Dave Roberts' most famous stolen base is part of Red Sox mythology  —  BOSTON — Dave Roberts stole 243 bases in 10 major league years.  As far as Boston is concerned, he stole one.  —  The Dodgers manager won't be able to adjust his seat in the interview room this week before someone asks him about 2004 …

Kershaw aims to be first since Gibson in '67 to tame Boston's ‘monster’  —  ST. LOUIS  • On his way to cover the 1967 All-Star Game out west, Post-Dispatch sports columnist and Hall of Fame baseball writer Bob Broeg took a detour for dinner and a show in Las Vegas.

Dodgers' Yasiel Puig embraces spotlight with energized antics: 'That's the way I feel good'  —  BOSTON - As Yasiel Puig prepared to meet the media on the eve of the World Series, front and center was an ESPN Deportes reporter who, just two nights earlier, was drenched by a bucket of water Puig deposited over his head.

Machado vs. The Haters and 9 other World Series matchups we can't wait to see  —  The 10 most important matchups in the World Series:  —  1. Dodgers Outfielders vs. the Weirdness of Fenway Park  —  The pivotal catch Chris Taylor made in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series …

Red Sox-Dodgers in '46 World Series?  Not part of the program  —  BOSTON (AP) — It took more than a century for these clubs to finally meet again in the Fall Classic.  —  They had plenty of stars, especially during baseball's Golden Era — Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson and The Duke of Flatbush, among them.

Leaving ‘the steal’ behind in Boston, Dave Roberts took path that led to Dodgers  —  Dave Roberts found the note after his flight home to San Diego.  In the fall of 2004, Roberts and the rest of the Boston Red Sox had paraded down the banks of the Charles River to christen an improbable championship.

The manager gets the spotlight, but the front office runs the show now  —  The Washington Post  —  It's worth noting that the World Series, which opens Tuesday night at Fenway Park in Boston, features two managers who had never held the position until they accepted the jobs they currently have.

Three facts to know about NY Mets GM candidate Brodie Van Wagenen  —  The Mets began their second round of interviews for their GM opening Monday by interviewing CAA Baseball co-head Brodie Van Wagenen.  —  Brewers adviser Doug Melvin interviewed Tuesday, and Rays senior vice president …

A history of Manny Machado's beef with the Red Sox: ‘Coward stuff’  —  After a grueling series that turned Manny Machado into Public Enemy No. 1 in Milwaukee, don't expect the Dodgers star to get much better treatment in Boston.  —  Machado, who spent seven seasons with the Orioles …

Your World Series Game 1 guide: Sale-Kershaw is as good as it gets  —  It's been more than a century since the two franchises faced off in the Fall Classic.  The Boston Red Sox don't have Babe Ruth — as they did back in 1916 — and the Los Angeles Dodgers aren't the Brooklyn Robins anymore.

What to watch for in the World Series (and how to watch)  —  The Washington Post  —  Just after 7 p.m. Tuesday night, the Red Sox will welcome the Dodgers to Fenway Park for the first game of the 144th edition of the World Series.  —  And history will be made, one way or the other …

Staff picks for the World Series between the Dodgers and Red Sox  —  Grounds crew members paint the World Series logo behind home plate at Fenway Park in Boston.  (Elise Amendola / AP)  —  Two of the most relentless offenses in the game will test each other's top-heavy pitching staffs, but Boston's just a little deeper on all fronts.

Why the Dodgers will win the World Series  —  BOSTON - Though the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers are two of Major League Baseball's big-spending perennial powerhouses, the teams took very different routes to the 2018 World Series, which begins Tuesday at Fenway Park.

Mets' finalists for general manager job include prominent agent Brodie Van Wagenen  —  The three finalists for the Mets' general manager vacancy are Brewers senior adviser Doug Melvin, Rays senior vice president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom and CAA baseball co-head Brodie Van Wagenen, according to a source.

Red Sox vs. Dodgers: A World Series clash with historic possibilities  —  BOSTON — The 114th World Series is upon us, and if you can stick your personal team proclivities in the vault for a moment, you have to admit that the Red Sox-Dodgers pairing has all the ingredients of a great matchup.