Who will take the fall?

Clutch players make or break any MLB team's postseason run. Buster Olney examines which traits are key in being a clutch performer in October.

Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Hendrickson gets rare win in start; O's save selves from third 100-loss season

Mark Hendrickson won his first start since April, Jeff Fiorentino drove in two runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 Saturday night for their third straight victory.

Players plan to meet with management

Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston expressed surprise over stinging criticism from his own team, and insisted Friday he doesn't feel the need to regain favor in his own clubhouse.

Boston Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield smiles at Toronto Blue Jays' Kevin Millar (15) as they walk to their dugouts after the first inning of a baseball game at...

Most regulars getting Wednesday off

...Jed Lowrie, 3b Chris Woodward, 2b Tim Wakefield, p Toronto Jose Bautista, 2b Aaron Hill, 2b Kevin Millar, 3b Vernon Wells, cf Lyle Overbay, 1b Rod Barajas, c Randy Ruiz, dh Travis Snider, lf...

Red Sox get help to clinch wild card after losing to Blue Jays

Adam Lind hit three of Toronto's six homers to lead the Blue Jays to an 8-7 victory over the Red Sox and spoil Boston's hopes of clinching a playoff berth for the second consecutive night.

Pregame notes: Beckett says he feels better

...4 Aaron Hill DH Adam Lind 8 Vernon Wells 3 Lyle Overbay 2 Rod Barajas 5 Kevin Millar 7 Travis Snider 6 John McDonald 1 J.C. Romero

Vazquez looks to end '09 with flourish

Adam Madison previews Wednesday's MLB action and looks for Javier Vazquez to finish his breakout 2009 season with a flourish.

The unique value of October baseball

As Buster Olney writes in the October 5 issue of ESPN The Magazine -- if you don't think playoff baseball is different, then, well, you're probably not a player, are you?

Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009

Lind, Barajas drive in key runs as Jays rally past Mariners

Pinch-hitter Adam Lind had a tying RBI single in the eighth inning and Rod Barajas followed with a go-ahead double, helping the Blue Jays rally for another dramatic 5-4 victory over the Mariners on Sunday.

Encarnacion homers twice, Hill reaches 100 RBIs in Jays' victory

Aaron Hill doubled home the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore 6-5 on Tuesday night, the Orioles' sixth straight loss.

Red Sox fans still as passionate as ever

Red Sox fans are still as passionate as ever. Since 2004, the thing that is missing is the anguish.

The decade debate: Boston vs. L.A.

With six championships, have Boston sports fans experienced the best decade of success ever?

Safe at second

A look back at Boston's decade of success.

Are the Blue Jays for real?

...The Blue Jays weren't very active in the offseason, but bringing in free agent Kevin Millar was a good move. He's not only a good hitter in the clutch, he...