Team Dominican Republic loved this World Baseball Classic. And if you allowed yourself to, you might have loved watching them. Robinson Cano, Jose Reyes, Fernando Rodney and the rest played with a passion that we don't always allow them to show in the games that we care about. ...more

With one more improbable win, this time over Japan, Puerto Rico has advanced to the World Baseball Classic's championship game. How do the Puerto Ricans do it, with a pitching staff filled with guys you barely remember or never heard of? It's catcher Yadier Molina who changes everything. ...more

In a year where shouting about the MVP became popular, no one shouted about Buster Posey. No one had to. It was obvious. Catchers don't often win the MVP, but they should. Posey should have won. And he did win. ...more

The Giants were great. Maybe they were too great, because they did so well that they took a lot of the drama out of what at first looked like it would be baseball's best postseason ever. ...more