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Will October sked really be tightened?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...four extra days off during the postseason at the request of its television partners, shifting the World Series opener to Wednesday from Saturday, usually the lowest-rated night of the week. Well, you can...
Blog | November 19, 2009Red Sox will never 'rebuild'
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...stars. The Yankees sold Babe Ruth to the Boston Braves, and the Yankees just kept winning World Series. Lou Gehrig got sick, and the Yankees just kept winning World Series. Joe DiMaggio's pain...
Blog | November 13, 2009Owners, execs and skippers, oh my!
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...for all his supposed talents, lost more games than he won and never managed in a World Series. It's often been said that Mauch did the best with what he had -- well, maybe...
Blog | November 11, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Before we jump completely into the Hot Stove League, there's still time for one last World series wrap, and I heartily endorse Allen Barra's. * Oh, and one more thing ... Pitching and defense...
Blog | November 09, 2009Yanks leave Sox in 'aughts' dust
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...thing because Wells has some choice words for Mel Stottlemyre and Joe Torre regarding the 2003 World Series. But I want to revisit this team-of-the-decade thing, since I first addressed it...
Blog | November 06, 2009Yes, the Yankees are filthy rich
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...at those numbers! In four other seasons -- seasons in which the Yankees did not win the World Series -- the gap between the Yankees and the No. 2 team was larger than it was this...
Blog | November 06, 2009Where Hermida fits with Red Sox
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Boston" heads into 2010 aiming for anything less than 95 wins and a trip to the World Series. If Jason Bay's not re-signed and Hermida winds up in left field, he'll...
Blog | November 06, 2009More on a rumored trade
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...quickly turned into a trade rumor: Merely hours after the New York Yankees secured their 27th World Series title, a report claimed the Royals have agreed to send outfielder Mark Teahen to the Chicago...
Blog | November 05, 2009What's next for Phillies?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...was clear: This isn't the last we'll see of his Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. "I'm gonna tell you something. We will be back," Manuel said. "As MacArthur said, I...
Blog | November 05, 2009Kneejerk Reactions: Game 6
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...runs to essentially beat the Phillies all by his lonesome. It might not be the greatest World Series game by a Yankee, but it might wind up being the best game ever by a...
Blog | November 04, 2009To be 'right,' Girardi has to win
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...is the great Mariano Rivera. By now everybody knows that the last team to win a World Series going with just three starters was the '91 Twins. Josh Beckett went on three days' rest...
Blog | November 04, 2009Chase Utley: Great ... or Greatest?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...in point: Utley Given that the New York Yankees are soaking up all the World Series oxygen, it's no wonder Philadelphia's Chase Utley isn't getting heaps of praise. But...
Blog | November 04, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...with the silly intro. You're better than that. * If Chase Utley's team loses the World Series but he's named World Series MVP, it would be a big surprise ... but he wouldn...
Blog | November 04, 2009Bidding a fond farewell ...
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Murray Chass notes, there's been a sea change in the press box this year: The World Series offers a startling barometer of how critical the health of the newspaper industry is in this...
Blog | November 03, 2009Is Matsui's Yankee career almost over?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...agents, but Matsui looks like the obvious choice: Matsui will be a free agent after the World Series, and the Yankees are eager to open up designated hitter as a place to rest veterans...
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