Wednesday Links: Could Jon Lester be headed back to Boston?

With the Rookie of the Year Awards announced on Monday, Major League Baseball continued to hand out the offseason hardware by announcing the Manager of the Year awards on Tuesday. In the American League, Orioles skipper Buck Showalter took home the distinction, after...

Ranking Possible Playoff Opponents

ESPN’s standings currently have the Red Sox sitting at a 99.9% chance of making the playoffs. So is it a lock that Boston will once against be dancing in October? Of course not! But just how close are they to winning the AL East? Even if the Red Sox go a modest 7-8...

A Guide to Hating 80% of the American League East

There is something great about playing teams like the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres. It’s not just that we get to see great, unfamiliar players like Carlos Gonzalez, and it’s certainly not that the wins and losses count any less than they do against the...

Bold Predictions for 2013, Part 3 — The League

Part 1: The Pitchers Part 2: The Batters Part 3: The League Once again, the same disclaimers apply:  1) Please feel free to bookmark them and come back later in September/October to see how I did — you know that if I hit on a few you’re going to hear about it. 2)...

9/20: Pins and needles

Baltimore Orioles (63-90) @ Boston Red Sox (88-66) Rick VandenHurk (0-0, 6.00) @ Erik Bedard (5-9, 3.50) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The Red Sox take on the Orioles tonight in the third of a...