It’s that time of year when the rumors are flying faster than birds heading south for the winter. And if you believe all of them, you probably believe all the crap that spews from Scott Boras’s mouth. Everything the guy says is designed to make you b...

It’s that time of year when the rumors are flying faster than birds heading south for the winter. And if you believe all of them, you probably believe all the crap that spews from Scott Boras’s mouth. Everything the guy says is designed to make you b...

Quote form Curt Schilling on WEEI: "Oh, let's all cheer up because A-Rod's come full circle now. He's got his ring, he's complete, blah, blah, blah, whatever. Listen, they’re used to it, and they have to accept the fact that no one outside New York is ...

I asked a friend who is a lifelong Yankee fan for his take on the Series going into game 3. Here it is:A-Roid and CC seem to have reverted to their past postseason selves. Strangely, NY is an 8-5 favorite to win it all, even with 3 of the remaining games...

Can you believe it’s four weeks since the regular season ended and we’re still playing baseball? I think pitchers and catchers report next week. If it goes much longer, Santa Claus will be out and the Philly fans can boo him again. The amazing thing ...

Does this season seem a lot longer than other seasons? Well, consider that the 2004 World Series ended on October 27. The 2009 World Series starts on October 28. Yes, five years ago today, under a red moon, the Red Sox reversed the curse. It also seems ...

Well, we’ve had a few days to reflect on the 2009 season, and it’s time to give out the grades. As we did at midseason, everybody is graded as either exceeding, meeting, or coming in below expectations. STARTING PITCHING Josh Beckett: Started weak, ...

It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves y...

I woke up this morning thinking that it was Saturday but not being too sure. It’s that playoff zombie feeling from too many late-night games. But it doesn’t look like I’ll have this feeling much longer because it doesn’t look like the Red Sox will...

As always, the Yankees have all the advantages going into the playoffs. As always, the question is can they take advantage. While the New Yorkers have been resting and getting their pitching lined up, the Twins have been playing meaningful games and using...

No team wins all of its games. In fact, teams almost never win two-thirds of their games. So, given the expectation that you will lose some games, a good indicator of how you do in a season is how many series you win or lose. This year the Red Sox had 18 ...

One of my most memorable “Saturday Night Live” sketches was called “What If.” It was one of the pseudo-PBS shows in which Dan Aykroyd hosted a bunch of pseudo-pseudo-intellectuals debating topics like “What if Superman grew up in Germany, instea...

If a team clinches something, and it really isn’t a “championship” of anything (no matter what the hats say), and it happens because of something another team does, and there’s a celebration, but it happens three hours after the game and no report...

Early in the season, it was the Red Sox making a statement. We can beat you in April. Then the Yankees made a statement. We can beat you in May, June, July, August, September and, probably, October. While the Sox were swept again, the Yankees clinched the...

Here’s a cautionary tale for Red Sox fans getting ready to celebrate another trip to the postseason: Baltimore Orioles fans used to celebrate, too. Once, the Orioles were one of the great franchises in baseball and they have the World Series trophies to...