Glove Actually

To be the best in the World, you have to be the best in the field

The NEXT: Big Four-Sport City

...axed as head of the Lightning, we'd bet the farm that the Rays win a World Series before 2012. Our view on the Bucs: University of Tennessee gives Jon Gruden huge money just...

The Contrarian: Billy Beane is Merely Adequate

...matter. And not only does Beane lack in that area, dude doesn't even have a World Series appearance. More With Less The main argument people make on Beane's behalf when confronted with...

Reporting from the Jock-o-sphere

...get a bit chilly which should be expected in November." And MLB wants to move the World Series to a warm weather spot. Not even Arizona is safe from rain and cold. Humberto Sanchez...

Outtakes At 200

Sometimes it's important to take inventory of your achievements.

6 Things you should know about dealing at the World Series of Poker

1. WE HAVE POKER FACES TOO. "There are auditions for World Series dealers, but most are chosen from a pool of A-rated candidates. To get that rating...

From this Issue: 6 things you should know about dealing at the World Series of Poker

...for the $9.15 million payout (you could make it rain for months) tonight at the World Series of Poke, we decided to pull this inside look at the action, narrated dealer Allen Kane...

Auction Block: Rained Out

...the worst record in 2008. The team has never won an AL pennant, let alone a World Series. The M's debuted in 1977 as part of an effort to settle the lawsuit that...

Outsiders

World Baseball Classic or not, the game is very much alive on Cuba's side of the fence

2009 NEXT Candidates: The Back and Forth

...defending champion Red Sox for a four-out save to send his team to its first World Series in franchise history. Price went a combined 12-1 in the minors this year and rose...

Clip Reel: Yes We Can

...a one-legged man at a can-kicking contest." MLB: Teams that haven't won the World Series: San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers...

The Gamer Blog: Can you out-Moneyball Billy Beane?

...trades or find that diamond-in-the-rough prospect to help the Cubs actually win a World Series before you die? 2K Sports is going to give you that chance, at least virtually, with...

...Red Sox in the final game of the ALCS, sending the underdog Rays to their first World Series

Price pitches in Game 2 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, as the Rays hang on to win 4–2

Price looks to the field during the World Series. Though the Rays would lose in five games, they proved that, with Price as their anchor...