The Official 2015 MLB Season Preview
So I couldn’t recapture my 2013 magic last season. But I’ll settle for perfectly predicting the three division winners and two wild cards from the National League, even if the world did not, in fact,…
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“It Was Just Their Year”
You know the old terminology, but you may choose not to buy into if you’re not a believer in “destiny,” or at least destiny in the sports world. But doesn’t it just seem like many…
Boston Sports Pays My Bills
Let me preface everything you’re about to read by saying I am not a person who is filled with hate. Strong dislike? Sure. Occasional disgust? You betcha. But hate? I may say the word often, but I…
A’s Hoping For (Ex) Red Sox Magic
Oakland’s postseason roster boasts seven former Boston players Remember Game 4 of the ALDS? Of course you don’t. But you can bet that Jed Lowrie does. The rookie shortstop delivered a series-ending, walk-off single off…
Wasted effort: When the 9th inning comeback fails
I started to notice a theme early in the year. A team would heroically fight back to tie a game in the 9th inning, sometimes against a seemingly unhittable closer. It appeared momentum would be…
The Closer Complex: An Inverse Universe
Imagine, for a second, that you are a baseball purist. You are discussing the traits of a championship team and what it needs to survive and succeed in the grind of a 162-game season. Surely,…
AL East Draft Grades: Jays, Not Rays, Get A’s
The 2014 Major League Baseball Draft is officially in our rear-view mirror, but the time to analyze is just beginning. It may take years for the picture to fully come into focus, but why not…
2014 MLB Preview: East meets West in the Series?
You don’t always earn credibility for predicting the winners in sports. If you picked the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl this past season, kudos, but let’s face it, Seattle was hardly a shocker to…
Could the Yankees be This Year’s Red Sox?
Before we go any further, let me state for the record, on March 8, that I am not declaring that I think the Yankees will be world champions in 2014. Not yet, anyway. But it’s…
Is Baseball Eclipsing Football in Parity?
The Seattle Seahawks, the NFL champions of 2013, feel like underdogs. After all, the city hasn’t celebrated a pro sports title since 1979 and the football franchise had never hoisted the Lombardi Trophy before. But…