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It was another fun and eventful chat session on Tuesday as we discussed expanding rosters to 26 players, the flaws of the current wild-card system, Matt Harvey and Stephen Strasburg, what the Cardinals should be about their outfield, Albert Pujols, J...

We finally know the World Series participants and maybe it's good news the second wild-card team didn't reach the World Series. Instead, we do end up with two first-place teams and two of the game's historic franchises. Here are three key players fro...

The Atlanta Braves playing a wild-card game where they committed three throwing errors, got burned on a controversial umpire's call, and saw their fans delay the game after littering the field with debris? Sure, I can envision all that happening. ...

Eric and I actually recorded this a few days ago, but it should still hold up. At least until the Braves or Cardinals lose this wild-card game!...

One of the most intriguing aspects of the new playoff format is the wild-card game presents a unique way to manipulate your roster. Tiebreaker games like we've seen in the past were considered regular-season games, so managers had their entire roster...

Buster Olney's Insider blog has the keys to winner-to-take-all games, an excellent primer to today's matchups. Here are some other pieces to check out: Amanda Rykoff with a fun look at the playoffs, from A to Z. Our friends at Camden Depot hav...

I sent an email to my pal Jim Caple, asking: Would you rather see the A's or Angels in the playoffs? I could also ask: Would you rather see the Orioles or the Rays? All four teams won on Wednesday, which means good news for the Orioles and A's ...

From David O'Brien's story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution over the weekend, Chipper Jones talks about the wild-card game: "I think it's stupid, to be honest with you. But Major Lague Baseball wants a bunch of teams in the playoffs. There's noth...

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 in a crucial game for positioning in the race for the second wild-card spot in the National League. Random thoughts follow. 1. To be fair, the Pirates played until 1:28 a.m. on Tuesday in Chica...

Buster Olney made an important point in his Insider blog today: Rosters for the wild-card game can be changed for the Division Series: The participating teams will set 25-man rosters for this one-game, winner-take-all extravaganza -- rosters th...

It probably comes as no surprise that the Philadelphia Phillies' run into the wild-card picture has been fueled by excellent starting pitcher. Bill Baer of Crashburn Alley has the details here: Among all NL starters who have faced at least 100 bat...

I joined Eric Karabell on Thursday's Baseball Today podcast and we debated the NL wild-card race: Is it really exciting or are we just watching a bunch of mediocre teams battle it out? Plus the amazing Oakland A's and A.J. Griffin, the White Sox and...

With the pesky Rays and Orioles battling it out in Baltimore, we talked about the wild-card race, whether the Rangers should trade Elvis Andrus, why football is more popular than baseball, playoff rotations, which city has fans that are most into gam...

The second wild card is a goofy, ridiculous idea that goes against everything baseball history stands for: That the regular season is the ultimate test of a team's ability, strength and toughness. To get to the playoffs, you have to prove yourself ov...

Today on SweetSpot TV, Eric and I took a look at the big A's-Angels series that begins tonight in Los Angeles. While both teams are still in the AL West mix, it seems their most likely path to the playoffs is via the wild card, so this four-game set ...

No, seriously, don't laugh. You can't write off the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers just yet. Both teams are 69-71 and six games behind the Cardinals for the second wild card (with the Dodgers and Pirates also ahead of them), but didn't w...