They did it. Win after win, after win, the Boston Red Sox were the best team in Major League Baseball … More
Tag: World Series
Steve Pearce Stole Rich Hill’s Thunder
There is an enormous difference between a 3-1 lead and a 2-2 tie, even though the journey to get there … More
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
One Loss Felt Like Two
It took 18 innings innings before Max Muncy homered to lift the Dodgers over the Red Sox in Game 3 … 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
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
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
In Boston, David Ortiz Only Had One Peer
The Boston Red Sox formally closed the door on the David Ortiz Era this weekend by retiring. No Red Sox … More
How Good Would Andrew Miller Have to Be to Revise History?
When lefty reliever Andrew Miller was traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians last summer, it changed … More
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