Getting pumped for the playoffs

Page 2 presents 77 reasons to spend October in front of your TV set.

...Garrett Jones (46) who was on base for his two-run homer off Louis Cardinals pitcher Joel Pineiro in the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009

One hundred stories to watch

To celebrate Opening Day, Jonah Keri presents 100 story lines to watch for the season.

The Oscars aren't so different from baseball awards

Jim Caple is perfectly willing to share his Academy Awards choices. Why won't the real voters?

Andruw Jones for MVP and other bad predictions

We take a look back at the bad baseball predictions for 2007 -- like Andruw Jones for MVP.

Baseball e-mails, I live for this

With the LCS about to get under way, Bill Simmons rips through some baseball e-mails from the readers.

Roll of the Daisuke

When Bill Simmons' team spends $100 million on one guy, he has to keep a running diary of his first start.

The Sports Guy chat transcript

"The Real World: Denver," Pats-Chargers, the NBA and the '08 Olympic team -- Bill tackles those topics and a whole lot more in his latest chat.

Best trades that didn't happen

Were you upset about the lack of blockbuster trades Monday? Jim Caple was -- here are the 10 trades he wanted to see the most.

Crime and punishment

We assigned Jim Baker to watch the Kansas City Royals for an entire week; did he survive the ordeal?

To boo, or not to boo?

Were Red Sox fans right to boo Johnny Damon? Well, take a look at Jim Caple's rules on booing and see for yourself.

Joel Pineiro, didn't get a strikout or walk a batter, but he got the win

World Cup dreams

Here's what might happen if baseball ever plays a proposed World Cup tournament.

Shout, shout, let it all out

Upset about the "Spider-Man 2" logos on the baseball field? Then make your voice heard at the ballpark.

A winner everywhere he goes

Keeping track of all of Derek Jeter's intangibles wasn't easy, but Page 2's Eric Neel finds out there are even more than we realize.