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Astros to activate closer Josh Hader from ILThe Houston Astros will activate closer Josh Hader from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday, manager Joe Espada said on a local radio broadcast.,The veteran left-hander is expected to be available for the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Astros ...

Edwin Diaz remains Mets' closer despite fourth blown saveIn his first save appearance in a week, Mets right-hander Edwin Diaz squandered another ninth-inning lead on Saturday but will remain New York's closer. ,"He's our closer," Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters after a 7-2, 10-inning loss to the visiting San Francisco Giants. "In order for us t...

Tony La Russa was every bit the human gallstone you thought he wasIt could end up being the pacemaker that saved Chicago, going down in history along with other objects we revere like a lamp next to a cow, disco records, and all the dirt we moved to reverse the flow of the Chicago River to send our shit to St. Louis (where it belongs and they deserve) to name a fe...

Craig Kimbrel pitching his way off of Dodgers’ postseason roster

Craig Kimbrel needs to be left off the Dodgers’ postseason roster....

Dodgers need a closer, so they get a closer

The Los Angeles Dodgers don’t know when enough is enough, huh? No matter how much fire power they have, they can always have more. Earlier today, the Boys in Blue traded for Chicago White Sox All-Star reliever Craig Kimbrel, giving up outfielder A.J. Pollock in the process....

ESPN’s ‘Cy Young Predictor’ is laughably on the fritz

Predicting who is going to win major awards across the Big 4 American sports is one of the nation’s most popular pastimes. Oftentimes, arguments can be made for several different players. That’s why several years ago, ESPN put out its Cy Young Predictor, an AI system that would take a pitcher’s stat...

Why does one inning make such a difference?

Unless you actually talk to a White Sox fan here in town, things are pretty serene for the Pale Hose. They still have a dominating lead in the AL Central with no one actually trying to catch them, and seem pretty certain to have a date with the Astros come the division series, with every chance of s...

Hear me out: Tony La Russa… Manager of the Year?

Tony La Russa could shockingly be A.L. Manager of the Year for playoff-bound White Sox...