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ALCS: Why not the Rays?

The Red Sox have their hands full with Tampa Bay, whose 31-win improvement was no fluke.

By King Kaufman October 10, 2008

Early MVP favorite: Luck

Some key plays in the Phillies’ Game 1 win over the Dodgers showed what a huge role chance plays in a short series.

By King Kaufman October 10, 2008

“Non-prospect” marries, changes teams

Blogger-pitcher Dirk Hayhurst has an eventful week, getting hitched, waived by the Padres and inked by the Blue Jays.

By King Kaufman October 8, 2008

Make the LCS best-of-5 too

The short format of the divisional round makes it flukey, but that’s a good thing. And off days are not.

By King Kaufman October 8, 2008

Red Sox vs. Rays in ALCS

Varitek ruled down by contact, so his fumble on a key tag play doesn’t count and the Angels join the White Sox in defeat.

By King Kaufman October 7, 2008

The real reason the Cubs lost: Scouting

Either that or it’s because the Dodgers played better for three games.

By King Kaufman October 6, 2008

TBS: The anti-Fox

Turner returns to postseason baseball coverage with its trademark sober, respectful approach to the game.

By King Kaufman October 2, 2008

The Angels didn’t get fat on the West

Their division rivals were weak, but L.A. was just as good against everyone else. Plus: Who did get fat on their division?

By King Kaufman October 1, 2008

Baseball playoffs: Red Sox-Cubs Series?

Could be, but the Angels, not the Sox or Rays, had the best record in the A.L. And: Is this really the year at Wrigley?

By King Kaufman October 1, 2008

New Yorkers write: “&$#! you!”

Long-suffering Mets fans don’t like being lumped in with Yankees fans.

By King Kaufman September 30, 2008

The White Sox’s wild, wild, wild win

The Tigers uncorking a week’s worth of wild pitches in one inning shows why there’s no predicting in postseason baseball.

By King Kaufman September 30, 2008

Go, go, White Sox!

A Chicago win over the Tigers in Monday’s makeup game would mean baseball on Tuesday.

By King Kaufman September 29, 2008

Mets collapse 2.0 complete

It’s always fun to see a New York team lose, especially when a club like the Milwaukee Brewers benefits.

By King Kaufman September 29, 2008

Vedder’s Cubs ditty a hit

The Pearl Jam leader manages the rare sports song that’s actually pretty good. What are some others?

By King Kaufman September 24, 2008

The pro-Derek Jeter backlash

It starts here. Just because he’s overhyped and overpraised doesn’t mean he’s not an all-time great.

By King Kaufman September 23, 2008

Joe Morgan, stathead

For just a moment, the old-school baseball man wanders over to the sabermetric side to talk about clutch hitting.

By King Kaufman September 22, 2008

Historic Yankee futility

Barely alive, New York is on the verge of elimination for the first straight year. Also: Stadium closing.

By King Kaufman September 22, 2008

Shocking press releases of our times

It seems ESPN will be paying a little bit of attention to the closing of Yankee Stadium.

By King Kaufman September 18, 2008

Take me out to old Blighty

News item: 1755 diary mentions baseball in England. That’s nice, but we already had a 1744 reference. Not to mention David Wells.

By King Kaufman September 17, 2008

Yankee Stadium shocker: Taxpayers fleeced?

A legislative report says the public is paying up and getting nothing in return but higher ticket prices. City and team: It’s not true.

By King Kaufman September 17, 2008