MLB's playoff races are heating up as the regular season nears its final week. Every game matters and, as baseball fans know, magic numbers start to matter. But what the heck is a magic number and ...

The Philadelphia Phillies are closing in on another Red October. Last night, the Phillies defeated their National League East Division rival New York Mets 9-3 to inch closer to the postseason. Here's ...

Some atoms are stable, while others seem to fall apart. Lead-208 will probably last forever, while the synthetic isotope technetium-99 exists for just hours. The difference lies in the structure of ...

As the Milwaukee Brewers run away with the best record in MLB, our FanSided.com editorial staff has a question for any other so-called contenders in baseball: Are you sure you want to win the World ...

So, what are the magic numbers as we get set for action on Friday, September 27? We can help with that and explain what a magic number is, because it's vital to teams who are in the possible ...

The Chicago Cubs are going to hate themselves for losing Sunday’s game with the Washington Nationals, as they fell, 6-3, at Wrigley Field. It’s not just that Chicago (81-62) lost the game and lost the ...

Mid-to-late-September is the time of year when MLB fans hope to see their team punch its ticket to the postseason. Doing so is easier said than done, but that's always the dream scenario. The easiest ...

So many people I speak to seem to believe there are some magic numbers out there that equate to stock picking success. Two things in particular that I hear over and over again when I’m helping people ...