Playoff Pinch Hits: Why The Royals Will Win The World Series In 6 Games
The Giants and Royals got to the World Series by playing better baseball than better teams. Which team will emerge as champion?
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The Giants and Royals got to the World Series by playing better baseball than better teams. Which team will emerge as champion?
Buster Posey seemed almost embarrassed.
A six-pack won't be enough for Madison Bumgarner if the San Francisco Giants win the World Series.
The Kansas City Royals traded for starting pitcher James Shields before the 2013 season, giving up top hitting prospect Wil Myers.
The World Series between the Royals and Giants will feature two teams that didn't even win 90 games during the regular season.
While many people know about the Giants, they are no rookie when it comes to the World Series having won two in the last four years, little is known about the Kansas City Royals. Here are five fun facts about America's newest favorite team.
Baseball is trying to be pure again. And when you consider the final four teams in the MLB postseason, they did a good job. The Giants, Cardinals, Orioles and Royals aren't considered members of the monetary aristocracy, at least not at the level of the Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers.
The Giants beat the Cardinals to make the World Series. But baseball fans outside of San Francisco will be rooting for the Royals.
The Royals aren't winning the World Series because the Giants are.
The Royals reach their first World Series since 1985 with 8 straight American League playoff wins, beating the Athletics, Angels and Orioles.
Movie star Paul Rudd is the ultimate Royals fan.
Mike Moustakas had his eye on the ball from the moment it left Adam Jones's bat, tracking it against the bright lights of Kauffman Stadium.
The Royals lead the Orioles 2-0. The Cardinals and Giants are tied at one game. What's the chance of each possible World Series matchup?
The Royals have a six-game winning streak in the 2014 MLB postseason. And now they head back to Kansas City with a 2-0 lead over the Orioles in the ALCS.
The Royals have the smallest payroll of the remaining MLB playoff teams. The Cardinals, Giants and Orioles all started the season with payrolls exceeding $100 million.
The Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals are both in the ALCS, with unlikely sweeps in their respective ALDS matchups.
The Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels each find themselves in an 0-2 hole. Can either team recover?
All four League Division Series are well underway now in the 2014 MLB Playoffs, and as usual, there are plenty of surprises.
It's down to the Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels in the American League as the Division Series begin.
The Kansas City Royals hosted the Oakland Athletics Tuesday night and the game had the attention of the boys in blue.
The Kansas City Royals are off to the division series beating the A's 9-8 in extra innings.
The Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics are both small-market teams with big MLB Playoff aspirations.
Throughout a topsy-turvy first season as manager of the Detroit Tigers, Brad Ausmus has been careful not to show any sign of panic — even when his team was stumbling through a terrible stretch in late May or struggling to keep pace in August.
Whether the Tigers find their form Sunday or not, back-to-back blowout losses to the last-place Twins leave a sour taste for the team.
Dozens of marching bands, floats and businesses were walking down Michigan Avenue in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood on Sunday for the 68th annual St. Patrick's Parade.
A Lapeer County, Michigan, man is richer after winning a jackpot worth over $500,000 playing the Michigan Lottery's Double Win Wild Time Fast Cash game, officials said Thursday.
The Boilermakers won the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2023 and the third time overall.
A Mount Clemens, Michigan, woman accused of using her computer to share child sexually abusive material last year has pleaded no contest, online court records said.
A 36-year-old woman has been sentenced to two years of probation in a hit-and-run in Warren, Michigan, that killed another woman last year, according to online court records.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has activated the State Emergency Operations Center due to "the threat of significant weather impacts" across the state, officials said Sunday morning.
A round of high wind develops Sunday afternoon as the warm sector of a low pressure system builds into lower Michigan.
The Israel Defense Forces said Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali was responsible for managing weapons operations for the unit within the U.S.-designated terrorist group.
Dozens of marching bands, floats and businesses were walking down Michigan Avenue in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood on Sunday for the 68th annual St. Patrick's Parade.
