“Do not go gentle into that good night…rage, rage against the dying of the light.” – Dylan Thomas The triple digit win total of just two seasons ago must feel very, very far away right now. Ousted from the postseason by their arch-nemesis in one season, and then missing October baseball altogether the next must […]
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Division Preview: The Pittsburgh Pirates
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more” – Henry V, Act 3, Scene 1 Consecutive seasons of wild card postseason exits would understandably leave a lot of western Pennsylvanians bitter. The two decades of losing seasons are one thing, but to finally break the barrier into the postseason for the first time since […]
Division Preview: The Milwaukee Brewers
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” — Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird Realistically, the Milwaukee Brewers are at least a season or two from contending, but they have a well-stocked farm system with a […]
Division Preview: The Cincinnati Reds
‘Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’ Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. – from “Ozymandias,” by Percy Shelley As recently as 2013, the Cincinnati Reds were a playoff baseball team, but their status now stands as a sad […]