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Blogged on Oct 3, 2008On Thursday the Brewers sent ace CC Sabathia to the mound, hoping that he could lead the NL Wild Card winners to a 1-1 tie in the NLDS. Phillies’ centerfielder Shane Victorino had other plans. Having already gotten a hit off of Sabathia in the previous inning, Victorino stepped to the plate in the second […]
Blogged on Oct 3, 2008The Chicago Cubs, the “best team in the National League” find themselves on the brink of elimination in the NLDS. Despite having the home field advantage over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cubs have looked woeful at home in games 1 and 2. Game 2 was especially bad for the Cubs defense. Every infielder had […]
Blogged on Oct 2, 2008If history has an impact on their emotions, I’m sure the Angels were quite disappointed to draw the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS. Despite winning eight of the nine games between the teams this year, the Angels have been swept by the Red Sox in their last two playoff matchups in 2004 and 2007 […]
Blogged on Oct 2, 2008The Dodgers piled on the runs to defeat the Chicago Cubs in game 1 of their NLDS. Trailing 2-0 in the 5th inning, James Loney hit a grand slam to give the Dodgers the lead for good. Manny Ramirez and Russell Martin would later add solo shots to pad the Los Angeles lead. The shocked […]
Blogged on Oct 2, 2008Three runs in the 3rd inning was all the Philadelphia Phillies needed to get their first postseason win in 15 years. Cole Hamels pitched a gem for Philly going 8 strong innings with 9 strikeouts. Chase Utley’s two run double gave the Phillies the lead for good in the 3rd.
In Thursday’s game 2 the Milwaukee […]
Blogged on Oct 1, 2008With the Tampa Bay Rays taking the top spot in the American League East and the Sox taking the AL Wild Card, Boston will face the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the first round of the postseason. The Sox were 1-8 against the Angels this season, winning only their first matchup at Fenway, back […]
Blogged on Oct 1, 2008The 2008 MLB playoff picture is finally set as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Twins in playoff to determine the AL Central Division winner. The White Sox only need one run in a pitching dominated game last night. A home-run by Jim Thome in the 7th inning was all the offense required for Chicago […]
Blogged on Sep 30, 2008What will the Yankees do in October? Since 1995 the answer was simple, play baseball. However 2008 marks the first time since 1995 that the New York Yankees will not be in the playoffs. For Derek Jeter its the first time in his MLB career that he is not playing baseball in October. With the […]
Blogged on Sep 29, 2008The MLB playoff picture is complete. With the AL Central decided by a one-run playoff game, the Division Series schedule is set. The playoffs begin on Wednesday, October first, with the Brewers @ Phillies at 3:00pm, Dodgers @ Cubs at 6:30pm, and Sox @ Angels at 10:07pm.
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Blogged on Sep 24, 2008The Boston Red Sox may have had the champagne on ice Monday, but they finally got to break it open on Tuesday night. Boston bested AL Cy Young favorite Cliff Lee to ensure their trip to the postseason for the fifth time in six years. Thanks to a Jason Bay RBI single in the fifth […]
