Last week, I finished reading Alex Speier’s book Homegrown: How the Red Sox Built a Champion from the Ground Up, … More
Tag: Moneyball
‘Moneyball’ Is Baseball’s ‘Rocky’, If Rocky Never Wins
Two of the best sports movies this decade are Moneyball and Creed (I personally rank Creed at #1 and Moneyball … More
The Cubs Did an Excellent Impression of the Red Sox
It’s easy to compare the Chicago Cubs to the Boston Red Sox. It’s almost too easy because of how long … More
Is It Better to Be Smart, Or to Win?
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Oakland Athletics earned critical acclaim and notoriety for fielding competitive baseball teams … More
The Red Sox Blew It
It’s amazing how quickly a team that has fallen out of favor with its loyal fans can win them over … More
Moneyball II: Statistical Dreams Come True
Somewhere, Aaron Sorkin is probably going to town on an early draft of a sequel to the hit movie Moneyball, but … More
Turn the Page
Well, so much for paying Jon Lester. So much for extending John Lackey. So much for Jonny Gomes getting a … More
Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman
On Sunday, the Super Bowl was not the only big thing happening in New York. The world lost one of … More