Ben and Sam discuss an assortment of topics, including the Astros’ outlook for 2013 and beyond, Alex Rodriguez’s long-awaited surgery, the Marlins and the MLBPA, and whether baseball broadcasts on the radio will survive.
A series that wasn’t close ended with a game that wasn’t close. The Tigers get a long break before the World Series, and the Yankees get a long offseason.
Perfect. Just perfect.
A look at the methods and origins of the Yankees’ and Tigers’ success
What would it look like if the Yankees actually consider moving Alex Rodriguez this winter?
The Yankees offense is waiting for the fever to break, while Detroit is halfway to the World Series.
Two preseason favorites match up, but there are plenty of surprises about how they got there. Undoubtedly, there are surprises to come.
The Game 1 starters match up again, this time with the series on the line.
PECOTA strongly favors the Yankees to put this series away. But Joe Saunders has upended PECOTA before, and recently.
Raul Ibanez is the first player in postseason history to do what he did. Many of the stories of the 11 men who did it in the regular season are nearly as nearly as fascinating.
When you’re cheering at full volume, it’s easy to see October baseball as good vs. evil, but there’s plenty of humanity on both sides.
Ben and Sam revisit the trade that sent Dan Haren to the Angels in light of Haren’s down year and Tyler Skaggs’ debut for the Diamondbacks, then talk about how Derek Jeter has remained productive at age 38 and examine whether the Yankees are in any trouble in the AL East.
Ichiro switches clubhouses while the Yankees visit the Mariners in Seattle.
Two major-league teams are bereft of new blood on one side of the ball this season.
A hardcore baseball fan falls out of love with the game, then tries to dig up his old affection.
Alex Rodriguez had an extraordinary prime, but he’s aging much more like an average player, and that’s not good news for the Yankees.
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