The Boston Red Sox beat the St Louis Cardinals 3-1 in Game 5 of the World Series to take a 3-2 lead in the series. Tonight's National Anthem was performed by Harry Connick Jr, and unlike nearly every other anthem this series, it went pretty well. Mike Matheny has to be pissed about Harry Connick […]

2013 was the very definition of "playing out the string" for the Minnesota Twins. The club managed to get out of the AL Central basement, but still lost 96 games, their third-straight season with at least 96 losses. They had just one month of this year at .500, and had a negative run differential every […]

From 2012 to 2013, the White Sox dropped 27 games in the standings, thanks to losing 22 more games this past year. The Sox also somehow saw their run differential swing by 197 runs down to -125, the third worst mark in the American League. Needless to say, there will be changes this winter. Needs […]

The World Series is now down to a best of three after the Cardinals won Game 3 and the Red Sox won Game 4. Boston's loss in Game 3 could be one that is talked about for ages in Beantown if the team loses the World Series thanks to Mike Napoli sitting on the bench […]

The Boston Red Sox beat the St Louis Cardinals 4-2 in Game 4 of the World Series, tying the series at two games apiece. The Red Sox came into this game expecting it to largely be a bullpen game thanks to the faltering health of Clay Buchholz. And while Buchholz did only last four innings […]

The Boston Red Sox can be criticized for several decisions he made during Saturday's 5-4 loss in Game 3 of the World Series.  Manager John Farrell opted to pitch to the Cardinals' Jon Jay in the fateful ninth inning, rather than intentionally walk him to load the bases, pitch to the hitless Pete Kozma and […]

A walkoff obstruction call probably won't be remembered romantically when talking about classic World Series moments, but how the Cardinals won Game 3 of the 2013 Fall Classic is certainly memorable.  Third-base umpire Jim Joyce ruled that the Cards' Allen Craig was obstructed on the basepath by a sprawled out Will Middlebrooks, preventing him from […]

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 close the series by ranking the 30 best free agents over all positions. As the offseason progresses, we'll update you on where each free agent […]

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 relievers available. Closers! Everybody wants one, and many teams prefer a reliever with experience in that […]

While the Red Sox and Cardinals play in the World Series, it's the offseason for the rest of Major League Baseball. The offseason breeds optimism for next year, and when you're feeling optimistic, sometimes you say crazy things. Especially if you happen to be team president of the Miami Marlins. Not only did David Samson […]

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 relief pitchers available. It may not be the sexiest segment of the free agent market, but […]

Rawlings announced the finalists for the 2013 Gold Glove awards today, and most of the player you'd expect to see were named. Rawlings named three players for each position in each league on their