Although he doesn't have much hype, Matt Moore is one of the best pitching prospects of the last decade. The Tampa Bay Rays have been patient with the 23-year-old until now. With the Boston Red Sox and the AL Wild Card within reach, the Rays have called up Matt Moore.

Moore's minor league stats are sick.

Mariano Rivera has long been regarded as the best closer in the history of baseball. That title got even more official on Monday when the New York Yankees hurler saved the 602nd game of his career. By doing so, he passed Trevor Hoffman to become baseball's all-time saves leader.

In fitting fashion, Rivera's ninth inning went 1-2-3.

John Lackey might be the worst player in all of baseball. Now, he might be the worst human in all of baseball. According to reports, the pitcher for the Boston Red Sox has decided to divorce his wife. The problem is that John Lackey's wife is in the middle of fighting breast cancer and just underwent a double mastectomy a few months back.

This is getting hard to watch. The Boston Red Sox are choking to death and are on the brink of blowing a huge lead in the AL Wild Card race. After losing to the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, the Red Sox are now tied with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Not surprisingly, poor starting pitching was the main reason for the latest Red Sox loss.

The Boston Red Sox completed their choke. In their final game of the year, the Red Sox blew a ninth inning lead against the Baltimore Orioles. Leading 3-2 heading into the ninth, the Orioles pulled out a 4-3 victory.

Now the Red Sox play the waiting game. If the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees, the Rays make the playoffs.

The Tampa Bay Rays never say die. They were way behind the Boston Red Sox heading into September. In the final game of the regular season on Wednesday night, the Rays were trailing 7-0 against the New York Yankees. But the Rays came roaring back to win and, after the Red Sox choked again, advance to the 2011 baseball playoffs.

Wednesday was one of the most exciting days in baseball history. And the most exciting play of the night had to be Evan Longoria's walkoff homer that clinched a playoff berth for the Tampa Bay Rays and eliminated the Boston Red Sox. Check out the Evan Longoria walkoff home run video below.

As you can see in the video, Evan Longoria's homer wasn't overly impressive.

Epic Fail: Why Liverpool could be the least of John W Henry and FSG's concerns after Boston Red Sox nightmare

The Anfield owners are facing tough times with their baseball franchise after a sensational late-season collapse left them out of the playoffs and Red Sox Nation on the warpath

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We have named our NL MVP, NL Cy Young Award winner and NL Rookie of the Year. Now let's move on to the American League and start with the Most Valuable Player award. Here are our top five AL MVP favorites and our AL MVP winner.

5. Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox
In his first year in Boson, Adrian Gonzalez lived up to expectations and then some.

The 2011 AL MVP is a close race. However, the 2011 AL Cy Young award winner is clear. The only question is whether or not he will win both the Cy Young and the MVP award. Here's our top five pitchers in the American League including the 2011 AL Cy Young Award winner.

5. Josh Beckett, Boston Red Sox
Josh Beckett was higher on this list until he totally collapsed in September like the rest of the Red Sox.