With the MLB playoffs among us, let’s take a quick look back at Call to the Pen’s coverage of the final week of the regular season.
Friday
Tim kicked things off last week by taking a historical look at Mariano Rivera’s passing of Trevor Hoffman as MLB’s all-time saves leader, and how it was the most anticlimactic record set in baseball history.
Mickey focused his attention on the performances of a pair of up-and-comers, Jacob Turner and Matt Moore.
Saturday
Mickey proved a soothsayer of sorts, detailing his concerns surrounding the Atlanta Braves bullpen.
Joe went on to give us the top five pitching performances of the year according to Game Score. After the revealing, Joe provided readers with what he considered to be baseball’s best pitched games of the year.
Sunday
With the weekend drawing to a close, several teams were still vying for their playoff lives. Mickey did a postseason edition power ranking to showcase who he considered to be the strongest contenders entering October.
Monday
Mickey wondered how Jacoby Ellsbury’s game-winning three run home run would impact American League MVP voting.
Tuesday
After playing over their heads a bit during the last week of the season, Mickey confirmed that the Orioles and Astros had fully embraced their role as spoilers.
With Ozzie Guillen and the Chicago White Sox parting ways, Tim compared the zealous skipper with a similarly tempered manager from yesteryear.
Mickey also tells us why Eric Hosmer has more potential than likely AL Rookie of the Year Jeremy Hellickson.
Wednesday
Before they punched their postseason tickets, the Rays had already done enough to impress Mickey. He took a look at how this improbable group managed to make it back into postseason contention during what was supposed to be a down year.
Thursday
Thursday brought all kinds of action. Justin told us how the Orioles finally managed to do something right.
With the Red Sox season officially coming to an end, Joe examined the infamous Carl Crawford signing.
Mickey gave us an idea why this game that we all love is truly built on romanticism.
Tim took a break from the playoff talk, taking a look at, what he believes to be, Roger Maris’ underappreciated 61 home run season.