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Bullpen Carries Cardinals To 3-2 Win In Game 1
It’s cliché and boring to say that baseball is a game of inches. We’ve all heard it said a thousand times, and it’s usually the mark of someone who just doesn’t have anything insightful to say. But sometimes I think it’s really amazing how close a baseball game can come to being a completely different baseball game.
Wednesday night, in Game 1 of the World Series, [...]
We Have a Huge Crush on Cliff Lee
It’s okay, we know you do too.
Our undying love for Cliff Lee was cemented last night with his brilliant eight-inning, two-hit, thirteen strikeout performance during the Texas Rangers’ 8-0 win over the New York Yankees All-Star lineup in Game 3 of the ALCS.
Josh Hamilton, who had a pretty good view of the clinic from centerfield, smoked a two-run shot in the first, which was all the run support[..]
Top 10 Things I Learned from the Phillies vs Rockies NLDS
10) Todd Helton may have rejuvenated his career with back surgery, but it doesn’t work against left handed pitchers. 9) Philly Fan shouldn’t complain about Charlie Manuel and his hunches ever again, but will. The Rockies clearly needed more Kyle Orton. 7) Watching poorly timed baseball playoff games that are being covered by undiagnosed depressives [...]
Come To Think Of It: It’s Time The Dodgers Got Their Props
As the Los Angeles Dodgers finished their three-game sweep of the Cardinals, it occurred to me that this is one club whose success has seemed to be taken for granted. Last year, as the Dodgers did the same to my Cubbies, most everything that was talked about and written seemed to focus on how poorly [...]
