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What Red Sox, Dodgers’ Trade Means for Small-Market Teams

Lewie Pollis — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:12:17 +0000

Everyone knows that baseball is unbalanced. Richer teams can hold onto their homegrown players, sign the biggest stars as free agents, and stay afloat when their big investments go belly-up. Eating or taking on salary leads to better returns in trades, and most fans in big markets probably have no idea what the word “rebuilding” means. There’s a reason the most influential baseball book of this generation was subtitled The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. (more…)

Indians’ Bats Heat Up in 8-3 Win Over Red Sox

Lewie Pollis — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:33:58 +0000

Cleveland’s bats came alive in a big way Thursday night as the Indians (18-13) shelled Josh Beckett and the Red Sox for a 8-3 victory to kick off a four-game set in Boston. (more…)

Opposition Research: Matt Sullivan Talks Boston Red Sox

Lewie Pollis — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:34:41 +0000

The Cleveland Indians head to Boston today to kick off a four-game weekend series at historic Fenway Park. This is the first time the Tribe and the Red Sox have met this year, so I talked to Over the Monster‘s Matt Sullivan about Boston’s slow start, the new guys in charge of the team, and the incredible Will Middlebrooks. (more…)