Sports Predictions

The National League Central remains wide open at this late date in the season, with the potential to produce some sort of very surprising outcome. The Cubs, Brewers, and Cardinals all still have a chance to win the division, and…

Part of trying to accurately predict games in the closing segment of any sports season is having to be cognizant of the motivation of teams involved.  That can often be as basic as understanding which teams are fighting for the…

Sometimes a Major League Baseball team in September doesn’t remotely resemble the same club that broke training camp in March. Typically that happens with teams that know by mid-season that there will be no playoffs for them in a given…

As the Major League Baseball schedule begins its post-Labor Day sprint to the post-season, teams in the playoff chase may have wildly differing agendas. For instance, Cleveland is all but assured of a playoff spot in the division series, given…

The stretch run of the Major League Baseball season isn’t just a time for team accomplishments. It’s also the time of year when individual players make their final case for postseason awards. Between the season’s end and the start of…

The month of August started with the Boston Red Sox sweeping their New York Yankee rivals and moving 10 games into the lead of the American League East. That settled that, right? Well…maybe. That optimistic New York fans are now…

The final quarter of the Major League Baseball season can be an interesting time for rookies. For most young players new to the league, this is the most baseball they’ve played in a single season in their lives and the…

One of the most fun things about the yearly Major League Pennant races is the potential for sheer chaos. With the season entering the final 10 days of August, suffice to say that in the National League we are indeed…

With 40 games remaining in the schedule, some harsh realities are setting in for different clubs around MLB. Even flickering playoff hopes at the start of August may now be slipping away as the calendar marches along with cruel indifference.…