The lottery isn’t exactly what we normally associate with baseball, but we sometimes forget that the lottery is actually a charitable endeavor: lots of the money goes to schools and other government services that help us all, including the less fortunate.
When you think of it that way, it actually makes some sense that the Boston [...]

the answer isn’t going to surprise you, so we’ll go ahead and put it right out there.  Three little–powerful–words.  These words make the world go ’round, and you’ve probably heard them before.  They’re the subject of poets, of playwrights, of songs and epic tales.  People have lived and died for them.
The words?

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, [...]

That was one hell of a Wednesday night baseball game.  The Angels led through the first part, amassing a 3-0 lead against a Sox offense that looked…well, like the August offense.
And then….an error on a routine play and a bobbled throw led to a 5 run rally for the Sox, and they were off.  Eventually, [...]

Many have addressed it already.  The man himself has addressed it…and re-addressed it…and re-re-addressed it…and, well, you get the point.  Now it’s our turn.
Senator Curt Schilling.  Yes, you read that right.  Gov. “The Body” Ventura…”The Governator” Schwarzenegger…and now the potential for a Sen. Schill?
Well, as Theo put it best in his text message to The [...]

Some players are built for Boston.  We’re talking people like Orlando Cabrera, who come to town and suddenly, improbably, thrive when playing in the town of the dirty water.  Players for whom the intensive media scrutiny is a thrill or a motivation or both.  Players who like to go big when everyone else thought they [...]

Top of the morning to you, readers.
While we were gone, planning lessons for 90 fifth graders (The Sports Chick’s a teacher, in case you didn’t know….if only blogging paid bills!), Jacoby Ellsbury did something quick.
In fact, by stealing his fifty fifth base of the season, he set a single season record for the storied Boston [...]

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 [...]

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.