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NLCS Preview: Plenty of Pitching Should Make for a Close Series; Phils to Repeat as NL Champs, but Series Will Go the Distance

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Predictions, tagged on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The hype surrounding the game one matchup between two-time defending Cy Young Tim Lincecum and likely-to-be 2010 Cy Young Roy Halladay has been so intense that is easy to forget the NLCS is actually a seven game series. Not only have both pitchers been among the best in the game over the past three seasons, but […]

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Texas-Sized Comeback; Yankees Make History By Rallying to Win ALCS Opener

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Game Recap, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on October 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Coming from behind has long been a Yankees’ hallmark. In the regular season, the team recorded a major’s best 48 comebacks, and then in the ALDS added two more for good measure. Overcoming a five run deficit with only three innings to play, well, that’s another matter altogether. In fact, in their history of 356 postseason […]

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ALCS Prediction: Yanks in Five

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Predictions, Yankees, tagged on October 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Tonight’s ALCS opens deep in the heart of Texas, and the Rangers will be looking to settle the score for three recent postseason eliminations suffered at the hands of the Yankees. Even though the storyline seems similar to the just completed ALDS against the Twins, the challenge facing the Yankees this time around should be […]

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Yankees Postseason History and Other Fun Facts

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on October 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »

When the Yankees swept the ALDS, they increased their postseason winning streak over the Minnesota Twins to nine games. Coincidentally, the Yankees also happen to be riding a nine game winning streak against the Texas Rangers, the team they will now face in the postseason. Listed below is a breakdown of the Yankees postseason record […]

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This Date in History: The Killer Tarp and the Cardinals’ Strange 1985 Post Season

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, tagged , on October 13, 2010 | 7 Comments »

The St. Louis Cardinals spent most of 1985 outrunning just about everyone and everything on a baseball field. In total, the Redbirds swiped 314 bags (this year, the Rays led the majors with 172 steals), but the centerpiece of the team’s running attack was a rookie outfielder named Vince Coleman, who stole a remarkable 110 […]

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Burnett Gives Yankees Best Chance to Beat Lee

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged on October 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »

One of the ramifications of having to use Cliff Lee twice in the ALDS is the Rangers now can not pitch their ace against the Yankees until game three of the ALCS. As a result, the Rangers will need to rely on CJ Wilson and Colby Lewis to get the series off to a good start before unveiling […]

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Rangers Look to Get Off the October Schneid

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, tagged on October 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In game five of tonight’s ALDS, the Rangers are not only seeking to avoid becoming the second team (2001 Oakland Athletics being the other) to lose a best of five post season series after winning the first two games on the road, but also win the organization’s first playoff series since its inception as the […]

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