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    ALDS Game 4: Angels Vs. Red Sox

    If the Angels lose, they go home. If the Angels win, they ... go home. If they tie, you will never sleep tonight. Those are your options. The pitchers pitching are Jon Lester and John Lackey. The announcers announcing are Chip Caray and Buck Martinez. The jumpers jumping are everybody except you ... so far. More »

    8:32 PM on Mon Oct 6 2008
    By Matt Sussman
    10,427 views, 93 comments

    Most discussed Yostal: I'd like to throw out an open question at this point: More unlikely ALCS participant of the past three seasons: 2006 more »

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    Bosox Look To Sweep The Angels

    Tonight the Red Sox will look to sweep the Angels and head to the ALCS, but they'll do it without J.D. Drew. Drew is being sat tonight because of back issues. More »

    7:30 PM on Sun Oct 5 2008
    By Sarah Schorno
    4,155 views, 159 comments

  • alds

    Rays Take Game One

    Evan Longoria hit two home runs and had three RBIS and James Shields pitched ably as the Tampa Bay Rays won their first ever playoff game, defeating the Chicago White Sox 6-4. Paul Konerko led off the 9th inning with a solo shot, but the White Sox were unable to crawl back and defeat the scrappy Rays, who were definitely inspired by Kevin Costner's rally song. Especially Grant Balfour, who managed to pitch one inning and piss off the entire White Sox team with his Australian yelping. More »

    5:49 PM on Thu Oct 2 2008
    By DAULERIO
    2,225 views, 9 comments

    Most discussed Yinka Double Dare: In the least shocking event of the week, Javy Vazquez sucked. Of course, the Rays couldn't hit Clayton Richard as part more »

  • alds

    Angels Still Haunted By Ghosts Of 1986

    While the details of Donnie Moore's fateful pitch and tragic suicide have been somewhat overblown over the years, the fact remains that the Angels still seem to have no idea how to beat the Red Sox in the playoffs since that fateful day in 1986. After having won eight of the nine regular-season games between the teams this year, Los Angeles lost to Boston, 4-1, behind Jason Bay's two-run homer in Wednesday's Game One of the ALDS. That's 10 straight playoff wins for the Red Sox over the Angels, dating to when Boston beat California in extra innings in Game 5 of the '86 ALCS, thanks in part to Dave Henderson's ninth-inning homer off of Moore. More »

    12:00 PM on Thu Oct 2 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    3,513 views, 29 comments

    Most discussed El Gran Guapo: Karma has skewed negative ever since that "Angels in the Outfield" kid died of cancer. more »

  • Baseball Playoff Previews

    ALDS Preview: Rays Vs. White Sox


    The Tampa Bay Rays are in the playoffs. Let it roll off your tongue. Toss it around. Swish it a bit. Look at the sentence closer. It might be a palindrome. The Tampa Bay Rays Are In The Playoffs. Everything's freaking NUTS, people. More »

    2:34 PM on Wed Oct 1 2008
    By Will Leitch
    5,233 views, 46 comments

    Most discussed Sir Hotbod Handsomeface: The Tampa Bay Rays are in the playoffs...It might be a palindrome. Dammit I'm mad. more »

  • Baseball Playoff Previews

    ALDS Preview: Angels Vs. Red Sox


    The most refreshing aspect of the Red Sox-Angels series is that it's happening in the ALDS rather than the ALCS. This means, no matter what, that either the Devil Rays, the White Sox or the Twins will be playing for the World Series. In a crazy year, this is far more fitting than yet another Boston-Anaheim series going late into the October night. No Yankees, and someone new and unexpected in the ALCS. I will take it. More »

    1:00 PM on Mon Sep 29 2008
    By Will Leitch
    6,780 views, 41 comments

    Most discussed supermike5alive: the Sox and Angels have met in the ALCS? more »

  • alds

    Nice Of The Indians To Show Up

    It might have taken a while to discover it, but it turns out, the Yankees didn't just lose last night; the Indians — the other team, the ones in the darker jerseys — actually won. They weren't just there; they weren't just reacting to the Yankees. All told, they had a lot to do with the series win. More »

    9:15 AM on Tue Oct 9 2007
    By Leitch
    6,351 views, 75 comments

    Latest by Jubilation T. Cornpone: As a Pirates fan, I enjoy the fact that the 21st Century began officially on Jan 1, 2001, which allows more »

  • alds

    Is This The Last Night For The Yankees We've Come To Know?

    Fascinating proposition from Peter Abraham at the LoHud Yankees blog today: Have Bernie Williams throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium tonight. There's something perfect and symmetrical about it; in what could be Joe Torre's last game in The Bronx, having his equally popular pet toss out the first ball seems perfect. Which means of course it won't happen. More »

    5:05 PM on Mon Oct 8 2007
    By Leitch
    4,068 views, 52 comments

    Latest by StinkyCat: @Dr. Jonas Venture, Jr.: I wouldn't watch her take a creampie from Tommy Lasorda more »

  • alds

    Roger Clemens Is Ready To Go Home Now

    Roger Clemens walked off the mound for, presumably, the final time last night, because of a balky hamstring ... we suppose. Mostly it looked like a guy finally realizing he had nothing left except for, of course, $22 million. More »

    12:35 PM on Mon Oct 8 2007
    By Leitch
    8,460 views, 44 comments

  • alds

    One More Night For The Yankees

    Forgive us for referencing our column again, but we can't quite get over how dead the Yankees looked in the third inning last night. Whatever your thoughts on George Steinbrenner's "ultimatum" — and we tend to think it's the rantings of a doddering old man who mistakenly let someone end with a notebook — it certainly added a level of intrigue to the game last night and, to our surprise, the Yankees responded. More »

    10:40 AM on Mon Oct 8 2007
    By Leitch
    3,467 views, 36 comments

    Latest by BruschisBrewsky: + Watch video more »