The bottom of the ninth inning was a microcosm of the 2018 World Series. The Boston Red Sox put the best they had to offer
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The Absurd Attraction of Sports
One of baseball’s advantages over football is that we all know what constitutes a catch. Or so we thought. Down two runs in the bottom
And the Award for Most Valuable Player Goes To…
Here it is. The Best Picture winner. The Granddaddy Of Them All. The M.V.P. And no, this year it wasn’t a race of Mike Trout
The Winner of the Manny Machado Sweepstakes will be the Biggest Loser of the Deadline
If you have half an ear tuned to baseball’s rumor mill, you’ve seen the name “Manny Machado” pop up in connections with a host of
Troubles in Paradise? Analyzing Warning Signs for Baseball’s Top Teams
Baseball fans are an eternally pessimistic bunch (looking at you, Mets fans). No matter how good a team is, we all know that somehow, some
The Taxonomy of Rivalries, and Why Yankees-Red Sox is One of the Best
There’s two things sports fans love: rooting for your team, and hating the other guys. I’m not talking your casual dislike, your run-of-the-mill distaste for
