Innocents and Accidents, Hints and Allegations

Last night, the Red Sox fell 4-1 to the Angels, pushing them to the brink of elimination in the five game ALDS. Jered Weaver and Josh Becket...

http://bit.ly/zfAAG Howard Zinn on Obama and the Door Knocker Prize. (No bell…….Nobel….get it?) Zinn makes me look like Newt Gingrich, but ...

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Christopher Hitchens, in his typical, understated way, about Roman Polanski.

Penelope , who knows more about blogging than me, argues that blogs without focus are a waste of time. So I ask you, dear readers-do I lac...

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Somewhat shockingly, at least to me, the Minnesota Twins beat the Tigers today, 6-5, to win the final American League playoff spot. The Twin...

It is Bill James' birthday. The author, sabermetrician, and Senior Advisor for Baseball Operations for the Red Sox is 60 today. Jam...

...the NFL has really got to do something about their officiating. There have been a number of downright bizarre calls, not just today, bu...

Steve at No More Mr. Nice Blog, on a New York Times piece about anxiety: "Most of the time, though, the vast majority of Americans d...

In the final game of the 2009 regular season, Boston steamrollered the Indians one last time, 12-7. Boston got homers from Alex Gonzalez (?)...