The Red Sox bullpen, representing the largest difference between Boston and the Oakland A’s, was exposed immediately and often. So much of the Red Sox’ chances -- the possibility that 72 years of curses and frustration might end -- were based upon an...

They were loaded with star power. “I remember the buildup,” Larkin said. “I remember the feeling in the clubhouse, the talk about McGwire, Canseco, Carney Lansford, Dave Stewart, Eckersley, Steinbach, all these guys they had. We opened up the...

In honor of where he put the Cardinals, though, we interrupt our regular cooling-stove updates for a Dave Duncan Crazy Pitching Season Mixtape, biased heavily toward the recent and the crazy. (With all apologies to Dave Stewart and Chris Carpenter,...

And, of course, the opposite should be true for a pitcher who allows more runs in close games than in blowouts. Over the past few years, I've tested many pitchers to who have a "pitch to the score" reputation, including Jack Morris, Jack McDowell, Doc...

They were a couple of tweaks away. A year later they added free agents Dave Stewart and Paul Molitor to replace the departing Jimmy Key and Winfield. What is one quality starter? An addition of eight wins? Well, maybe more when Jo-Jo Reyes...

If there was ever a post with a title begging for a comment from Nick in SF, this would have to be it… Tony LaRussa did the ballet thing for a number of years with the Oakland Ballet. Think that was the Nutcracker as well. He also got some of the...