Teamwork is important, but money wins Series
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The season ends with a toast for the Red Sox, a team that taught us the value of chemistry, resiliency and US currency. Bud Selig wouldn&#39;t mind if you forgot about the last part.
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Baseball teams part ways with a manager who asks for too much money, but itÂs hard to think of a company that has let a chief executive walk over pay.
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Bostonâs victory in Game 2 of the World Series turned, in part, because of one of those understated, blink-and-itâs-gone moments.
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Record attendance and rich media deals have pushed team values to new heights.
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One way to compete with a team whose payroll is more than $100 million dollars more than yours is to do all you can to make sure you're not going to beat yourself.
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It was about taking care of business, or maybe it was about the Boston Red Sox not â-gain. The Yankees didnât play their best game, but because the Red
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Even the uninitiated know the significance of a series between the Red Sox and Yankees. They also understand the importance of keeping the rivalry in perspective, regardless of the enmity. Perhaps easier said than done before you experience it up close and personal, as Jason Varitek and Alex Rodriguez did the last time the teams met.
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Instead of watching the Yankees and Red Sox duel again, rather than stay riveted on several playoff races that will be decided in the season&#39;s final days, many eyes will focus on a team
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The key is to be discreet. The mayhem that is the hallmark of any postseason series victory, a champagne-spraying, beer-guzzling clubhouse riot, has to be orchestrated behind the scenes, and it has to be done carefully.
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The task in front of the St. Louis Cardinals is simple really, simply stated at least. They have to do everything better if they are going to beat the Boston Red Sox.
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The Yankees did finish first in something last year Â spending. While their streak of AL East titles ended at nine, the Yankees wound up with a record payroll of $218.3 million.
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There appear to be few, if any, limits to what the Yankees can afford, the reason they can add Randy Johnson and perhaps Carlos Beltran to their firmament of stars. Then again, money is no object when you play in a city where apartments sell for &#36;44 million, nursery schools can command &#36;24,000, and dinner for two at a top restaurant can cost &#36;1,000.
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Keith Foulke knows how to protect a postseason lead.
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A team fighting for its life -- in more ways than one -- plays on.
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The Red Sox' sweep in Seattle didn't just amount to three losses. It also cost them two injured players.
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Top stars make more than ever, but they raise the tide for the whole league.
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For the Angels, the complex math needed to break down the American League West is all of a sudden quite simple: One big one down, one huge one to go.