And so it begins, the MLB Playoffs!Today's games: Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays (in progress) Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Phillies, 5:07 EST New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins, 8:37 EST
The biggest surprise so far? The Rangers are running away with the game, 5-0, at the bottom of the fifth inning against the Rays!Stay right here for the latest updates, scores and reaction to today's games.Feel free to chime in the comment box below to throw in some thoughts and tidbits for discussion.Read more New York Yankees ...
Here we go again. October baseball. Yankees vs. Twins.
Is this the year Minnesota overtakes the Achilles heel that has been the New York Yankees? It seems like every time the Twins make the playoffs, the Yankees are there to put them back in their place. With a new stadium in Target Field, is this the year the Twins start a new era?
This time, the Twins will have home field advantage after winning the American League Central. The Yankees enter this years playoff as the AL Wild Card team, finishing ...
Coming into this season a lot was made about Curtis Granderson versus left-handed pitchers to the point where the Yankees targeted a player to come off the bench specifically to platoon with him. Brett Gardner was another guy who there was some worry over against left-handed pitchers.
Now that the season is over, let’s take a look at how they did against the lefties:
Granderson vs. LHP: .234 BA, .292 OBP, .354 SLG, .647 OPS Granderson vs. RHP: .253 BA, .340 OBP, .526 SLG, .866 OPS
Gardner vs. LHP: .252 BA, ...
The ALDS starts tonight as the Yankees go to Minnesota to take on the Twins at 8:37 p.m. C.C. Sabathia gets the ball as he takes on fellow lefty Francisco Liriano in Game 1.
Here are some notes:
Joe Girardi said he has a lineup in mind for tomorrow, but is still mulling over the outfield. The obvious concern is whether Austin Kearns should start against the tough lefty.
Girardi said he took Ramiro Pena over Eduardo Nunez because of his experience playing multiple infield positions.
Girardi also said ...
On Tuesday nights, ESPN’s creative and compelling 30 for 30 documentary series airs.
Each episode is a mini-documentary film about the biggest sports stories over the 30 years ESPN has been around and also directed by 30 different filmmakers, hence the title.
Passionate sports fans are completely immersed in every documentary because even if you are unfamiliar with the topic each one is truly engaging.
That is why I was personally so disappointed that ESPN couldn’t just keep it classy, like each director has done. Instead they scheduled the worst moment/collapse in New ...
Yesterday I posted a couple of Q&As that I did with Twins bloggers Over The Baggy and Twinkie Talk. We’re not done yet.
Today we get a chance to hear another Twins point of view thanks to Seth Stohs from Seth Speaks. Seth Speaks is another member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance who runs a great site about the Twins that has been around since June of 2003. That’s an amazing run in the blogosphere, and shows he’s got a ton of experience covering those Twinkies.
Thanks a lot to Seth, good ...
Now that we know the starting pitchers for the first three games of each Division Series, which teams are capable of making it to the Championship Series? Here are my predictions for the AL and NL Division Series.
American League
Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays (Home-field advantage)
The Rays were dominant throughout the season, but the Rangers have been just as consistent. With players like Josh Hamilton (my pick for AL MVP), Vladimir Guerrero, Nelson Cruz, and Michael Young, the Rangers have better power-hitting than the Rays; let's not forget ace Cliff ...
Our long wait is finally looking to be over. Hicks & Gillett’s time appears to running out and the takeover by the NESV group looks to be firmly in motion. Liverpool supporters around the world never deserved to be put through the agony, misery and humiliation at the hands of Hicks & Gillett. Once John Henry takes over they’ll quickly understand that he is a different sort of “Yank.” He is a sensible owner whose vision helped the Boston Red Sox win their first World Series in 86 years and ...
Top Five Stories From Yesterday
1. Numerous reports were circulating that Patriots WR Randy Moss was to be traded to the Minnesota Vikings for a third-round draft pick in 2011.
2. The Buffalo Bills traded starting RB Marshawn Lynch to the Seahawks for a fourth-round pick in 2011 and a conditional pick in 2012.
3. In their first game together, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and LeBron James only play for three minutes together when Wade leaves the game with a strained hamstring.
4. Baylor starting SG LaceDarius Dunn is suspended indefinitely by the school ...
No matter what they say, over the final three-plus weeks of the season, the Yankees played as if they favored taking on the Twins in the first round of the playoffs over securing home-field advantage and having to play Cliff Lee and the Rangers. New York (95-67) seems to have gotten what it wanted and will open up the best-of-five American League Division Series in Minnesota (94-68) on Wednesday night. The Bombers have ousted the Twins from the ALDS three times since 2003, including last year's sweep, and they took four ...