Philadelphia Redemption! Phillies Win The 2008 World Series

[RBI Magazine-Philadelphia, PA] – In 1993, The City of Brotherly love was brought to its knees as Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays connected with a Mitch Williams fastball producing a walk-off homerun for the ‘Jays in the bottom of the ninth winning the ‘93 World Series for Toronto. In 1993, I was 7… [Continue Reading]

RBI Magazine Live Blog Game 1 (FINAL PHILLIES Win 3-2)

Announcement – RBI Magazine will Live Blog game 1 of the 2008 World Series on Wednesday October 22, 2008. Be sure to tune into RBI Magazine while the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Tampa Bay Rays in year’s championship series. The live blogging schedule is as follows;
Live Blog Schedule:
Pregame: Live Blogging begins at approximatley 7… [Continue Reading]

The Improbable Dream! Rays Win Game 7!

First the New York Yankees, then the Cleveland Indians. NOT added to the victim list – The Tampa Bay Rays!

In 2004, the Boston Red Sox became the first team in history to survive a 3-0 deficit by winning 4 straight games against the New York Yankees to advance to the 2004 World Series. Last year the… [Continue Reading]

The All Time Best VORP for Second Basemen Since 1954

A reader of mine recently asked me if Boston Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia had the best VORP at his position this year (2008) than any other player before him. But before I go further, some of you might be asking, “What in the world is VORP anyway?”. According to Baseball Prospectus, VORP stands for Value Over Replacement Player, which… [Continue Reading]

8 Reasons Why The Red Sox Are Failing In The ALCS

The Boston Red Sox have returned from 3-1 deficits in the playoffs 3 times in their team history. Now down 3-1 to the Rays in 2008, the Red Sox will have to make a few major adjustments to have any hopes of advancing once again. Here are 8 reasons why the Red Sox are failing in… [Continue Reading]

Pitching is Great In ‘08

When Brett Myers took the mound for the Phillies in game two of the NLCS, everyone hoped he would pitch a great game and be the ultimate factor in producing a Phillies victory on Friday night. During the regular season, players, and especially pitchers can play with amazing talent sometimes exceeding everyone’s including their own… [Continue Reading]

Chicago Teams Not Great in ‘08

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers are both a single win away from advancing in October baseball.  The Rays sunk the White Sox last night, in game 2 of the ALDS, securing a two game advantage in the series. The Dodgers also have a perfect record, taking the first two games of the NLDS from the Cubs… [Continue Reading]