Archive for October 10th, 2006
Tigers can thank patience for Game 1 win
Instead of swinging a lot at first pitches and forcing the action, the Tigers made Barry Zito come to them in Game 1 of the ALCS on Tuesday night. Dayn Perry applauds the Tigers’ game plan, and says it’s why Detroit won Game 1 rather easily, 5-1.
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Posted: October 10th, 2006.
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A’s fail in the clutch in ALCS opener (AP)
Five times in the first six innings, the Oakland Athletics put two runners on base against the Detroit Tigers. Yet none of those 10 runners managed to score and the A’s went on to lose the opener of the AL championship series 5-1 to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Oakland hit into an LCS-record […]
Posted: October 10th, 2006.
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Tigers use patient approach to win ALCS opener
The Detroit Tigers waited nearly two decades to make it back to the AL championship series. It figures they showed some patience once they got there.
The usually free-swinging Tigers refused to chase Barry Zito’s pitches out of the strike zone and made him pay when he did throw strikes, knocking out the Oakland left-hander early […]
Posted: October 10th, 2006.
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Zito is a zero in A’s ALCS opener
The Oakland Athletics never saw this particular curve from Barry Zito coming.
The A’s steady ace got rattled and routed in Game 1 of the AL championship series on Tuesday night, failing to get out of the fourth inning in arguably his biggest start for the club.
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Posted: October 10th, 2006.
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Tigers use patient approach to win ALCS opener (AP)
The Detroit Tigers waited nearly two decades to make it back to the AL championship series. It figures they showed some patience once they got there. The usually free-swinging Tigers refused to chase Barry Zito’s pitches out of the strike zone and made him pay when he did throw strikes, knocking out the Oakland left-hander […]
Posted: October 10th, 2006.
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Tigers lead A’s 2-0 after three innings in ALCS opener
Brandon Inge hit a solo homer off Barry Zito in the third inning, and the Detroit Tigers took a 2-0 lead over the Oakland Athletics after three innings in Game 1 of the AL championship series on Tuesday night.
Magglio Ordonez drove in another run with an infield single with the bases loaded, and starter Nate […]
Posted: October 10th, 2006.
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MLB announces roster for “All-Star Series 2006″ (SportsTicker)
NEW YORK (Ticker) - Major League Baseball on Tuesday announced the majority of its All-Star roster that will travel to Japan in November for the inaugural “All-Star Series 2006.”
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Posted: October 10th, 2006.
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Johnson and Giambi likely to have surgery
As if the Yankees didn’t have enough to announce, general manager Brian Cashman said Randy Johnson probably will have surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back and Jason Giambi likely will have an operation to repair a torn tendon in his left wrist.
After owner George Steinbrenner decided to bring manager Joe Torre back […]
Posted: October 10th, 2006.
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Johnson and Giambi likely to have surgery (AP)
As if the Yankees didn’t have enough to announce, general manager Brian Cashman said Randy Johnson probably will have surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back and Jason Giambi likely will have an operation to repair a torn tendon in his left wrist. After owner George Steinbrenner decided to bring manager Joe Torre […]
Posted: October 10th, 2006.
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Harden gets the nod for A’s in Game 3 of ALCS (AP)
Rich Harden got the nod to start Game 3 of the American League championship series for the Oakland Athletics even though he’s made only three starts since early June. Harden has the best stuff of any A’s starter but missed 3 1/2 months with a sprained ligament in his right elbow. He came back to […]
Posted: October 10th, 2006.
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