MLB fans are old and getting older. Meanwhile, the league is busy dividing its fans along generational lines with controversial rule changes, all the while ignoring its emergency of irrelevancy among younger people.
Winning the World Series is the ultimate accomplishment for any baseball player. Getting to the Fall Classic, though, is a feat unto itself that no one in cleats and stirrups should take for granted because you never know if you’ll ever make it back.
Cubs' ace Jake Arrieta threw a four-hit shutout, as Chicago beat the Pirates, 4-0, in the National League Wild Card game in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.
Dallas Keuchel threw six shutout innings and Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez homered to lead the Houston Astros over the New York Yankees, 3-0, in the American League Wild Card game in the Bronx on Tuesday night.
It's time to look at how all 15 American League squads shape up, plus guess where they'll finish and who wins what playoff games. These predictions are guaranteed to come true (unless they don't).