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| ALCS: Is it time to bench Beckett? |
(Sun, 12 Oct 2008)
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Seems crazy to even think about, given the history. Josh Beckett was a star of the 2003 and 2007 postseasons, winning World Series rings with the Marlins and Red Sox.... |
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| Red-hot closers making a difference |
(Sat, 11 Oct 2008)
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| The Phillies and Red Sox have taken early leads in their playoff series, and two big keys to their success have pitched the ninth inning of all three games.
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| NLCS: Manny's off the wall; Phils are over it |
(Thu, 09 Oct 2008)
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Facing the hottest hitter in the playoffs, the Philadelphia Phillies needed a little bit of luck Thursday.
In Manny Ramirez's first at-bat of the National League Championship Series, the Los Angeles... |
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| ALDS: The lost art of the bunt |
(Mon, 06 Oct 2008)
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It always amazes me when big-league players are called on to bunt, and they're clueless about it.
Now I never had a 95 mph fastball coming at me, but everybody on... |
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| ALDS: Angels find a way to stay |
(Mon, 06 Oct 2008)
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That was a heck of a way to break a playoff losing streak.
The Los Angeles Angels are still kicking in their series against the Red Sox, winning 5-4 in a... |
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| Rusty Tillman: Canseco's first big-league dealer? |
(Sun, 05 Oct 2008)
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| The Florida Times-Union published an interesting story about former big-league outfielder Rusty Tillman, now homeless and living in the woods near Jacksonville, his hometown.
Tillman, now 48, was an outfielder in... |
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| NLDS: Cubs hibernate early again |
(Sun, 05 Oct 2008)
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It was a story too Hollywood-good to be true. Best record in the NL, exactly 100 years from their last title.
So the team closest to Hollywood kicked that screenplay aside.... |
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| ALDS: Small-ball philosophy works in one series, but not the other |
(Sun, 05 Oct 2008)
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The best team in postseason history -- the only one with a 1.000 winning percentage -- can finish the job today in Chicago, and the Tampa Bay Rays can send... |
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| For Dodgers, Manny changes everything |
(Fri, 03 Oct 2008)
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The Los Angeles Dodgers haven't commanded postseason respect for two decades. For 20 years, since Kirk Gibson's Game 1 homer and Orel Hershiser's bulldog 1988 World Series, the Dodgers haven't... |
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| CC stumbles in postseason again |
(Fri, 03 Oct 2008)
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It's a new year and a new team, but the same result for CC Sabathia.
He was knocked around in the postseason by the Red Sox in 2007 as the Indians... |
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