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2025 Division Series Preview
It was 30 years ago that the Division Series was officially introduced into Major League Baseball; originally, we were supposed to get this in 1994, but the strike killed the rest of the season and the postseason. 1995 was the first official season for the Division Series, which served as the postseason's opening round until the introduction the Wild Card Game in 2012. The Division Series currently serves as the second round and introduces the teams who received byes and avoided the Wild Card Series. In addition, it increases the margin of error, as the Division Series is played under a best-of-five format.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 17 Recap: Don't Mess With Success
We need to talk. I didn't address this in my Week 16 recap, but I have to now. It's old news, but it's still fresh. As the saying goes, "There'll be some changes made." Very stupid ones. CFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston announced that a number of rule changes will be made to the league we all love, and they will take place during the next two seasons. Let's start chronologically, shall we?
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Unbalanced
The Last One Standing: Seattle Mariners
According to multiple sources, the Los Angeles Dodgers are still the heavy favorites to win the World Series. However, I beg to differ on that. The Seattle Mariners success this season has been recognized and noticed by the league and baseball world. It's all due to mainly one player: Cal Raleigh. He's been breaking records left and right and I believe that the Mariners will not only reach the World Series, but to win it all. Raleigh will be named World Series MVP. I made both of these predictions in my Postseason story, which you can read down below.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 4 months ago in Unbalanced
Los Angles Rams Wide Receiver Puka Nacua Makes History Against the San Francisco 49ers
Sometimes you witness history in the making, and sometimes history smacks you upside the head like a blindside hit from Ray Lewis. Thursday night’s Rams-49ers slugfest delivered the latter when Puka Nacua casually rewrote the NFL record books with all the fanfare of ordering a coffee. What did he accomplish?
By Total Apex Entertainment & Sports4 months ago in Unbalanced
49ears'WR Kendrick Bourne goes from doghouse to penthouse in four days
It's been a long time since anyone said anything about Kendrick Bourne—and that's not a good thing. In the NFL, things can swing wildly in the course of a week. One minute you could be when a coach is chewing you out not only in front of everyone but for everyone. Then a full four days later, you could be the mental spark the locker room needed. You could be the receiver making catches that finishes drives and moves the chains.
By Jayu4 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: We Still Own You, Boston. Top Story - October 2025.
A familiar saying comes to mind in this case: "The more things change, the more they stay the same." First off, let's talk about the fact that this was the best Wild Card Series round ever. Yes, we're only four seasons in to this format, but still. In the first three years, there were 12 series. Only two went the maximum three games: Mets/Padres in 2022, and Brewers/Mets in 2024. This year saw three deciding Game Threes, and the last one was between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: How Do You Not Win the NL West?!
A lot of things happened when MLB changed the postseason format and added a second Wild Card team in each league back in 2012. One of them was that the emphasis on winning the division increased vastly. Before, each league's four playoff teams were on equal ground. When the second Wild Card was added, it allowed all of the division champions to take a bit of a breather while the two Wild Cards faced each other. Since 2022, it's only the top two division champions who get the byes, and while the #3 seed does have to play in the Wild Card Series, at least they'd get that series at home.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: Unlucky 77
How the American League Central was won in 2025 will definitely be the latest of a long, long list of amazing tales in baseball history. Much like their National League counterparts in the southern end of Ohio, the Cleveland Guardians were an afterthought. Not only were they 10.5 games out entering September, they were in third place! The Guardians exploded in September, capitalizing on the freefalling of the Detroit Tigers and moving into a position for them to easily clinch the AL Central. They did just that in Game 162 when the Tigers lost prior to Cleveland's game finishing.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Unbalanced
Reds 1st Team Eliminated, but They Have a Lot to Be Proud Of
On the first day of October, four teams looked to stay alive and avoid elimination. Three teams did so, leaving the Cincinnati Reds to complete the sweep. They did strike first in Game Two of their National League Wild Card Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, plating two against, of all pitchers, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. However, again, the Dodgers were just too much for them. An 8-4 loss to the Dodgers, and just like that, the Reds' season was over.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Fights Hard in 3-2 Loss to Pleasantville
Photos at end of article After opening the season with a pair of wins, John Jay was home on Monday September 8, and they were swinging for a triple. But a miscue in the very early going set the tone and picked off the prospect for three in a row.
By Rich Monetti4 months ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 4 Recap: They're Back, Baby?!
Have the rumors of the Kansas City Chiefs' demise been greatly exaggerated? When the Chiefs started 0-2, we all celebrated. We said it was over. Their next game was the Giants; we knew they'd win that one, but even so, Baltimore was next. I was immensely confident that the Ravens would beat down the Chiefs. So the game was at Arrowhead. In my view, all that meant was that the Chiefs would lose by two touchdowns instead of three. Then, I watched Baltimore's game against the Lions. My goodness. Granted, the Lions are good enough to tap dance all over opposing defenses, but there's that and there's what I saw to end Week 3. That entire game totally siphoned away all of my confidence in Baltimore in Week 4.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Unbalanced
