Archive for October 14th, 2007
Hernandez not quite enough as punchless D-backs face elimination (AP)
Livan Hernandez used all the guile and skill he’d gathered learning the game in Cuba and in 10 major league seasons while trying to keep Arizona in the NL championship series. It served him well — until the sixth inning. Hernandez surrendered a tiebreaking three-run homer to Yorvit Torrealba and the Diamondbacks lost 4-1 to […]
Posted: October 14th, 2007.
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Baker has to conserve Reds’ young arms
Dusty Baker hasn’t had a great history with young starters. The Reds think it’ll be different for him in Cincinnati, Ken Rosenthal says.
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Posted: October 14th, 2007.
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ALCS Quotebook: Game 3 Starters
Game 1 went to the Red Sox … by seven runs. Game 2 went to the Indians … by seven runs. These two teams each went 96-66 during the regular season. So who has the edge for Game 3 on Monday night at Jacobs Field when the Red Sox send much-hyped Daisuke Matsuzaka to the […]
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Fogg, Torrealba put Rockies 1 win away from sweep with 4-1 win over Arizona (AP)
No more slumbering lumber for the Colorado Rockies, who are one win away from roaring right into their first World Series. With a cold rain falling, Josh Fogg shut down Arizona’s bats in his first postseason start and Yorvit Torrealba hit a tiebreaking three-run homer to fuel the Rockies’ 4-1 victory Sunday night in Game […]
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Rockies’ Fogg takes the mound on a cold, foggy night (AP)
Fans at Coors Field were dressed more for the ski slopes than Game 3 of the NL championship series. With the gametime temperature hovering at 43 degrees Sunday night, and a light drizzle falling, the crowd showed up for the Colorado Rockies’ matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks wearing fleece jackets, gloves, wool caps and scarves.
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Posted: October 14th, 2007.
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ALCS Quotebook: The Managers
There’s no rest for the weary, especially as the manager of a team in Major League Baseball’s postseason. A few short hours after a grueling Game 2 and with very little sleep following plane rides took them from Boston to Cleveland in the wee hours of Sunday morning, managers Terry Francona of the Red Sox […]
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Yankees’ meeting on Torre to start Tuesday (AP)
Yankees officials will convene at their complex in Tampa, Fla., starting Tuesday morning to debate the future of Joe Torre. Torre has led New York to the playoffs in all 12 of his seasons, but owner George Steinbrenner told The Record on Oct. 6 that he didn’t think he’d bring back the manager if the […]
Posted: October 14th, 2007.
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Dice-K relaxed going into Red Sox-Indians Game 3
A 20-win season. A microscopic ERA. Maybe even a gyroball or two.
Daisuke Matsuzaka came to Boston with a $52 million contract - after the Red Sox agreed to pay $51.11 million just to negotiate with him - and a load of unrealistic expectations.
Now there’s just one that his teammates want him to meet: a win […]
Posted: October 14th, 2007.
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Humidor means Coors Field is no longer a hitter’s heaven or pitcher’s purgatory (AP)
It was during a duck hunt six years ago that the idea for the Coors Field humidor was born. An employee in the Colorado Rockies’ engineering department noticed his leather boots had dried up and shrunk over the summer. He wondered whether cowhide baseballs were doing the same thing in Denver’s thin, bone-dry air.
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Posted: October 14th, 2007.
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More bugs? Boston ready if midges return for Game 3 of ALCS (AP)
Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Red Sox arrived in Cleveland ready to face the Indians — and possibly millions of bugs. Boston, which split the first two games of the AL championship series, watched the New York Yankees fall victim to a swarm of midges in the first round of the playoffs. They bugged rookie […]
Posted: October 14th, 2007.
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