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The Toronto Blue Jays and the Dangerous Joys of Going for It
A week ago, the Toronto Blue Jays were a third-place team. The huge moves they've made since might not work out, but they're showing us what going for the playoffs looks like.
CC Sabathia, Lone Zombie on the Rejuvenated Yankees
The New York Yankees are winning games, defying age, and trolling everyone. But on this team of rejuvenated oldsters, there's one actual zombie. It's a problem.
The Red Sox Are Bad, But Xander Bogaerts Is Good
The Boston Red Sox are a howling dumpster fire that will burn all season. But, while this disaster happens, Xander Bogaerts is turning into a star. It's something.
Throwback Thursday: John McGraw, The Model Of The Modern Sports Coach
New York Giants manager Jack McGraw set the intense, controlling, obsessive, kill-the-umpire, win-at-all-costs standard for all coaches to follow.
The Minnesota Twins Are Defying Everything, And It Rules
The Minnesota Twins were supposed to be in a rebuilding phase this year. The numbers suggest that they're not very good. And yet, at least so far, they really are.
Blue Jays Owe It to Offence, Suffering Fans to Add Impact Arm
The Blue Jays haven't made the playoffs since 1993. Equipped with the game's best offence in a wide-open AL East, the team needs to add a frontend starting pitcher to help end the drought.