FIRST-TIMERS The Colorado Rockies, in their 15th season, are making their first appearance in the World Series. The Rockies, winners of 21 of their past 22 games, are the sixth team since 1992 to reach the Fall Classic for the first time. The previous five have a 4-1 record with Toronto (1992), Florida (1997), Arizona (2001) and Anaheim (2002) all victorious and Houston (2005) the one to fail. ...more

October 24, 2007

History gives Josh Beckett and the Red Sox a pretty good shot. They've come back from big postseason deficits. ...more

October 18, 2007

Every time you looked, it seemed a Red Sox hitter was on base in the opener of the AL Championship Series. And it wasn't just David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez. ...more

October 14, 2007

Josh Beckett didn't need another shutout to beat the Cleveland Indians. David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez took care of that. ...more

October 13, 2007

One fan got a baseball. The rest left with a memory. Manny Ramirez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3 Friday night, taking a 2-0 lead in their AL playoff series. ...more

October 6, 2007