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Momentum is a myth for playoff-bound teams

CNNSI.com

The Rangers are limping into the postseason. The A's and Tigers couldn't be much hotter. But even with baseball's new October format, Jay Jaffe says a playoff spot is like a parking spot.

Jason Beck, MLB.com

Jim Leyland couldn't have predicted the kind of season that would land the Tigers back in the postseason for a second consecutive year. He could predict the encore of his reigning American League Most Valuable Player Award winner.

Sam Page, deadspin.com

The BBC headline (above) describes Miguel Cabrera's triple crown in just about the most British way possible. Despite Venezuelans playing in Major League Baseball since 1939, and Venezuela's finishing ahead of the U.S. in the last World Baseball Classic…

David Roher, deadspin.com

The Athletics and the Yankees clinched their respective division titles on the same day, but the paths they took to get there were very different. The A's budget freight train slammed through a Rangers squad that had sat atop the AL West for over 170 co…

Vinnie Duber, MLB.com

First baseman Prince Fielder and the rest of the Tigers appreciate having witnessed Miguel Cabrera's historic run to the first Triple Crown in 45 years on Wednesday night.

Jesse Sanchez, MLB.com

In the annals of baseball history in Venezuela, it is Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera who might be remembered as the greatest hitter to ever come from the country.