It seems unfair to call it a collapse, because what the Boston Red Sox have managed to do in the month of September–going 7-19 and squandering a nine-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the race for the American League Wild Card–has been an utter meltdown. A Mona Lisa of choking, if you will.
I can’t believe I’m doing it, but I’m going to talk about how great one of the Yankees is. Why? Because Mariano Rivera is really, really, really good, and if even I can admit it, I can’t see who would disagree.
After a weekend of botched calls that could have been decisive, after a season that saw Armando Galarraga lose a perfect game (on the 27th out, no less), there are some people, both inside Major League Baseball and outside of it, that continue to insist that there’s no need to expand the use of instant replay.
If you’re a San Francisco sports fan having waited since 2003 to see a professional team make it to the playoffs, you may be in for a Giant surprise this fall…
Baseball is a game of mistakes. Mistakes made by pitchers lead to most home runs in the major leagues; mistakes made by fielders (such as Bill Buckner’s infamous gaffe in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series) can give new life to whoever’s at the plate…
The success of Stanford’s baseball program has carried over to the pros, where several recently graduated Cardinal players are starting to make their mark. Pitcher Drew Storen, catcher Jason Castro and infielders Colin Walsh and Adam Gaylord are among the notable Stanford players making the transition to professional baseball this season…
Today, all is right in the world. Fresh cut grass, ambition, hope. Everyone has a dream, and 162 games from now, we’ll see whose dreams might be coming true.