MLB

2008 Major League Baseball Awards

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. [...]

Instant Replay Reveals Need for Greater Oversight of Umpires

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 [...]

MLB: Speeding Up Games, Good or Bad?

In late May, Major League Baseball asked its teams to reinforce rules that pertain to speeding up the games. A nine-inning game in 2008 is averaging 2 hours, 51 minutes, 42 seconds. Just five years ago, games were 5 1/2 minutes shorter than they are today. Many people view longer games as a growing epidemic [...]

Book Review: Fantasyland by Sam Walker

We are taking an unusual direction for this post. Today, I have for you readers, a book review. True, books are not our area of expertise, but I came across this piece of literature at a nearby Borders and I now feel the need to share it with you. As a person who every year [...]

Think You Know More Than The Guys of SoB?

Have you ever read a post on our blog and thought, “Pff.. what do these guys know, I know WAY more about sports!”
If you answered “Yes”, well here’s your chance to put your money where your… fingers are… and uh…
Join the Sports of Boston Friends and Family Fantasy Baseball League! (aka SoBFaFFBL!!!111!!!!)
We’re extending our membership [...]