The 2021 MLB playoffs are finally here, and two hot teams are ready to go for the National League Wild Card Game. The Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals will go head-to-head in the NL Wild Card Game to see who will advance to face the San Francisco Giants …
Read More »Former Gators Make Their Mark on 2021 MLB Season
As the MLB Postseason starts tonight, there were a few notable Florida Gator Alumni that had great seasons for teams throughout baseball. Harrison Bader of the St. Louis Cardinals, Anthony Desclafani of the San Francisco Giants, and Mike Zunino of the Tampa Bay Rays are on postseason rosters, but a …
Read More »AL Wild Card Preview: Red Sox Host Archrival Yankees
We don’t like them, and they don’t like us. It’s a tale that goes back to the early 1900s and the Great Bambino. The Red Sox embody grit and determination, encouraging their players to dirty their helmets with pine tar. The Yankees represent class and elegance, requiring their players to …
Read More »Three Former Gators Set For MLB Postseason
Alas, October. Annually, the tenth month of the year causes rejoice from baseball fans near and far. Why? Notably, October marks the start of the MLB postseason, beginning with Tuesday’s American League (AL) Wild Card game between the Yankees and Red Sox. Surely, there will be former Gators among the …
Read More »October is Here: MLB Postseason is Set
It is that time of year: October. Leaves begin to change colors, wind chill starts to pick up and baseball’s best turn into legends. Rivalries will be both reignited and forged in the fires of October postseason baseball. But each team remaining has the same goal: winning a World Series. …
Read More »OTD in 1961: Maris breaks Babe’s home run record
On this day in 1961, the unbreakable was broken. Roger Maris approached the plate with 60 home runs on the season, tied with Babe Ruth for the most home runs in a season. He tied the record five days earlier against the Orioles. His second at-bat of the day, he …
Read More »Rays Clinch Top Seed in AL Playoffs
The Tampa Bay Rays close out their series against the Houston Astros tonight in game three. Last night’s game secured the Tampa team’s No. 1 spot in the American League playoffs for the second season in a row. The AL East crown stays right here pic.twitter.com/exd9PO2XR1 — Tampa Bay Rays …
Read More »Cardinals clinch wild card spot, MLB Playoff race heating up
The MLB Playoff race is heating up as the season is winding down. One more team is now safe, though, as the St. Louis Cardinals clinch their spot in the October festivities. St. Louis Cardinals clinch a playoff spot on 17-game win streak The longest win streak in franchise history. That …
Read More »Rays To Promote Montreal Split Games Plan During 2021 Playoffs
All is well in Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers are 2-1, coming off a Super Bowl victory. The Lightning start preseason, defending their second straight Stanley Cup. And the Rays have a stronghold on the AL East, hoping to make it back to the World Series after falling to the Dodgers …
Read More »Brewers Take The NL Central Title
With an 8-4 win over the New York Mets on Sunday, the Milwaukee Brewers are the National League Central champions. https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/1442257649614082052?s=20 A Long Time Coming After clinching a spot in the playoffs on Sept. 18, the Brewers secured the division in front of a sold-out crowd at American Family Field. …
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