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Now that everyone in Red Sox Nation has had about a week to digest what happened against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, I would just like to say one thing. Relax, everything is going to be alright. ItÆs amazing what happens when a team gets swept out of the playoffs. Everyone focuses on what is bad about the team, how the end is near, and how they are closer to a ...

When Troy Tulowitzki struck out on that nasty slider from the PhilliesáBrad Lidge, the Colorado RockiesÆ offseason officially began. Just like with every team, the Rockies face some difficult offseason decisions. One of those difficult decisions for the Rockies is whether or not to trade RF Brad Hawpe.á The Rockies haveáa surplus of young,átalented outfielders. Seth Smith, Dexter Fowler, and Carlos Gonzalez seem to have the three outfield spots locked down for ...

Every year, whetheráa teamáwon 90-plus games, like the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, or a teamÆs season ended in April, like the Washington Nationals, every team faces major offseason decisions. Some decisions are solely made for the next season, and some decisions can shape the course of the franchise for a years to come.á Decisions can be made by trades, arbitration, and, of course, free agency. For the St. Louis Cardinals, they ...

Anyone who has read the book Moneyball knows that one of the basic theories or principles of Billy Beane and Bill James is that any pitcher can be a closer. They feel that you can pull anyone off the street and they could pick up saves. We saw this theory or principal work this year with guys like Heath Bell, JP Howell, and Ryan Franklin. However, I have always disagreed with this ...

ôItÆs Forgetting Sarah Marshall time.ö That was the text my buddy Odie sent me when Erick Aybar tripled home two runs in the seventh inning off of Josh Beckett to make the score 4-1 in favor of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. ItÆs gotten to that point for Boston Red Sox fans where they have no faith the Red Sox can overcome a three-run deficit. That is how bad the Red ...

GameáThree of the National League Division Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies was postponed Saturday night because of cold, snowy weather. Major League Baseball rescheduled the game for Sunday night at 10:07 p.m. ET, and GameáFour was pushed back to Monday. Game Five, if necessary, will be played as scheduled on Tuesday in Philadelphia, without a day off for travel. The series is tied at one game each. A cold ...

The Minnesota Twins begged the New York Yankees to win Game Two of their American League Division Series last night at Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees took them up on their offer. The Yankees beat the Twins last night, 4-3 in 11 innings, on a walk-off home run by Mark Teixeira to give the Bronx Bombers a two-games-to-none advantage in their best-of-five series. ItÆs very rare that the winning home ...

According to MLB.com, Philadelphia PhilliesÆ manager Charlie Manuel has decided that Pedro Martinez will start Game Three of their National League Division Series against the Colorado Rockies. Anyone who has read my blog on a consistent basis knows how much I love Martinez. However, I think this start is going to end very badly for Martinez. The Rockies destroy right-handed pitching in Colorado and I am convinced that MartinezÆs 130-pitch effort on ...

In one of the most brutal postseason games to watch in quite some time, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St Louis Cardinals 5-3 in Game One of their National League Division Series. This was three hours and 53 minutes of unwatchable baseball. Both starting pitchersûChris Carpenter and Randy WolfùcouldnÆt have been worse and both teams left a combined 30 runners on base. The 30 runners left on base was a ...

It took 163 games, but the American League Division Series matchups are finally set. Yesterday, I gave my NLDS predictions, so today I am going to give my ALDS predictions. Something of note with the 2009 postseason. Three out of the four postseason matchups in 2009 are the same as they were in 2004. The only series that is different is the Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies series. Will history repeat itself in ...