Tampa Bay Rays Advance To American League Championship, Defeat White Sox

Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Rays, who continue to prove that small markets teams need not complain about their lack of resource and get busy developing home grown talent.
Tampa Bay had never won more than 70 games in their previous 10 seasons and possessed baseball’s worst record a year ago. This year’s Rays aren’t quite [...]

Grant Balfour Is Awesome, Owns Orlando Cabrera

This is a day late, but it goes without saying that Grant Balfour is my current MLB Playoffs MVP.

Rocco Baldelli Helps Tampa Bay Rays Win ALDS Game 2 vs. White Sox

You can’t help but jump on the Tampa Bay Rays bandwagon, but truth be told, I’m still keeping hope alive that both Chicago baseball teams advance.
Yes, even as a Cubs fan I’d like to see the White Sox advance. But trumping my rooting interest for Ozzie Guillen is that of Rocco Baldelli.
Baldelli, who has been [...]

Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers Game 3

A backbone is a terrible thing to waste.
It seems only fitting that I’d return to my own personal blogging days on the afternoon following what could ultimately become one of my most disappointing days as a sports fan.
Game 2 of the 2008 NLDS vs the Los Angeles Dodgers was supposed to be a fun night [...]