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  • Tim McCarver's flying start

    In Game 1, the Fox analyst reassigns a catcher's nationality and ducks a good question. Plus: Arguments, logos.
  • Strategy matters, but not this time

    The Phillies survive Charlie Manuel's bad move in the ninth to win Game 1 of the World Series -- but it won't always work out so well.
  • World Series preview

    This column's column simulator has written this column 2,000 times and predicts the Rays in 7. Or something about Jeannie Zelasko.
  • Is fan loyalty bunk?

    The readers write -- some more! -- about bandwagoning and whether fandom is really just a consumer choice.
  • Go ahead, jump on the bandwagon

    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.
  • Rays vs. Phillies? Who cares?

    You should, imaginary person who asked that question. The World Series is exciting and new and different this year.
  • ALCS delays, umps and Manny

    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.
  • Rays make World Series pitch

    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.
  • Red Sox comeback: Greatest ever?

    Their rally from 7-0 down in the seventh was for the ages -- it just wasn't for the fools who left Fenway early.
  • "Keep your head up, buddy"

    Fox's microphones capture Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino playing hard and acting like a regular guy.
  • A Red Sox beat-down

    Forget about curses, luck and momentum. The Rays are just pounding Boston into submission.
  • BP nailed the '08 Rays -- in '05

    Baseball Prospectus sized up Tampa Bay three years ago and figured the team was three years away.
  • The man behind the Rays' success

    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.
  • Get the hook!

    Playoff managers are letting their starting pitchers stay in and get thrashed while huge, rested, effective bullpens watch.
  • ALCS: Why not the Rays?

    The Red Sox have their hands full with Tampa Bay, whose 31-win improvement was no fluke.
  • Early MVP favorite: Luck

    Some key plays in the Phillies' Game 1 win over the Dodgers showed what a huge role chance plays in a short series.
  • "Non-prospect" marries, changes teams

    Blogger-pitcher Dirk Hayhurst has an eventful week, getting hitched, waived by the Padres and inked by the Blue Jays.
  • Make the LCS best-of-5 too

    The short format of the divisional round makes it flukey, but that's a good thing. And off days are not.
  • Red Sox vs. Rays in ALCS

    Varitek ruled down by contact, so his fumble on a key tag play doesn't count and the Angels join the White Sox in defeat.
  • The real reason the Cubs lost: Scouting

    Either that or it's because the Dodgers played better for three games.
  • TBS: The anti-Fox

    Turner returns to postseason baseball coverage with its trademark sober, respectful approach to the game.
  • The Angels didn't get fat on the West

    Their division rivals were weak, but L.A. was just as good against everyone else. Plus: Who did get fat on their division?
  • Baseball playoffs: Red Sox-Cubs Series?

    Could be, but the Angels, not the Sox or Rays, had the best record in the A.L. And: Is this really the year at Wrigley?
  • New Yorkers write: "&$#! you!"

    Long-suffering Mets fans don't like being lumped in with Yankees fans.
  • The White Sox's wild, wild, wild win

    The Tigers uncorking a week's worth of wild pitches in one inning shows why there's no predicting in postseason baseball.
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