Day: October 19, 2008

10/19: Do or Die Part III

We've been in this situation before. Last year. 2004. 1986. Are we going to make it 4-4 in improbable comebacks, or is our time up? Find out tonight.

Red Sox to go hard after Jake Peavy?

The Red Sox are in a great position to win the Peavy sweepstakes due to their depth and the Padres' asking price. That may seem like a steep price -- Bowden, Masterson and Anderson for Peavy -- but for a 27-year old who is as immensely talented as he is, it's completely logical.

Far more than Okie-Dokie

The Red Sox enter tonight’s Game 7 with a chance to complete a comeback that might match, or perhaps even…

BOS 4, TB 2: One win away

Now, the Boston Red Sox are playing like the defending champions they are.

Just clarifying something…

Look, I understand that the sexy stat is 9-0 ... that's nine straight elimination games the Red Sox have won in the ALCS while facing elimination, but let's not delude ourselves. It's 9-1 in the playoffs. I'm not trying to intimate we have no shot of winning the ALCS, but 9-0 is a flawed statistic. So let's stop quoting it.