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Holy Cow! Do You believe in Miracles? Padre Steve Does… Cardinals refuse to Lose
David Freese walk off Home Run It is too late to write much but this is one of the most amazing World Series games that I have ever witnessed. The Cardinals down by 2 in the 9th inning and down … Continue reading
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Comeback: Rangers Win Battle of the Bullpens
Elvis Andrus scores the winning run in the top of the 9th (Photo By REUTERS/Jeff Haynes/REUTERS) The World Series is coming down to pitching and defense. The Texas Rangers shut out for 8 innings made a 9th inning comeback againstSt … 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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Giants Defeat Rangers 4-0 Stand One Win from Series Title as Bumgarner Shines
Rookie Madison Bumgarner became the 4th youngest player in MLB history to win a World Series game (AP Photo/Matt Campbell, Pool) On a night that featured the appearance of two Presidents for the ceremonial first pitch’ the San Francisco Giants defeated … Continue reading
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A Swing of the Bat and the Rangers defeat the Giants 4-2 in Game 3
Josh Hamilton and Rangers’ team mates celebrate after his 5th inning home run (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) The World Series went to Texas and the Texas Rangers got out to an early lead off Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez and never … Continue reading
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And so the Giants Can’t hit….tell me about it: Giants Crush Rangers 9-0 go up 2-0 in Series
Matt Cain dominated the Rangers (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) So the San Francisco Giants can’t hit….tell that to the Texas Rangers who have given up 20 runs in the first two games of the World Series. Of course when the … Continue reading
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Thoughts on Baseball and the World Series in a Time of National Turmoil
“The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is … Continue reading
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Padre Steve’s World Series Prediction: Tortureball Continues Giants in Seven
We Baseball fans it is that time, time to pick the winner of the World Series. This series is very interesting because no-one saw this series coming. Perhaps it is the bias of many sports writers to the East Coast … Continue reading
Texas Lawmen Win: Rangers Win ALCS Dump Yankees in Six
Ginger Ale Celebration: Rangers celebrate after defeating the Yankees 6-1 (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) The Texas Rangers defeated the New York Yankees on Friday night in Arlington Texas. I have to say up front that I predicted the Yankees to … Continue reading
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Rangers Hammer Yankees 10-3: Take 3-1 ALCS Lead
Josh Hamilton belts his 2nd home run of ALCS Game 4 (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) It looked like A. J. Burnett and the New York Yankees had turned the corner against the pesky Texas Rangers. Well that was until they saw … Continue reading
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