We are up to thirteen teams officially eliminated from postseason play. Though some have already begun their role as spoilers, just as many have begun to look ahead. On the other side of the standings, the AL West race continues to seesaw while the AL East looks to have finally stopped doing just as much.… Continue reading Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week
Author: Trevor Utley
Will Tough Breaks Break Big D?
It has been quite the dichotomous start to the season for the Dallas Cowboys. On one hand, they are 2-0 with both of those victories coming inside their division. On the other, two of their top three skill position players have suffered bone breaks in consecutive weeks while the third may be in worse shape… Continue reading Will Tough Breaks Break Big D?
The Mind Numbing Consistency Of The St. Louis Cardinals
Think about the last time the Cardinals were really bad for any length of time. Go ahead, get to Googling. Having trouble? That is because you would have to dig back to the end of the first World War to truly find a period in which the Cardinals were consistently under .500 with little hope… Continue reading The Mind Numbing Consistency Of The St. Louis Cardinals
Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week
The countdown to the end of the 2015 run of Top of the Heap. There are just two more editions after this one leading up to the grand finale in which we crown our plays of the year! Teams are starting to be mathematically eliminated on one end of the standings in the National League… Continue reading Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week
Midnight Ain’t Coming Just Yet
Being a Mets supporter is one of the most pessimistic charges in all of professional sports fandom. The underlying fear of the proverbial other shoe dropping is something that has tortured the fanbase for the better part of three decades at this juncture. From 2006 to 2008, those shoes dropped like an anvil and Mets… Continue reading Midnight Ain’t Coming Just Yet
Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week
We’ve finally reached September. The playoffs are no longer in the distance. Instead, they are right around the bend. Several divisions remain neck and neck. Mets’ fans wait for their latest collapse, but their squad gets several chances to widen the gap between them and Washington themselves. On the other side of the city that… Continue reading Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week
Your Guide To September Call-Ups
The flip of the calendar from August to September means a few things in Major League Baseball. For one, it signifies the end of the waiver trade period whereas no more players can be dealt. Any other player acquired from here on out via free agency is ineligible to participate in the postseason for their… Continue reading Your Guide To September Call-Ups
Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week
The baseball gods have once again granted us another week of astounding accomplishments from around the league. The National League is seeing both their divisional and Wild Card leaders start to pull away. Things are much closer in the American League, save the AL Central which the Royals should have mathematically sewn away by the… Continue reading Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week
Spoiler Alert
Every team can’t be winners. It is a fact of life that permeates through life in more than just sports. It is a dichotomy that occurs in any competitive venture. There will always be the haves and the have-nots. However, on occasion in sport the have-nots get the chance to drag potential haves down with… Continue reading Spoiler Alert
Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week
It is still weird to see the Astros at the top of the standings in the American League West. It is equally as odd to see the Oakland Athletics at the bottom of them. The National League West is turning into a contest to see who can lose the most and still make the postseason.… Continue reading Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week