Game 1 of the 2013 ALCS gets underway at 8:00 p.m. EST as the Tigers face the Red Sox at Fenway for the first of two games in Boston. Follow along with the voices of XN Sports staff writers and editors as Game 1 unfolds. Tonight’s starting lineups and pitching matchups: Detroit Anibal Sanchez (14-8, […]
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I’m skipping the numbers today, and going right to the heart of things: the Tigers may be in for a surprise in Oakland, and if I weren’t concerned about upsetting my local readers, Id go ahead and say the Tigers don’t stand a chance.
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This week, there is quite a bit of movement at the top of the MLB Power Rankings. Over the last few weeks, most of the big risers and fallers were in the middle of the pack. But, thanks to some streaking among several teams, the landscape of the top 10 has changed. The Braves and
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The trading deadline has the attention of the Major League Baseball landscape right now, and rightfully so. And our weekly MLB Power Rankings reflect that. The teams in the upper half of the standings are looking to buy, while many in the bottom half are trying to sell. As for the rankings themselves, we have
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There is a change atop our MLB power rankings. That may not be news in itself, though the Cardinals have spent nearly a month enjoying the perch. The news is the team replacing them. The Pittsburgh Pirates are the best team in baseball for the first time since about the days of General Custer. Unlike
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The 2013 MLB Power Rankings have just become interesting. With the recent surge of the Toronto Blue Jays, it’s safe to say that the American League East is now a five-team race. The AL East is now the only division in baseball in which every team has a win percentage above .500, and there are
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Michael Bourn is arguably the best base-stealer in the game today, a label that carries a hefty price tag in a weak free agent market. At the same time, Bourn is not your prototypical lead-off hitter, compiling just a .338 OBP since 2008. Because of that, some teams are shying away in favor of guys
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