The St Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 in Game 2 of the World Series, evening the series at one game apiece. After Wednesday night's thrashing, Cardinals fans couldn't have come into this one too confident, could they have? The good news: unless a baby seal is tortured on the mound, tonight's Cardinals […]

Welcome to TOC's offseason primers! We haven't officially reached the offseason yet, but it's never too early to look at the best players on the free agent market. Today, we take a look at the best free agent right-handed starting pitchers available. Tim Lincecum took the sizzle out of this market by agreeing to a […]

Welcome to TOC's offseason primers! We haven't officially reached the offseason yet, but it's never too early to look at the best players on the free agent market. Today, we take a look at the best free agent left-hander starting pitchers available. Lefty starters have always been a coveted component to building a winning team. […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have the best fans in baseball. Go ahead, just ask a Cardinal fan and they will gleefully tell you that. In fact, you probably don't even need to ask them. If you've so much as had a casual encounter with one, they probably volunteered that "fact" themselves, probably multiple times. With […]

The Boston Red Sox beat the St Louis Cardinals 8-1 in Game 1 of the World Series to take a 1-0 series lead. Things didn't go well for Adam Wainwright in this one, as he immediately walked Jacoby Ellsbury to lead off the game. Of course the stingiest starting pitcher with walks all season walks […]

Welcome to TOC's offseason primers! We haven't officially reached the offseason yet, but it's never too early to look at the best players on the free agent market. Today, we take a look at the best free agent outfielders available. Here's where the marquee free agent hitters are hanging out. This crop of outfielders offers […]

This one's for all the marbles. The Cardinals and Red Sox will battle in the 2013 World Series, and both storied franchises are no stranger to the Fall Classic. This is Boston's third World Series in the last ten years, and it's St Louis' fourth in the last decade. Boston looks to win their eighth […]

Welcome to TOC's offseason primers! We haven't officially reached the offseason yet, but it's never too early to look at the best players on the free agent market. Today, we take a look at the best free agent third basemen available. Any MLB team that needs a third baseman for next season picked a bad […]

Here we go, guys: Game 1 of the World Series is TONIGHT in Boston. All of the hard work throughout the last eight months comes to a head starting tonight. It's pretty awesome to finally be here, isn't it? PIC OF THE DAY Koji Uehara and his son prep for Game 1 TONIGHT! (Robert Deutsch-USA […]

The San Diego Padres have moved their AAA franchise from Tucson to El Paso. This isn't shocking, considering that the Padres moved the same franchise to Tucson from Portland following the 2010 season. But the name chosen for the new franchise is already rubbing fans the wrong way – the El Paso Chihuahuas. The four […]

Welcome to TOC's offseason primers! We haven't officially reached the offseason yet, but it's never too early to look at the best players on the free agent market. Today, we take a look at the best free agent shortstops available. If Derek Jeter wasn't married to the Yankees, he could probably decline his player option […]

Tim Lincecum isn't going anywhere. The San Francisco Giants and the two-time Cy Young winner have agreed to terms on a two-year deal, worth a reported

Welcome to TOC's offseason primers! We haven't officially reached the offseason yet, but it's never too early to look at the best players on the free agent market. Today, we take a look at the best free agent second basemen available. This is a one player class – Robinson Cano is the cream of the […]

The Red Sox and Tigers were a blockbuster matchup for the ALCS, pairing two of the league's most powerful teams during the past decade. The series didn't disappoint, providing six games of tense drama with some moments sure to be remembered for years to come. Boston ultimately prevailed, coming through with the big plays when […]