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• World Series Delay Nothing New

  Like financial crises and crucial elections, it’s tempting to view the current World Series delay as particularly historical. But baseball has been down roads far more wet — and bumpy — than this. Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 3:49 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Giants, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, World Series, Schwarz, Alan

• Baldelli Lifts Rays and the Spirits of Young Followers

  The Tampa Bay Rays’ Rocco Baldelli, who was diagnosed recently with the relatively obscure mitochondrial disease, is an inspiration for children with the incurable disorder. Posted Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Athletics and Sports, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, American League, Playoff Games, Baldelli, Rocco, Schwarz, Alan

• Playoff Analysis: Inspiration or Folly, Depending on the Outcome

  This October, managers have been particularly aggressive against the Red Sox, raising the question of whether teams feel the need to be more assertive against the big kids on the block. Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 11:55 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Francona, Terry, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, American League, World Series, Youkilis, Kevin, Maddon, Joe, Schwarz, Alan, Perez, Fernando, Scioscia, Mike, Timlin, Mike

• Baseball Playoff Analysis: The Rays Had a Plan, and Stuck to It

  After finishing last in the American League East in each of the past three seasons, the Tampa Bay Rays’ patience — and league-low $44 million payroll — earned them an appearance in the A.L. Championship Series. Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:26 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Kazmir, Scott, American League, Chicago White Sox, Maddon, Joe, Pena, Carlos, Schwarz, Alan, Longoria, Evan, Castilla, Vinny, White, Matt, Vaughn, Greg

• Blue-Collar Ivy Leaguer Is Cubs’ Secret Weapon

  Despite his degree from the Wharton School of Business, the Cubs’ utilityman-turned-versatile weapon Mark DeRosa is a thinking-man’s player who doesn’t spend too much time thinking. Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Fukudome, Kosuke, Chicago Cubs, Soriano, Alfonso, University of Pennsylvania, Derosa, Mark, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Schwarz, Alan