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| Hang this loss on Joe Torre |
MLB Baseball |
10/14/2008 |
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| he heart of the Phillies order - left- handed hitting Chase Utley and Ryan Howard - without a lefty reliever at his disposal, having already used Kershaw, Joe Beimel and Hong-Chih Kuo. Again, I give Torre as much credit as anyone for the success his New York Yankees had, but he gets all the blame should the Dodgers lose this series. His trademark in New York was that he was always cool as a cucumber. On Monday, he seemed to panic. By the way, if Dodgers fans need any encouragement, look no further than last yea |
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| Homer-happy Rays rout Red Sox to grab ALCS lead |
MLB Baseball |
10/14/2008 |
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| le, but the Varitek struck out and Cora flew out to squash the rally. Game Notes Upton recorded his fifth postseason home run, after slugging only nine in the regular season...It was the worst home playoff loss for Boston since a 19-8 setback to the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the 2004 ALCS...Iwamura has at least one hit in all seven of Tampa Bay's postseason games, and is 11-for-31 overall...Byrd made his first playoff relief appearance since 2004, when he pitched for the Atlanta Braves. He was charged with |
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| Phillies aim to go three up on Dodgers in Game 3 of NLCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/12/2008 |
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| walked three batters in his team's 4-1 loss. Moyer was 10-3 away from home this season with a 2.92 ERA. However, he is 3-4 lifetime against the Dodgers with a 4.80 ERA in 10 starts. The 45-year-old hurler won his only other LCS start, as he beat the New York Yankees in the 2001 ALCS while with Seattle. Los Angeles will counter with righty Hiroki Kuroda, who was brilliant in beating the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS. Kuroda helped the Dodgers complete the sweep, as he scattered six hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings t |
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| Re-Branded Sixers are relevant again |
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10/09/2008 |
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| eltics doesn't exist. For older fans, it's a different story. If you grew up as a Sixers or Celtics loyalist in the late '70s or '80s, you likely have vivid memories of the greatest rivalry in professional sports. If you think the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees' enmity is intense now -- you would have been captivated by Philly and Boston on the hardwood. You see, comparing anything to Julius Erving's 76ers teams and Larry Bird's Celtics clubs would be like saying Lewis-Holyfield was the equal of Ali-Frazie |
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| Yankees' Rivera has shoulder surgery |
MLB Baseball |
10/07/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees star closer Mariano Rivera underwent surgery on his sore right shoulder Tuesday and is expected to resume throwing in three months, a month before spring training is set to begin. Dr. David Altchek performed the operation at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The 38-year-old pitched through discomfort throughout the 2008 campaign but was still dominant, converting 39-of-40 save opportunities and compiling a 6-5 record with a 1.40 earned run average. A |
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| BoSox attempt to finish off Angels and advance to ALCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/06/2008 |
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| o runs and four hits in 6 2/3 innings of the 4-1 loss. Lackey has now lost four of his last five decisions. The Angels were the first 100-game winners in baseball since the 2005 St. Louis Cardinals and the first in the American League since the 2004 New York Yankees. The Angels are also the first team since those Cardinals to win 50 (or more) games at home and on the road. Unfortunately, the 2005 Cardinals lost to the Houston Astros in the NLCS, while the 2004 Yankees lost to the Red Sox in the ALCS. Game 5 of |
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| Boston, Beckett go for sweep of Angels at Fenway |
MLB Baseball |
10/05/2008 |
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| in scoring position while stranding 11 total runners. Torii Hunter finished 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI for LA, which has dropped nine straight playoff games overall. Anaheim has a tall task in front of it, as there has only been one team - the 2001 New York Yankees - to rally back to win a division series after losing the first two games at home. Beckett, meanwhile, was slated to start Game 1 of this series, but was pushed back after straining his oblique in a bullpen session during the final weekend of the re |
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MLB Baseball |
10/05/2008 |
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| -round series with a 4-1 win Saturday, forcing Game 4 Sunday. Kuroda (1-0) allowed six hits, walked two and had four strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings, consistently dodging trouble as the Dodgers swept a postseason set for the first time since beating the New York Yankees in the 1963 World Series. This was the Dodgers' first postseason series triumph since 1988 when they beat Oakland to win the Fall Classic. It was also a sweet moment for Manny Ramirez and Joe Torre. Ramirez, acquired in mid-season from Boston, walke |
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| Cubs cursed again as Dodgers sweep NLDS |
MLB Baseball |
10/05/2008 |
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| -round series with a 4-1 win Saturday, forcing Game 4 Sunday. Kuroda (1-0) allowed six hits, walked two and had four strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings, consistently dodging trouble as the Dodgers swept a postseason set for the first time since beating the New York Yankees in the 1963 World Series. This was the Dodgers' first postseason series triumph since 1988 when they beat Oakland to win the Fall Classic. It was also a sweet moment for Manny Ramirez and Joe Torre. Ramirez, acquired in mid-season from Boston, walke |
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| A century and counting? Cubs try to avoid brooms at Chavez Ravine |
MLB Baseball |
10/04/2008 |
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| os Zambrano (0-1) was touched for six hits and seven runs, but just three of those were earned, in 6 1/3 innings. He also had seven strikeouts against two walks. The only team to win a division series after losing the first two games at home was the New York Yankees against Oakland in 2001. Current Dodgers manager Joe Torre was at the helm of the Yankees then. There have been four teams that have come back from 0-2 deficits to win division series since baseball introduced its current wild card format in 1995, b |
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