball needed.
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The Dodgers Outspend the Final Four. The Brewers Outwon Them.
The Dodgers' $339M payroll beats the Brewers, Rays, and Guardians combined. Milwaukee still won three more games than LA did spending 43% as much.
Down 2-0 at Home, Cleveland Is One Win From History
Cleveland lost both home games, then won two straight to force Game 5. Only two teams in MLB history have pulled off that exact version of the comeback.
The Cheapest Teams in Baseball Just Wrecked the Owners' Argument
MLB owners say low-payroll teams can't compete without a cap. The White Sox, Guardians, and Rays are about to prove that's a lie in October.
White Sox One Win From First ALCS Since 2005
Two years after a modern-record 121 losses, the White Sox are 4-0 in October and one win from their first ALCS since 2005. Nobody outside Chicago noticed.
The Guardians' Reverse Magic Number Problem
Cleveland is 20-9 since August 20, the best stretch in baseball, and it might not be enough to win the AL Central. Here's the tiebreaker math nobody explains.
Four MLB Playoff Races Nobody Has Settled Yet
Half a game separates the Cubs from losing a wild card spot. The Guardians are barely above .500 and still in. Judge is back and so is the AL East fight.
The Rockies Are Dead. Here's Who's Next.
Colorado is officially eliminated from the 2026 playoff race. Run the same games-back math on the rest of MLB and a couple more teams are basically dead too.
The AL Wild Card 'Chaos' Everyone Has Wrong
Everyone says the AL wild card is a chaotic seven-team pileup while the NL is basically settled. The actual games-back numbers tell a different story entirely.