The Detroit Chapter of the National Action Network is calling on people of all faiths to come together after the synagogue attack on Thursday in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
The United Auto Workers says that Detroit Diesel is adding a third shift, recalling laid-off workers and hiring dozens more people.
AAA says motorists are paying an average of $3.53 a gallon for regular unleaded gas in the United States.
For the first time in 15 years, Stellantis is not issuing a profit-sharing distribution to UAW-represented employees.
Union Vice President Laura Dickerson confirmed that the worker, TJ Sabula, "has no discipline on his record."
Some General Motors employees are taken aback by this year's profit-sharing checks, with it being $4,000 less than the previous one.
The acclaimed filmmaker, who died in February at age 96, revolutionized the art of documentaries with such films as "Titicut Follies." In an interview recorded last year, the pioneering Wiseman talked about his unusual production methods aimed at capturing life.
Hollywood's biggest stars are gearing up for the 98th annual Academy Awards. Here is what to know and how to watch the 2026 Oscars.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
A restaurant celebrating rock music in the era of the legendary band Kiss is set to open in Royal Oak.
Six Flags is selling off some of its North America amusement parks, including Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon.
The U.S. became the first nation to sweep the hockey tournaments at the Olympics and Paralympics.
The Israel Defense Forces said Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali was responsible for managing weapons operations for the unit within the U.S.-designated terrorist group.
Six U.S. service members who were killed in a military refueling aircraft crash over Iraq last week have been identified as members of the Ohio Air National Guard and Florida-based crew members.
The Detroit Chapter of the National Action Network is calling on people of all faiths to come together after the synagogue attack on Thursday in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr did not name specific networks, but his post included a reference to a Saturday morning Truth Social post from the president.
A second resident of Washtenaw County is suspected to have measles, as health officials continue an investigation about potential cases and exposure sites.
A measles case has been confirmed in Washtenaw County, with health officials investigating when and where others may have been exposed in Southeast Michigan.
Michigan Medicine will drop thousands of Blue Cross Blue Shield members if a deal isn't reached.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Water testing has detected "low levels" of Legionella bacteria at two more Oakland County government buildings.
The Boilermakers won the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2023 and the third time overall.
The U.S. became the first nation to sweep the hockey tournaments at the Olympics and Paralympics.
The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday to UCLA, a squad they beat by 23 less than a month ago.
Jalen Duren had 30 points and 13 rebounds and Cade Cunningham added 17 points and 15 assists as the Detroit Pistons handed the Memphis Grizzlies their seventh straight loss with a 126-110 victory on Friday night.
Jake Guentzel and Gage Goncalves each scored twice, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night.
Rose talks about a new TV series being filmed in Detroit called "South West High," which revolves around a fictional high school in the Motor City.
As Women's History Month kicks off, Donna Murray-Brown, the new president and CEO of Inforum, appears on Michigan Matters.
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Claressa Shields talks about giving back to the community and her efforts to increase equity for women in sports.
The roundtable discusses the impact of the high-profile game for advertisers, including Detroit-based Rocket and Redfin.
Thousands of people lined the streets of Detroit's Corktown neighborhood on Sunday for the 68th annual St. Patrick's Parade. CBS News Detroit's Veronica Ortega was there.
Former NHL player and 1997 Hobey Baker award winner Brendan Morrison is on a committee, organized by University of Michigan Regent Denise Ilitch and her strategic advisor, Jenna Trubiano, to raise awareness on the desire to see the college field a Division I women's hockey team.
The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team secured a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament after losing to the Purdue Boilermakers in the Big Ten Tournament championship on Sunday. CBS News Detroit's Matt Finkel reports on the loss and how the team is feeling ahead of the big dance.
The Israel Defense Forces says the brother of the man accused of carrying out Thursday's attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield was a Hezbollah commander who was "eliminated" in an airstrike last week.
Southeast Michigan residents are still trying to clean up after high winds blew through the region on Friday. A man in Redford says a large tree came down on his Delaware Street home during the gusts.