The 2018 World Series ended on Sunday night, with the Boston Red Sox knocking off the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games. Baseball never sleeps, however, and free agency is just a few days away from officially beginning. As such, oddsmakers were quick to put out their figures on which teams are the likeliest to […]
Not only did the Red Sox win the World Series of baseball on Sunday night, they also won the World Series of pettiness. Yes, they pulled a power petty move by blasting “New York, New York” in the clubhouse as they celebrated in the visiting clubhouse of Dodger Stadium, but that was only the beginning […]
The Red Sox are world champions, and they’re favored to do it again next year, too. Boston and Houston have opened as co-favorites to win the 2019 World Series entering an offseason that is expected to be full of changes. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook on Monday listed the Red Sox and Astros at 6-1 odds, while tabbing the Dodgers and […]
Steve Pearce is used to having only a short time to make an impression. He is a power-hitting first baseman who hits lefties, so he spends a lot of time on the bench, and a lot of time moving around the majors. The 35-year-old has played for eight different organizations in his 12 seasons, including […]
LOS ANGELES – A month unlike any other in Manny Machado's professional career – filled with chaos and clutch play, hubris and heel turns, all of it his doing – ended quietly Sunday night when he swung meekly at a backfoot slider from Chris Sale. The moment that crowned the Boston Red Sox champions ended Machado's […]
The Boston Red Sox are 2018 World Series champions. But are they even the early favorite to be the best team in their own league? And where do the Los Angeles rank after coming up short again in their title chase? Could big offseason moves shoot a team like the New York Yankees to the […]
Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel have a lengthy, documented history of giving each other a hard time. That did not end while attending Game 5 of the World Series. The duo sat next to each other at Dodger Stadium wearing matching "I'm With Stupid" T-shirts, Damon's in red for his home-state Boston Red Sox (he […]
The 2018 World Series resumes Sunday night with the Los Angeles Dodgers hosting the Boston Red Sox for the third time in the best-of-seven series. Boston has a 3-1 series lead thanks to its thrilling comeback win in Game 4. One more win, and the Red Sox will be World Series champs for the fourth time […]
Bill Freehan lies on a hospital bed in the middle of the room. The World Series is on the TV. “Boston is playing,” Pat Freehan tells Bill, her husband. But she doesn’t know whether he can fully understand her. Freehan, an 11-time All-Star with the Detroit Tigers, cannot walk, cannot speak and cannot eat on his own. “Is […]
After the mayhem the 18-inning marathon of Game 3 wrought on both teams’ pitching staffs and the seeming ease with which Boston’s bats turned small opportunities into big innings against the Dodgers bullpen in Game 4, the starting assignments for Game 5 might seem like a relief for both teams, pitting veteran lefty against veteran […]