Last Word On Baseball

Starting in 1955, MLB began to give out an award for a player who had the most impact on his team’s performance in the World Series. It’s an exclusive club, but some MVPs had a more decisive impact than others. It’s not just about the individual contribution but the bigger context of the Series altogether. Since there are plenty of World Series MVPs to pick from, we decided to … [Read more...] about The World Series MVP All-Time Team

Hitting a postseason home run shows that a hitter can come through on baseball’s biggest stage. Someone like Manny Ramírez fits that mould, as he’s the all-time postseason home run leader. He appeared in 111 major league postseason games while hitting 29 homers in 410 at-bats. Outside of Ramírez, six of these elite October performers have produced 15 or more long balls in the … [Read more...] about Postseason Home Run Leaders by a Player Since 2000

The Boston Red Sox lost their second of a two-game series at Fenway to the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Their chances of making the playoffs are now less than 1%. Two and a half months ago, Boston had an 80.3% chance of making it. They have proceeded to go 27-42 since that mark and plummeted down through the Wild Card standings. Now, the main concern for the Red Sox is the … [Read more...] about Xander Bogaerts Extension Still in Question as Red Sox Season Ends

Greetings gung ho baseball traveler. Are you looking for your next baseball destination? Are you unconcerned with time travel and its possible effects on you? If so, look no further for a travel agent. Ben is the name, but my close friends call me Benjamin, or is it the other way around? Sometimes the old memory doesn’t work too well. But, no worries either way. So, where would … [Read more...] about Ballparks: Huntington Avenue Grounds

Eric Hosmer was headed to Washington. Instead. He will be going to Boston. Hosmer used his no-trade clause to reject a move to the Washington Nationals as part of the deal with Juan Soto and Josh Bell headed to San Diego. As Hosmer goes to the Boston Red Sox, Luke Voit will be a part of the deal. Luke Voit is headed to the Nationals in the trade that brings Soto and Bell to … [Read more...] about Eric Hosmer Traded to the Red Sox

The life of defending champions, in any sport, is never easy. This is especially true at the beginning of the next season. Either one begins said campaign hotter than the surface of the sun or colder than the Arctic Ocean. There are very few middling or even mediocre starts to seasons right after winning major championships. Baseball is no exception, though with the length of … [Read more...] about Defending Champions and Cold Starts

The 2022 season got off to a fairly auspicious start for the New York Yankees. Facing their arch-rival, the Boston Red Sox, who knocked out the Bombers in last year’s AL Wild Card Game, New York took two out of three games this weekend. Although they couldn’t complete the sweep Sunday by virtue of stranding too many baserunners, the Yankees showed off strong pitching all … [Read more...] about Yankees-Red Sox Series Recap 4/8-4/10

Sunday night baseball is back! In the first Sunday night game of the season, the Boston Red Sox (0-2) will play the New York Yankees (2-0). Tonight’s game will conclude a three-game series from Yankee Stadium. So far in this series, the New York Yankees won Friday 6-5 in 11 innings and followed that up with a 4-2 win on Saturday afternoon. Sunday Night Baseball Pitching Match … [Read more...] about Sunday Night Baseball Preview: Red Sox vs Yankees

The AL East will be a dominant force in baseball this year. The division possesses four teams, all capable of winning 90 games or more this season. Just like in 2021, there figures to be a battle for playoff contention among the top four teams in this division. Only the lowly Baltimore Orioles figure to be on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoff race. The Orioles … [Read more...] about Ranking the AL East Teams