This Day In Baseball History: March 4th
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009In 1907, a $52,000 judgment was awarded to Baltimore due to Brooklyn’s failure to pay the agreed sum of $40,000 for the franchise.
In 1912, with the shanties torn down and the garbage pits filled in the Pigtown section in Brooklyn, Charles Ebbets broke ground for his team’s new stadium… the Dodgers new ballpark [...]
World Series Game 6: Grady Maddon’s Decision Cost Tampa Bay A Chance To Extend Series, Phillies Win Championship, 4-3
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008I know that Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon doesn’t throw pitches or step into the batter’s box, but it is my considered opinion that he is one of the primary reasons his team lost tonight’s deciding game in the World Series. Because of a pair of critical decisions he made in the seventh inning, [...]
World Series Game Five: Even When He’s Right, The Commish Is Wrong!
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008And so Game Five of the World Series will pick up tonight in the bottom of the sixth inning… thanks to the inclement weather suffered in Philadelphia on Monday night.
The words “suspended game” were still hanging in the Pennsylvania air when Commissioner Bud Selig became the target for criticism from fans across the country — [...]
Shields, Rays Beat Phillies To Even Series At A Game Apiece
Friday, October 24th, 2008James Shields stymied the Philadelphia Phillies this evening and rookie David Price got the final seven outs as Tampa Bay rebounded from their Game 1 loss with a 4-2 victory Thursday night that evened the World Series at a game apiece.
The Rays pitching staff has held the Phillies to 1-for-28 with runners in scoring position. [...]
World Series, Game 1: Phillies Off To A Fast Start, Beat Rays In Tampa, 3-2
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008The Philadelphia Phillies got off to a fast start in the 2008 World Series last night in Tampa, Florida — literally and figuratively. They scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning to jump out to a quick lead, and stole three bases in the game as they raced out to a [...]
World Series Preview: Phillies In Six
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008I know, I know. I am going against the conventional wisdom, but the conventional wisdom said the Red Sox would lose to the Los Angeles Angels… and then it said that the Red Sox would beat the Rays. So much for conventional wisdom.
I know the Rays have home-field advantage thanks to the AL’s [...]
ALCS Game Seven: Garza Gargantuan As Rays Win Pitcher’s Duel, 3-1… Rays To Oppose Phillies In Franchise’s First World Series Appearance
Monday, October 20th, 2008The Red Sox 2008 season came to an end this evening on the Gulf coast of Florida, as Rays starting pitcher Matt Garza pitched a gem against the Sox in Tropicana Field, leading Tampa to a 3-1 win in Game Seven and the franchise’s first-ever trip to the World Series.
The twenty-four year old [...]
ALCS Game Seven Preview: Sox, Rays Starting Lineups
Sunday, October 19th, 2008With Jed Lowrie hitting only .118 in the ALCS, Red Sox manager Terry Francona has decided to insert Alex Cora into the lineup at shortstop (batting ninth). Cora is 1-for-6 in his career against Garza, a right-hander, including 1-for-3 in Game Three of the series. Overall, Cora hit .266, with a .378 OBP, [...]
ALCS Game Seven Preview: Pitching Matchup — Lester vs Garza
Sunday, October 19th, 2008Game Seven features the same pitching matchup as Game Three — a game won by the Rays, 9-1, in Boston.
Jon Lester was 16-6, 3.21, during the regular season… and during the post-season he has compiled a 1-1 record, with a 1.83 ERA.
In the ALDS, he was 1-0, 0.00, in two starts against the Los [...]
ALCS Miscellany: Believe It Or Not, The Sox Have The Rays RIGHT Where They Want Them
Saturday, October 18th, 2008As the post-season started, I joked with a friend that the Sox would probably fall behind three-games-to-one before rallying to win the pennant… of course, I didn’t expect the Red Sox to take my remark to heart.
The Red Sox recent history in elimination games is extraordinary… they have now won four in a row and [...]
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