Craig Kimbrel

The NFL knows that football fans are starting to itch. No games have been played since the week of Valentine’s Day. Scott Hanson is sending out his weekly summer countdown of how many Sundays remain until the RedZone returns to our lives —…

Edwin Diaz exits the game during the eighth inning against the San Diego Padres in game two of the Wild Card Series at Citi Field on October 08, 2022 in New York City. Image: Getty ImagesThis past Sunday, the New York Mets re-signed closer…

Clayton KershawPhoto: Getty ImagesEverywhere except Houston, it’s time for teams and fans to try and get to where Houston is. Or it will be in January or February instead of November and December, like it used to be. Anyway, we run through…

Let him ‘ear itImage: Getty ImagesIgnore the San Diego Padres all you want.It would be easy.After all, this franchise has been nothing but disappointing in the postseason, and that was with the late, great Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn.They went…

BallsPhoto: Getty ImagesWe knew the new baseball playoff system, with the addition of a third wildcard team, would create quirks. In a vacuum, it works because all division winners are considered equal. But in reality, where people play the…

San Diego’s Nick Martinez feels the heat in relief during the Padres’ 5-0 loss to Arizona on Monday.Image: Getty ImagesThe MLB postseason starts in just over a month. In the National League, four of the six spots have all but been secured.…

Just leave him at home, Dodgers.Image: APCraig Kimbrel needs to be left off the Dodgers’ postseason roster.Sure, L.A. — the 2022 World Series favorite — is a sure bet to win its ninth NL West title in 10 years. And they may even challenge…

Cubs fans said their goodbyes to Willson Contreras, who went nowhere.Image: Getty ImagesThe MLB trade deadline has passed, and for the most part, it was the usual story. It’s not really Haves and Have-nots anymore, because any team can and…

Why did the Brewers trade Josh Hader, anyway?Image: APAmidst all the hullabaloo following the Juan Soto trade (Nationals are officially a poverty franchise now, by the way), the Padres’ deal for Josh Hader has been brushed aside, tucked…

The 2022 Hall of Fame class was loaded. When Jimmy Rollins, Tim Hudson, and Prince Fielder are some of the low-end first-years, and two of them don’t even receive five percent of the vote, you know it’s an insane class. Between Álex…