Friday Links: Giants, Royals set to battle in World Series

The San Francisco Giants punched their ticket to the World Series on Thursday night, after they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in walk-off fashion. With a three to one series advantage in hand, the Giants sent their ace Madison Bumgarner to the mound. The 25-year...

Thursday Links: Kelly impresses in Sox debut

The Red Sox evened the series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night, winning by a final of 2-1. In his Red Sox debut, Joe Kelly tossed 7 strong innings, yielding just 1 run on 3 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 4. Similarly, Cardinals starting...

The Advanced Scout: World Series – St. Louis Cardinals

Here’s my thought process after the ALCS: “WE WON! WORLD SERIES! YES! WOOOOOOO! AL CHAMPS! THIS IS AWESOME…I’m gonna have to write another Advanced Scout, aren’t I?” And so here we are, at the site of the last Advanced Scout of the...

Benches, Depth And The 2013 World Series

The Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals are both very good teams, and that is why they are meeting in the World Series. The Red Sox finished first in the majors in runs scored, doubles, OBP and OPS. Their pitching staff finished 14th in the league in ERA, seventh...