Mike and Geoff write
It’s time to turn the calendar to October, and that means playoff baseball is upon us. The American League Division Series and National League Division Series are now underway beginning today, and Sports of Boston’s Mike and Geoff have offered their take on each series in the opening round of the MLB playoffs.
ALDS: Red Sox vs. Angels
Mike’s Prediction (Angels in 5): He offered his perspective in his View from the Monster piece on Monday, and his mind has not changed one bit. “This is not a good matchup for the Sox. The Angels don’t score much, but their pitching is awesome.”
Geoff’s Prediction (Red Sox in 4): “Red Sox pitching is better in postseason. The Sox hitters can drive more runs in than the Angels, and K-Rod is overrated.” Continue reading MLB Division Series Playoff Predictions »
Tags: ALDS, Los Angeles Angels, MLB Pick 'Em, MLB Playoffs, NLDS, Red Sox
KC writes
With the MLB regular season just about to end and the playoffs fast approaching, the “experts” at Sports of Boston submitted their picks for who should win the top individual honors for the season.
SoB’s Pete gives his case for Ryan Howard as the NL MVP: “He is the reason the Phillies are in the playoffs. Look at his September: .352 with 11 HR and 32 RBI. He produced when it counted and raised his average from .234 to .251 in one month.”
SoB’s Mike offers his take on the NL MVP race, giving the nod to Albert Pujols: “Cardinals are nowhere near the playoff race without him.” Continue reading 2008 Major League Baseball Awards »
Tags: Cy Young Award, MLB, MLB Awards, MLB Pick 'Em
Adam writes
The House That Ruth Built. The Cathedral in the Bronx. A place that in a few weeks will start being disassembled and taken down. It was sold to people for the city’s profit. It’s been renovated and had seating capacity expanded (and what stadium hasn’t?). It’s seen night games and day games, double headers, playoff games, concerts, football games and even almost saw a hockey game take place inside.
I’m referring to Yankee Stadium, of course. Continue reading What Yankee Stadium Means to Me »
Tags: Babe Ruth, Baseball, New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium
Adam writes
Ed Hochuli made a pretty big mistake in Week 2, one that might’ve cost the San Diego Chargers their first win on the season. For those who don’t know what I’m referring to, in the San Diego-Denver Week 2 game, Denver was on offense and Jay Cutler received the snap, went to throw the football and when his arm went forward the ball came out of his hand in the reverse direction. The Chargers ran after and seemingly recovered the ball… Continue reading Ed Hochuli Mistake: No Cause for Concern »
Tags: Denver Broncos, Ed Hochuli, NFL, Opinion, San Diego Chargers
Adam writes
Because the Boston sports messiah went down to a major knee injury from a hit from the opposing team, we have had a silly question proposed. We already know the NFL ruled the hit legal, which is a ruling I agree with. But was Bernard Pollard’s intent to injure Tom Brady. In my opinion, if you look at all angles of the story, you’ll agree with me when I say that it wasn’t so.
All defensive linemen are taught that when a quarterback is nearby enough, pursue him and take him down, to keep him from getting off a good throw. Pollard was mighty close to Brady when he made his leap, even if it was from the ground. All offensive linemen are taught to knock defensive linemen to the ground, where they have the least ability to do damage. Pollard however, was given a small enough window to make a jump at Brady while he was beginning his throwing motion and he leaped pretty much as far as someone his size wearing pads could from the ground. Continue reading Was the Hit on Tom Brady Dirty? »
Tags: Bernard Pollard, Opinion, Patriots, Tom Brady
Adam writes
I should offer a disclaimer before I even get deep into this article. I’m a fan of instant replay in baseball and am happy that MLB decided to bring it’s decision making into the 20th century. I also think MLB should’ve waited until next season so that every team would’ve had an equal number of games to be able to use it.
However, the one item that was interesting compared to pretty much any other sport with instant replay is the following item (courtesy of the press release from MLB.com):
The decision to use instant replay will be made by the umpire crew chief. Continue reading Instant Replay Reveals Need for Greater Oversight of Umpires »
Tags: Instant Replay, MLB, Paul Byrd, Sidney Ponson, Terry Francona
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