MLB Should Expand Playoffs Even Further, Add DH To NL
Sorry for being late to the party, but I have a plan for the new MLB playoff format that should be put in place starting next season.
Sorry for being late to the party, but I have a plan for the new MLB playoff format that should be put in place starting next season.
As expected, Major League Baseball on Friday officially announced its changes to the playoff format.
If the new MLB playoffs system had been in place in previous years, the Boston Red Sox very well could be sitting with a 93-year championship drought.
It was an unceremonious ending, but it shouldn't overshadow a career that was, for a very long time, truly remarkable.
Felger and Massaroti discussed Major League Baseball's new wild card rules. Both are happy with the new system, but Marc Bertrand disagrees with making the wildcard winners survive a one game playoff, saying that they should play a three-game series instead.
Jason Varitek's career spanned a decade and a half, with two World Series and countless unforgettable memories along the way.
It is the end of an era for the Boston Red Sox.
There's nobody that knows the culture of the Red Sox better than former manager Terry Francona, and his insight as an ESPN analyst this season will be second to none.
Bertrand and D.A. opened things up by discussing the steroid testing policy in MLB and Ryan Braun's overturned suspension. How can MLB fix the testing policy?
Saying "my name has been dragged through the mud," NL MVP Ryan Braun reported to spring training with the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, a day after his 50-game suspension for a positive drug test was overturned by an arbitrator.
Twelve-time All-Star Manny Ramirez arrived at the Oakland Athletics training facility Friday amid a curious group of reporters and players.
Gresh and Zolak kicked off their show with the major MLB news of Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension being overturned. How will this process ultimately affect Ryan Braun's reputation?
When Ryan Braun adamantly denied his use of performance-enhancing drugs in December, he sounded like every other busted steroid user, and there weren't many who believed him.
And the winner of the Roy Oswalt spring sweepstakes is ... nobody.
Baseball players like Tim Wakefield just don't come around every day.
Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is vowing to have a much different season than his first in Boston.
Former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona joined Dan Roche on WBZ-TV's Sports Final Sunday night, and is ready for a new kind of Spring Training in the next few weeks.
Felger and Mazz kicked off the day reflecting on the success of Boston sports in the last twelve years. How spoiled is Boston?
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig isn't going anywhere any time soon.
Jon Heyman joins Gresh and Zo o talk about the Red Sox and moves they have made as well as modes to be made.
98.5 The Sports Hub's Red Sox insider Sean McAdam updates Gresh and Zolak with the latest news from the Baseball Winter Meetings in Dallas, TX.
Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish ended months of speculation Thursday by saying he intends to make a move to Major League Baseball.
Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander has been named the 2011 American League MVP.
A woman says she was removed from a Delta flight to Boston after telling the crew she has a serious allergy.
The owner of the New Hampshire coffee shop believes it will cost them more than a million dollars to move and buy another property.
A 21-year-old East Bridgewater man was arraigned on child pornography charges after a lengthy investigation by a vigilante motorcycle group.
For the second time in 11 days, a water main break has flooded a Boston neighborhood and the people who live and work nearby are looking for answers.
Convenience-store chain 7-Eleven is closing hundreds of "underperforming" stores in North America, its Japanese-owner said.
A 21-year-old East Bridgewater man was arraigned on child pornography charges after a lengthy investigation by a vigilante motorcycle group.
Here's how to watch the comet that will be visible to the naked eye for the next few nights.
Suni Williams, a Needham native, is one of two NASA astronauts stuck in space.
The owner of the New Hampshire coffee shop believes it will cost them more than a million dollars to move and buy another property.
The northern lights have been very active in 2024. An expert explains why it could continue for months to come.
In this week's At the Clinic with Dr. Mallika, she explains what charley horses are and how to treat them.
Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day and a new study finds that meditation can be just as effective in treating anxiety as medication.
Fisher-Price is offering $25 to product owners who remove and destroy swing parts that increase risk of suffocation.
More and more women under 40 are being diagnosed with breast cancer and a Boston doctor is sharing the possible reasons why this number keeps going up.
Steward Health Care said it will abandon Norwood Hospital and its four affiliated clinics.
A Plymouth man says that fraudsters tried to steal his home out from under him, just one week after WBZ's I-Team reported on a similar scam in Concord.
In the wake of Enrique Delgado-Garcia's death following a boxing training exercise with the Massachusetts State Police, the I-Team uncovered a similar case decades ago where a recruit died after excessive police training.
Relief may be on the way for hundreds of drivers in Massachusetts, who lost their commercial driver's licenses due to violations from decades ago.
Valuable land in Concord, Massachusetts was stolen from a couple. Now a home is being built there against their wishes.
Enrique Delgado-Garcia died after he was injured during a boxing exercise at the Massachusetts State Police Academy.
WBZ political analyst Jon Keller is putting two new commercials from the candidates to the truth test.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has filed a lawsuit against TikTok. Is that the best way to fight back?
Tim Walz and JD Vance kept things mostly civil during the Vice Presidential Debate Tuesday, until the Ohio senator was pressed on the GOP ticket's debunked denials of the 2020 election outcome.
For a campaign season that has been one of the nastiest in memory, the vice presidential debate was remarkably civil, writes Jon Keller.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and her Republican challenger John Deaton will debate October 15 at WBZ-TV. Moderator Jon Keller wants your questions.
The owner of the New Hampshire coffee shop believes it will cost them more than a million dollars to move and buy another property.
An old Christmas Tree Shops location in Massachusetts will be turned into a "Spirit Christmas" store.
Parlee Farms in Tyngsboro made Newsweek's list of the best apple picking spots in the United States.
Toy and game maker Hasbro is looking at moving its headquarters from Rhode Island to downtown Boston, according to a new report.
Nearly 900 hotel workers at four Boston hotels went on strike Sunday morning.
Host Rachel Holt talks with their CEO about their distinct connection to Newport and what sets them apart as a "brewstillery."
Newport's Castle Hill Inn is one of the area's most coveted destinations offering visitors spectacular views, luxurious accommodations, and unique dining experiences.
Founded in 2014 with a mission of preserving, celebrating and sharing automotive history, the Audrain Automobile Museum is a must-stop destination for both car enthusiasts and Newport visitors alike.
Host Rachel Holt joins Prezza Mixologist Craig Carpenter in Boston's North End for a hot new twist on a classic cocktail that's bound to be the next big hit.
Chef Delphin Gomes joins host Rachel Holt in the test kitchen to show off his latest creations and the art of merging design with chocolate.
When Drake Maye makes his first career start as an NFL quarterback, he won't have Rhamondre Stevenson in the backfield.
Brenden Schooler will be leading the charge on special teams for the Patriots for the foreseeable future.
Will the Patriots ride the Drake Maye buzz to a win on Sunday, or will the Texans be too much to handle?
A cryptic post by Christian Barmore and a promising update from Jerod Mayo make it sound like the defensive tackle might return this season.
It's the dawn of a new era in New England, as Drake Maye will make his first career start Sunday against the Houston Texans.
The northern lights have been very active in 2024. An expert explains why it could continue for months to come.
A treasure hunt that spanned much of the northeast before being narrowed to Massachusetts has turned up gold.
The giant flying Joro spider was nowhere to be found in Boston on Thursday.
A Joro spider has made it to Massachusetts. The giant, venomous arachnid was spotted in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood.
Southern yellowjackets, considered a more aggressive species, have been observed in Massachusetts.