Some notes on an interesting start to the off-season.
The debate between performance analysts and mainstream observers over Derek Jeter’s defense intensified Tuesday when Jeter was awarded his first Gold Glove.
From three outs left to a dogpile in 11 days, the Boston Red Sox put together one of the greatest sports stories in recent memory.
Long-Rest Pedro showed up last night, and pushed the Cardinals closer to a long rest themselves.
Thunderstorms could throw a monkey wrench into the best-laid plans of Terry Francona.
It’s not often a team has a six-game winning streak in the postseason, but that’s where the Red Sox are this morning.
Thanks in part to Roger Clemens, the World Series opens tonight at Fenway Park. Look for a lot of runs to be scored in the next week.
Thanks to the Cardinals’ pitching staff, for the first time in years, the World Series will feature the best teams in baseball.
The Red Sox did what no baseball team had ever done before, and they did it in style. They also cleared the stage for the Astros and Cardinals, who play their Game Seven tonight.
That the Yankees and Red Sox will go the distance in determining the American League champion is no surprise…as long as you ignore how it happened.
Just when you think this postseason can’t get any more dramatic, along comes a day like October 18.
The NLCS was set for its solo, but the ALCS stole the spotlight one more time.
Even if you weren’t surprised by the Yankees’ performance in the ALCS to date, Saturday’s 19-8 rout had to come as a shock.
For the people who might have missed Wednesday night’s NLCS Game One, Phil Garner was nice enough to repeat his mistakes.
The Astros might have pulled out last night’s game if Phil Garner had borrowed a page from Billy Martin.
Joe Sheehan takes a look at last night’s Yankees-Red Sox tilt, then analyzes the Cardinals-Astros matchup.