http://dir.salon.com/topics/baseball_playoffs/?source=rss&aim=baseball_playoffs en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/30/phillies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/30/phillies/index.html?source=rss The Phillies had to wait around for two days, but they finally get their championship in a one-of-a-kind game. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/29/obituary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/29/obituary/index.html?source=rss Blame it on the rain. Or the mud or the suspended game. Or the late starts. Or cranky writers and an unscheduled off day. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/10/28/fair_share_chart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/10/28/fair_share_chart/index.html?source=rss How many pennants and World Series titles would each team have won if success were distributed evenly? By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/28/fair_share/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/28/fair_share/index.html?source=rss It feels like Phillies fans have had to wait forever for another title, but if life were fair, a Phils championship would be ahead of schedule. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/28/rain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/28/rain/index.html?source=rss Rain suspends Game 5, which the Rays and Phillies will try to finish Tuesday. That's one off day down, 156 to go before Opening Day. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/27/better_team/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/27/better_team/index.html?source=rss Hold off on that conclusion that the Phillies are better than the Rays just because they're winning the World Series. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/27/game_4/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/27/game_4/index.html?source=rss From a blown call in the first inning to pitcher Joe Blanton's home run in the fifth, everything went Philly's way in Game 4. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/24/game_2_notes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/24/game_2_notes/index.html?source=rss World Series notes: Fox can't tell Venezuela from Panama, Day 2. Plus: Philly's right-handed problem. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/24/game_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/24/game_2/index.html?source=rss Phenom David Price survives a home run by Phillie Eric! Bruntlett! to get the last seven outs and preserve the win. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/23/game_1_notes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/23/game_1_notes/index.html?source=rss In Game 1, the Fox analyst reassigns a catcher's nationality and ducks a good question. Plus: Arguments, logos. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/22/prediction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/22/prediction/index.html?source=rss This column's column simulator has written this column 2,000 times and predicts the Rays in 7. Or something about Jeannie Zelasko. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/22/letters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/22/letters/index.html?source=rss The readers write -- some more! -- about bandwagoning and whether fandom is really just a consumer choice. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/22/bandwagon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/22/bandwagon/index.html?source=rss Being a fan of a losing team isn't a sign of character. It's a consumer choice. So is newfound passion for the Phillies or Rays. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/21/real_series/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/21/real_series/index.html?source=rss You should, imaginary person who asked that question. The World Series is exciting and new and different this year. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/20/alcs_letters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/20/alcs_letters/index.html?source=rss How can MLB not have a backup ump ready? Would the Red Sox have made the playoffs with that lineup all year? The readers write. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/20/rays/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/20/rays/index.html?source=rss The Red Sox had all the momentum, but in a Game 7, it's even better to have a lights-out hurler. Tampa Bay had two. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/17/comeback/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/17/comeback/index.html?source=rss Their rally from 7-0 down in the seventh was for the ages -- it just wasn't for the fools who left Fenway early. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/16/victorino/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/16/victorino/index.html?source=rss Fox's microphones capture Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino playing hard and acting like a regular guy. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/16/nlcs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/16/nlcs/index.html?source=rss L.A.'s giddy affair with Ramirez set to end as Philadelphia dispatches the Dodgers in five games. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/15/alcs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/15/alcs/index.html?source=rss Forget about curses, luck and momentum. The Rays are just pounding Boston into submission. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/14/rays/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/14/rays/index.html?source=rss Baseball Prospectus sized up Tampa Bay three years ago and figured the team was three years away. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/14/lamar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/14/lamar/index.html?source=rss According to Caray and Martinez of TBS, it's Chuck LaMar, whose 10 years of incompetence as G.M. evidently laid some kind of foundation. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/13/pitchers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/13/pitchers/index.html?source=rss Playoff managers are letting their starting pitchers stay in and get thrashed while huge, rested, effective bullpens watch. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/10/alcs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/10/alcs/index.html?source=rss The Red Sox have their hands full with Tampa Bay, whose 31-win improvement was no fluke. By King Kaufman Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/10/nlcs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/10/nlcs/index.html?source=rss Some key plays in the Phillies' Game 1 win over the Dodgers showed what a huge role chance plays in a short series.