In his press conference today, Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel announced that RHP Joe Blanton will start Game Four of the World Series. Cliff Lee will start Game Five. When asked why he will go with Blanton in Game Four, Manuel said “I think Blanton fits for us because I think we want to keep [...]
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols appeared on St. Louis sports station WXOS 101.1 FM on Thursday morning. Pujols was asked to explain comments made during an interview in the Dominican Republic. In the interview, Pujols suggested he was in no hurry to sign a contract extension with the Cardinals. “The fans know and the [...]
So much for this being an offensive World Series. For the second night in a row we saw a pitcher’s duel in the Bronx. Last night AJ Burnett outdueled Pedro Martinez as the New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 to even their best-of-seven series at one game a piece. What you saw last [...]
Update Apparently Joe Girardi was looking at the same book I was. This afternoon Girardi announced the Jerry Hairston will start in rightfield over Nick Swisher in Game Two of the World Series. “He’s had a lot of success off of Pedro,” Girardi said. “We also like the way they kind of match up against [...]
There’s an old saying in baseball that has held true from 1909 to 2009–good pitching, always beats good hitting. That saying held true again last night in Game One of the 2009 World Series. On a rainy, misty night in the Bronx, Cliff Lee dominated a powerful New York Yankee lineup and Chase Utley hit [...]
In a move that should come as a surprise to nobody, SI.com’s Jon Heyman is reporting that Manny Ramirez will exercise his $20 million player option for 2010. Nobody in the Los Angeles Dodger organization should be surprised by this. This was a no brainer decision for Ramirez. At the end of the day, Ramirez [...]
