The MLB first expanded its playoff format from two to four in 1995 and now 12 teams qualify for the playoffs each season. Read more »
Milwaukee Brewers Analysis
MLB Playoff Appearances For Each Team From 1995-2025
Grading The 19-20 MLB Offseason: National League Edition
Breaking down all of the moves that mattered for the NL teams, most notably the Dodgers and Reds. Read more »
RIYL: A Cinematic Rooting Guide To The 2019 MLB Playoffs
Before we dig deep into the statistics, let's help out the fans who are not fortunate enough to have their team playing past this weekend make up their minds about who to cheer for in the coming weeks. Read more »
Marginally Vociferous Predictions: Thoughts On MLB's MVP Races
It's been a rough September over here in the land of predicting MVP awards, with two of the leading candidates, one for each league, suffering injuries that could take them out of the running. Read more »
Favorite Things: A National League Midseason Baseball Revue
The Dodgers are unsurprisingly dominating the National League, followed by the Braves, Nationals, Cubs and Brewers. Read more »
Predictions For The 2019 MLB Season (Bold, Tepid & Otherwise)
Some rankings, thoughts and predictions for the 2019 season, all of which will certainly come to pass and which we will in no way regret in the future. Read more »
Grading The 2019 Offseason: NL Central
Paul Goldschmidt, Yasmani Grandal and Yasiel Puig are the big additions to the NL Central this offseason. Read more »
2018 Year-End MLB Team Portfolio Rankings
The Red Sox, Astros and Dodgers comprise this year's top-3 with the Yankees and Cubs right behind them. Read more »
2018 NLCS Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers Vs. Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers certainly have the better bullpen and defense, but pretty basically everything else tilts in favor of the Dodgers. Read more »
Loose Ends: On The NL Tiebreakers And Wild Card Game
On the glorious nonsense of the double one-game playoffs and the NL Wild Card Game. Read more »
Mayhaps Valid Predictions: Thoughts On The MLB MVP Awards
On the Mookie Betts versus Mike Trout race in the AL and the wideopen race in the NL. Read more »
Postseason Prospects: Thoughts On The MLB Playoff Races
While there is only one truly interesting race in the AL, the National League has come to the rescue this year and offers a veritable cornucopia of tantalizing scenarios. Read more »
Predictions For The 2018 MLB Season (Bold, Tepid & Otherwise)
Predicting the regular season awards, division winners and what will happen in the always unpredictable October. Read more »
Grading The Offseason: NL Central
On the moves the Cardinals and Brewers made to close the gap on the Cubs while the Pirates began their rebuild and the Reds did virtually nothing. Read more »
Grading The Deals: Brewers Go All-In With Yelich, Cain Moves
The Brewers acquired Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain mere hours apart. Read more »
2017 Year-End MLB Team Portfolio Rankings
The Astros, Dodgers, Yankees, Indians and Cubs comprise our top-5 as we enter 2018. Read more »
Almost Home: A Quick Look At the NL Wild Card Race
For much of the season, we've been looking at a Diamondbacks-Rockies Wild Card game but the Brewers, Cardinals and Cubs could still make a run. Read more »
Grading The Deals: Eduardo Nunez, Anthony Swarzak, Pat Neshek
On Eduardo Nunez to the Red Sox, Anthony Swarzak to the Brewers and Pat Neshek to the Rockies. Read more »
A Treatise On The Omnipotence Of God (Of The KBO)
Eric Thames is a 30-year-old baseball player whom most of us had forgotten about having success at an unprecedented level. Thames is a much improved player who radically improved his plate discipline and, if we're being honest, has had a heaping helping of luck, as well. Read more »