POLL: Determining home-field for World Series

The previous poll: What would be the best way to determine home field advantage for the World Series? Team with the best overall record. 49% of all votes Leave it as it is. Team from the league that wins the All Star Game. 21% of all votes Team from the league with...

BLOGPOLL: N.L. Awards 7/8

Each week, I am participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll at RotoJunkie.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to create a running master list...

The Long View

After watching a Red Sox rally in the ninth inning last night fall just short as they fell 1 1/2 games behind the first place Tampa Bay Rays, I couldn’t help feeling that last night’s game was just the beginning of what could be a make or break stretch of...

Midyear Evaluation

Here the defending world champion Boston Red Sox stand, at practically the halfway point of the season: 50-32, first place in the A.L. East by one half game over Tampa. Most Red Sox fans are optimistic about the second half and the Red Sox prospects for the rest of...

QUESTION: Trade targets?

I have a question for the community that I’d like us to discuss in the comments. What should our focus be as the trading deadline approaches? Should it be acquiring a starter? Dumping Coco Crisp? Let’s talk about what we should do, and I’ll cobble...

Manny’s got pull Remy don’t got…

I came across this video today for the first time (thanks Art) today. Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo are having trouble with the security in Cleveland and aren’t able to convince the “guard” that they are “on the list” for admittance to...

On Top Of The World

The worn-out, deteriorated jersey sat on my bedroom chair from April into June. The reason: a good luck omen for the Celtics to rub before every playoff game in hopes of triggering some charm that will carry them to the title, just another maniacal habit from a...