The baseball playoffs really heat up this weekend with both the National League and American League Championship Series going into a 6th game. On today's show, host Dave Holcomb recaps the action from the week in both leagues. Detroit fans might feel their team could have easily won every game so far, but it's been Boston that's been the better teams through the first five … [Read more...] about Around the Diamond: Championship Series Part III
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Around the Diamond Episode 22: Playoff Tiebreaker
Around the Diamond is excited to begin its playoff coverage as MLB kicks off the October season with a wild card tiebreaker on the last day of September. Host Dave Holcomb takes you through the matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers and discusses how Cleveland finished with the best wild car record. In the second segment, Holcomb talks about the remaining … [Read more...] about Around the Diamond Episode 22: Playoff Tiebreaker
Braves Win 10th Straight, Phillies Lose Again
By Dave Holcomb Atlanta completed their three game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies despite their weekend celebration of the 20th anniversary of the 1993 National League Champion Phillies. The Fighting Phils may have done better with the old players on the field. The Braves stayed red hot as they have won 10 games in a row for the second time this season, a feat not … [Read more...] about Braves Win 10th Straight, Phillies Lose Again
Contenders and Pretenders in the Late-Season MLB Pennant Push
By Taylor Nigrelli As we move into the final two months of perhaps the most exciting MLB season in 15 years, we can began to see teams that have posing as contenders all year fall off and teams that haven’t quite reached their potential ready to emerge. This is, of course, no different than any other season. In 2011 the Cardinals came on in August after toiling below … [Read more...] about Contenders and Pretenders in the Late-Season MLB Pennant Push
Around the Diamond: Episode 11
In today's show, host Dave Holcomb covers all the top news from around major league baseball hitting upon all six divisions. To start, the biggest series of all-time is taking place in Pittsburgh. Not really, this isn't ESPN, but in all seriousness, it's a really big series. The Pirates come into the five game set 1.5 games behind the Cardinals, and with the Buccos winning … [Read more...] about Around the Diamond: Episode 11