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 [...]

We really–really. really. don’t want to talk about the past couple weeks, guys.  Like, really.  Suffice it to say that we had lost four weeks in a row, despite last week getting more points than everyone in the darn league…except our opponent, of course.Â
This week was do or die.  Playing the league leader, we needed [...]

It’s official: the era of villanizing steroid users is over.
Mark McGuire was something of a PED posterchild: while he’d been a solid power hitter toward the start of his career, and had even broken the homerun hitting record for a rookie in 1987, it wasn’t until 1998 that he achievbed national renown, as the nation [...]

Playoff time brings a host of obnoxious things we don’t like.  Pink hat chicks. Bandwagon fans, who hop on board the playoff train and conveniently hop off when the Twins/Rockies get swept/lose best player to free agency/develop a curse.
But we’ve noticed a new kind of fan we hate, and it’s the We’re Gonna Lose guy.  [...]

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 [...]

Poor Detroit.  Their baseball team underperformed all season, when they should hasve run away with the division.  They lost that one game playoff to the Twins.
Oh, and did we mention the economy? Yeah, that too.
Now, another blow: Detroit’s losing its WNBA team to Tulsa.
A group of investors will formally apply to buy the team, and [...]

It’s like the ultimate chick dilemma.
Yesterday, we were depressed to see that Fox, in its infinite wisdom, would be showing us Shaka Zulu instead of the unbeaten Giants playing the unbeaten Saints, which we figured was because they wanted us to watch our hometown Texans take on these bizarro-world really good Bengals.  And by take [...]

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 [...]

Whoever he may be, Player X is going to be in some deep trouble in the lockerroom.
If you haven’t been reading, Player X is ESPN the Magazine’s bid to actually become something people talk about–even, we assume, people who don’t read Bill Simmons.  He’s a real live NFL player who blogs on everything from lockerroom [...]

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 [...]

So, we’re rooting for a Freeway series now.  Dodgers-Angels. How ’bout you?

…and you thought it couldn’t be done, but we’re going to finish out this epically bad game all at once.  Because we’re bored and tired and have work tomorrow, and so do you, dear readers.
You know who throws fast? Daniel Bard throws fast. Wow.
If VMart…or anyone…is 0-6 versus….anyone….why not use a pinch hitter? We’re just [...]