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Where has the Managerial Mojo Gone? LaRussa Manages the Worst Inning of his Career as Rangers go up 3 games to 2
Tony LaRussa must have the Mad Cow. The future Hall of Fame manager who renowned for micromanaging games inning by inning seems to have lost his managerial mojo and isn’t admitting it. Now the Texas Rangers who have played excellent … Continue reading
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Shutdown! Derek Holland Silences Cardinals Rangers tie Series
Derek Holland (Getty Images) I said yesterday that in order to win game four a pitcher had to shut down the opposition. Derek Holland who was solid in the regular season but struggled in the post season pitched a great … Continue reading
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Cardinals take Game One 3-2: Defense and Pitching Key to Win
Chris Carpenter’s diving put out of Elvis Andrus in the 1st inning set the tone for the game (Reuters) The game was decided in the top of the 1st inning. Cardinals’ starter Chris Carpenter gave up a fluke leadoff single to Ian … Continue reading
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Cardinals in Seven: Padre Steve’s World Series Pick
Last Year I made picks for both the MLB Playoff series and the World Series that were very accurate. See the 2010 MLB Post Season Page link at the top of this page. I try to look at all the … Continue reading
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UNBELIEVABLE! Braves and Red Sox Collapse Complete! Rays and Cardinals win Wild Cards, Orioles sink Red Sox with 2 Outs in Bottom of the 9th as Longoria hits walk off against Yankees
Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon reacts to the Orioles scoring the winning run (Getty Images) What an amazing and unlikely end to the regular season. The Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox who appeared to have their respective Wild Card … Continue reading
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Two Tied Wild Card Races: Who would have Thunk It?
Carpenter (Sports Illustrated Photo) or Hudson (AP Photo) “The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.” Earl Weaver What a night for baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals came back … Continue reading
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Bring Out the Brooms: Dodgers, Angels, Yankees and Phillies Advance to League Championship Series
So far the MLB playoffs have not disappointed unless you are a Cardinals, Twins, Red Sox or Rockies fan. There was a lot of drama, great play, and miraculous comebacks and for the shear sake of humanity some bad calls … Continue reading
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