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 [...]
Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees Schedule Yankee Stadium Game One: Wednesday, Oct. 28 7:57 ET. Cliff Lee vs. CC Sabathia Game Two: Thursday, Oct. 29 7:57 ET. Pedro Martinez vs. AJ Burnett Citizens Bank Park Game Three: Saturday, Oct. 31 7:57 ET. Andy Pettitte vs. Cole Hamels Game Four: Sunday, Nov. 1 8:20 ET. [...]
I wrote a couple of weeks ago that the St. Louis Cardinals are facing a franchise defining offseason. Well, their offseason got off to a great start today. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the Cardinals and manager Tony LaRussa have agreed to a one-year deal with a mutual option for 2011. The Cardinals [...]
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim found out with the Minnesota Twins already know. If you continue to make boneheaded baserunning plays and continue to play horrific defense you are going to lose in the playoffs. The New York Yankees beat the stumbling, bumbling Angels last night 5-2 to take their best-of-seven series 4-2 and [...]
Game Six of the American League Championship Series was postponed to Sunday night at 8:20 p.m. due to rain. If necessary, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the New York Yankees will play Game 7 on Monday at 7:57 p.m. The weather wasn’t that bad in New York City today. When I went out [...]
