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For the fourth time in the last 15 years, the Boston Red Sox have won the World Series. They had the most wins (108) in franchise history and were the best team in the American League all year long. Continue reading “2018 World Series Champions”
Normally when a team from Boston meets a team from Los Angeles for a title series, it involves the Celtics and the Lakers in the NBA. This time will be a bit different in that it’s never happened in baseball. Well, technically it did when the Red Sox played the Brooklyn Robins (affiliated with the now LA Dodgers) in the 1916 World Series, but we will overlook that for now. Boston looks to win their fourth World Series in the last 15 seasons and the Dodgers have returned hoping to remedy their 7-game series defeat from last years World Series. Continue reading “2018 World Series Preview”
Houston Astros vs. Boston Red Sox
It really wasn’t even close, but the defending champion Astros showed why they should still be considered the favorites with their sweep of the Cleveland Indians in the Division Series. Continue reading “2018 MLB Championship Series Preview”
American League Division Series
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
The storied rivalry continues into October. This years ‘Bronx Bombers’ made a new record for home runs hit in a season by one team with 267. Continue reading “2018 MLB Division Series Preview”
In their 55 years of existence, the Houston Astros have only made two World Series appearances. The first came in 2005 when they were swept by the Chicago White Sox. That wasn’t going to happen this time around. Continue reading “2017 World Series Champions”
