There is an enormous difference between a 3-1 lead and a 2-2 tie, even though the journey to get there … More
Tag: Dave Roberts
Terry Francona’s Managerial Tree Is on Full Display, and Still Growing
Alex Cora’s Boston Red Sox and Dave Roberts’s Los Angeles Dodgers are currently playing each other in the World Series. … More
Red Sox vs. Dodgers Is a World Series 102 Years in the Making
After a shaky start in Game 1, the Boston Red Sox took care of business against the Houston Astros in … More
The Marathon Is Over, and So Begins the Sprint
After 162 games (or 163 games for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, and Los Angeles Dodgers), the 2018 … More
Washington’s National Disappointment
This spring was a chaotic time in my life, and I did not get to write–in this space or on … More
It’s Fun when the Red Sox are This Good
I went into this past weekend’s series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees with managed expectations. Yes, … More
Life after Never: The 2017 Chicago Cubs
It had been over a century since the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series, and their last National League … More
Alex Rodriguez Was the Perfect Villain
In a year when sports fans said goodbye to Peyton Manning and Kobe Bryant, and much more quietly to Tim … More
A Celebration of Baseball
This week, the 2004 Red Sox came back to Fenway. Ten years after the improbable comeback that ended generations of … More