2018 World Series Trivia: Best Active Players Without a World Series

Once again, it's time for my yearly post-World Series Sporcle Quiz, "Can You Name the Best Active Players Without a World Series", now updated to account for the newly-crowned champs, the 2018 Red Sox. If you want to play the quiz blind, follow that link. I have a few mildly spoiler-filled comments after the break once you're finished.

Justin Verlander in the Postseason

I've got another new post up at The Crawfish Boxes, this one about Astros' Game 5 starter Justin Verlander and his impressive history in the postseason.

Astros-Red Sox ALCS Previews

Here's another round-up of things I've written over at The Crawfish Boxes for the upcoming series:

I predicted a tight series as part of our staff predictions, with the Astros winning in 7.

I also looked at Chris Sale and David Price's past struggles in the postseason, and how likely they are to flare up again.

Astros-Indians ALDS Recap

I have a new post up at The Crawfish Boxes, looking back at what all went right in the ALDS sweep of the Indians (most things) and what might be areas of concern heading into the ALCS. Go check it out!

Indians-Astros Series Previews

I wrote an article breaking down the Cleveland Indians' roster in advance of the ALDS series starting tomorrow. Go check it out!

And once again, in case you missed it, here's a recording of me talking to ESPN Radio Toledo about the matchup from yesterday.

Today marks the start of the NLDS, so enjoy the start of an brief-but-constant deluge of important baseball games!

I was on ESPN Radio!

ESPN Radio Toledo wanted to do a preview of the upcoming Astros-Indians Division Series featuring someone to represent the Astros side of things, and I was lucky enough to join them! If you want to hear the recording, it's now up over on The Crawfish Boxes! 

The Annual MLB Playoff Trivia Article, 2018 Edition

My writing at The Crawfish Boxes and the dual-Game 163s yesterday made this sneak up on me more than the last few years, but I still wanted to keep my streak alive. But first things first: over at the Crawfish Boxes, I was one of the writers to submit my predictions for the AL Wild Card Game and Division Series rounds, so go check that out (spoiler alert: I picked the Astros over the Indians).

With that out of the way, on to the traditional trivia:

My Posts at The Crawfish Boxes for This Week

I had two new pieces go up over at The Crawfish Boxes this week.

First was a follow-up to last week's playoff roster piece, this time focusing on pitchers.

Second was looking up at why the Indians might be an especially good Division Series opponent for the Astros.

Predicting the 2018 Astros' Postseason Roster

My first full piece over at The Crawfish Boxes is up. In it, I try and predict the position players who will make the Astros' postseason roster. Go check it out!