Baseball is done for 2026. Will it return next March?

The 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) season ended in a manner that, looking at how the playoffs progressed, was, as I detailed in my last piece, predictable. Once again, the team with the better record during the regular season prevailed, with the 103-59 Milwaukee Brewers juggernaut triumphing over the 98-64 Tampa Bay Rays. Brewers fans […]

Paradoxical Playoffs

The 2026 MLB postseason has been nothing short of paradoxical. Based on regular season win counts and success, the playoffs could be perfectly predicted. However, based on recent history and preconceived notions, some developments have been quite surprising.  In the Wild Card round, the White Sox, with their 84-78 record, prevailed over the 81-81 Houston […]

A Post-Mortem on the 2026 Red Sox

The 2026 Red Sox season was quite the roller coaster. What began with a prolonged period of failure this spring was salvaged by an unprecedented win streak and a hot stretch this summer, only to conclude with an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the rival Yankees. While the remarkable turnaround this team pulled off […]

What to know ahead of Israel’s upcoming election

With less than a month until polls open, all eyes in Israel and, to a large extent, the Jewish world are already on the upcoming Israeli elections. However, the Israeli political system can be quite difficult to understand as an outsider. Unlike in the United States, where we have two main political parties contending in […]

Resting for October: Inside the Red Sox’ Post-Streak Strategy

Since June 24, The Boston Red Sox have completely turned around their season. After losing two out of three games to the Colorado Rockies, one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball, and sitting at the bottom of the American League standings, the season seemed over. The Red Sox, who fired their manager, Alex […]