After a week like no other the Boston area had ever seen, the Boston Red Sox played a Saturday afternoon game at Fenway Park like no other they or anyone else had ever experienced. It was a good game, too, especially for the Sox, who beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Daniel Nava's eighth-inning home run. ...more

The Red Sox spent the spring believing they had a plan to get better. The Yankees spent the spring fearing that for them, things could get a lot worse. Opening day at Yankee Stadium played into those Red Sox hopes, and also those Yankee fears. ...more

After the moves the Diamondbacks made over the winter, it got fashionable to say that all they wanted was grinders, or gritty players. The Diamondbacks contend they're more than that, and everyone should know that talent is part of their equation. ...more

The Red Sox have improved some things after their disastrous 2012 season, but there's still quite a bit not to like about a team that finished in last place last year. ...more

For all the talk of fried chicken and beer, and for all the talk of Bobby Valentine's one-year circus, the biggest issue the Red Sox have faced since it all fell apart in that crazy month of September is that their starting pitching simply hasn't been good enough. They see signs that it changes this season. ...more