October baseball is finally here and every pitch is filled with suspense! The biggest difference about postseason play compared to the regular season is extra innings. The playoffs don’t get the runner placed at 2nd base to start the 10th, so games could go on for a long time. The pitch clock and mound visit rules still apply and teams …
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THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: OCTOBER 2ND — 8TH
Welcome to October and that means one thing, the MLB Postseason has arrived! The Wild Card series start on Tuesday and are a Best of 3. The Winners of those series will advance to the Division Series, which begin on Saturday. The top seed in the National League is the Atlanta Braves, with the Baltimore Orioles holding the top spot …
Read More »MLB: SEPTEMBER IN REVIEW
The regular season is in the books and it’s time for playoff baseball! This month was the crescendo of a fantastic and record breaking 6 month campaign. The month closed with all the playoff spots secured, but seeding is still up in the air on the final day of the season. Attendance and viewership were up tremendously across the league …
Read More »THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: SEPTEMBER 25TH — OCTOBER 1ST
The month of September comes to a close and that means the games mean more! This is the final week of the MLB Regular Season and Playoff spots/ seeding are still in the balance. College Football enters Week 5 and the NFL turns to Week 4. Speaking of the NFL, we get the first International game of the year when …
Read More »THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: SEPTEMBER 18TH — 24th
Football Season is still in it’s infancy as we enter Week 4 of the College Football Season and Week 3 of the NFL. The MLB season is the exact opposite since this is the second to last week of the regular season. There are tons of playoff spots still unaccounted for and a lot of meaningful games to be played. …
Read More »THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: SEPTEMBER 11TH — 17TH
First off, on behalf of Spinnable Sports and The Irrational Confidence Podcast, congratulations to Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic on capturing the U.S.Open! This week starts with a much anticipated debut as Aaron Rodgers makes his first start for the Jets on Monday Night Football. The NFL moves into Week 2 and College Football turns the page to Week 3. …
Read More »THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: SEPTEMBER 4TH THRU 10TH
Week 1 of the College Football Season is in the books and that means one thing…the NFL kicks off this week! The NFL returns on Thursday night with the Lions taking on the reigning World Champion Chiefs. We turn to Week 2 of the college football season, highlighted by Texas visiting the Alabama Crimson Tide. We are fully into the …
Read More »MLB: AUGUST IN REVIEW
August was a major separation month for contenders and pretenders. The Mariners, Brewers, Cubs, Dodgers, Phillies, Orioles and Braves all surged. The Reds, Rangers, Angels, Padres and Marlins hit some rough patches. Speaking of rough patches, the Yankees, Mets and Cardinals are cellar dwellers and fans are irate. August also brought us history as the Dodgers won 24 games to …
Read More »THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: AUGUST 28TH — SEPTEMBER 3RD
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS OFFICIALLY BACK THIS WEEK!! This is also a very important week in the NFL since rosters must be reduced from 90 to 53 on Tuesday. If your fantasy football is drafting this week/ weekend, then we highly recommend checking out Spinnable Sports for our position rankings. It’s also the final week of August and we enter the …
Read More »THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: AUGUST 21ST — 27TH
Welcome to the final week of the NFL Preseason and Week 0 of the College Football Season! The 2023 College Football season officially opens in Dublin, Ireland with Navy and Notre Dame. There’s a nice slate of games on Saturday to compliment the opener in Dublin. The MLB Playoff Hunt gets tighter as we enter the final full week of …
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