We hate to admit this, but we sort of wanted the Yankees to win the World Series.
Ugh, ’scuse us.  We have to go beat ourselves up a little.  But that won’t make it less true.
We’re fans of the game, and the way the game’s played, the New York Yankees were far and away the best [...]

The Phillies won game one pretty handily, and the World Series is off to a riproaring, fan-yelling, hot-dog-eating start, despite the ever-looming rain.  Sabathia was totally outpitched by Cliff Lee (two Cy Young winners! …poor Indians fans.)
The biggest story so far, however, is the fabulous award this World Series has, in fact, ALREADY received.  That [...]

There are plenty of Yankees story lines this postseason.  Here’s a rundown:
A-Rod Channels Reggie Is he the new “Mr. October”?  ARod is historically known, and mocked, for his lack of hitting in October.  Except, this year, he’s hitting .407 in the playoffs.  Suddenly, he’s actually a guy you want to have at the plate in [...]

We ain’t got the time or the  heart for a liveblog tonight, and every time we do it our team loses anyway.  So forthwith, a few thoughts, which we guess we’ll post after the game?
1. The Mets led the NL in stolen bases this year. When did they ever get on base?
2. Manny’s Suspension: What [...]

This prediction, dear readers, should not be a surprise.
The ALCS will begin tomorrow, and the Yankees will take it.  Now, don’t get us wrong: we’re rooting for a freeway series–great for the city of L.A. and good for baseball.
The Angels have a lot of momentum: they have never before swept a postseason series, and to [...]

There is, as Dane Cook would have you know, only one October….and it’s pretty much upon us.  Look for lots of baseball analysis and liveblogs.
For now, a bit of updated playoff analysis.
Clinched
The Yankees have clinched the division title, but playoff questions remain.  Specifically, after you start C.C. Sabathia, then what happens? A.J. Burnett has been [...]

It’s getting to be the time in baseball where all the talk is about magic numbers: the number needed to clinch that elsuive playoff berth.
This year, the coolness is today’s Sox-Yanks game, which matters because one of the two teams will clinch a playoff berth today.  If the Yankees win, they’ll have clinched the division, [...]

The other day, Jim Rice was not his customary class act.  Speaking to a group of players before the start of the Little League World Series, he told them not to use today’s MLB players as rolemodels.  He talked about respect for the game, and he talked about attitude, and going out there every day [...]

Stephen Strasburg is now posessed of more money than he will ever, ever need.  He’s got a 5 year, fifteen million dollar deal, totally blowing away the previous highwater mark for contracts given to clients of Scott Boras–or to anyone else, of course.
The Nationals finally have the One Guy, the franchise face that they’ve been [...]

We can only go so long without a little baseball analysis, so here’s our take on all the post-trade-deadline deals MLB has seen recently.  Either we’re playing better attention, or there’s more going on this year post-deadline, and some of it might make a difference….
Alex Gonzalez to the Red Sox
The struggling Sox’ current best defensive [...]

Well, the All-Star break is over–long over, if you’re a team like the Red Sox, whose momentum has suddenly shifted.  Races are heating up almost universally, and it’s time to start talking playoffs. There is, after all, only one October.

LeBron James will go play in New York.
There have been rumors to this effect for ages, mostly fueled by the fact that LeBron James and CC Sabathia,Yankees hurler, are close friends dating back to CC’s days in Cleveland.  Since Sabathia signed in the off-season with New York, there has been a lot of speculation that [...]