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Three Outs to Go
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Beckett finishes the eighth inning, picking up his eleventh strikeout of the game. That gives him a 26/1 K/BB ratio for the post season. Not bad.... ...

Bottom of the Ninth
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Jon Papelbon comes out to pitch the ninth for Boston. Update: With one out, Garko doubles. The Indians are going to need a few more of those big hits to get back in this game. Update: Peralta grounds out, moving... ...

Boston Wins
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Josh Beckett pitched his third strong game of the post season. His ERA for his three starts stands at a Gibson like 1.17. On the offensive side, the Red Sox doubled the number of Cleveland hits, out-walked them 5-2, and... ...
Boston 

Do the Hustle?
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Steve Keating in the Boston Globe pretty much ignores Manny's lack of hustle in game five. He plays up his accomplishments in the game: Tied 1-1 in the third inning, Ramirez looked to blow open the contest when he connected... ...
Hustle 

Bad Consensus
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Selena Roberts sees weakness in the new Yankees ownership arrangement over the handling of Joe Torre: Where there were once snap decisions by George, there is now indecision by Yankee consensus. To be sure, Hal and Hank Steinbrenner aren't ready... ...

The Next Jeter
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Gerry Fraley at the Rocky Mountain News compares Troy Tulowitzki favorably to a young Derek Jeter: In one aspect, Tulowitzki has outdone what Jeter accomplished as a rookie. Jeter joined an experienced club. He watched and learned from esteemed veterans... ...

Why Writers Vote Before the Playoffs
1970-01-01 01:00:00
LyfLines wonders what the Cy Young voting would be like if reporters waited until after the playoffs.... ...
Playoffs  Vote  Writers 

Perfect Timing
1970-01-01 01:00:00
My latest Sporting News column is online. It discusses the reasons the Rockies pulled off a sweep of the Diamondbacks.... ...
Timing 

Why Did Torre Say No?
1970-01-01 01:00:00
David Letterman has the answers. My favorite: Even Yogi Berra told him, "It's over"... ...

SABR Speaker
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Tomorrow at 12:30 PM, I'll be one of the speakers at Connecticut SABR chapter meeting. It takes place at Quinnipiac in Hamden, in the College of Liberal Arts, Building #1. If you're in the area and want to stop in,... ...

Torre Speaks
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Joe Torre minced no words talking about the rejected Yankees offer. He thought the incentives were an insult. "The fact that somebody is reducing your salary is just telling me they're not satisfied with what you're doing," Torre said Friday... ...

Hillman to the Royals
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Kansas City Royals hired Trey Hillman to take over the team as the new manager: The 44-year-old Hillman has never played, coached or managed in the majors. But he was always successful as a minor league manager, and his... ...

Playoffs Today
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Travis HafnerPhoto: Rhona Wise/Icon SMI The Indians and Red Sox return to Fenway Park tonight for game six of the ALCS. In their last game at Fenway, with the same Carmona/Schilling matchup, the teams took 5 1/4 hours to... ...
Playoffs 

Why Hillman?
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Dayton Moore lays out the case for hiring Trey Hillman: "A lot of people view the Japanese major leagues as (being on par with) the major leagues," Moore said. "In some cases and some aspects, it's more challenging to go... ...

SABR Meeting
1970-01-01 01:00:00
I'm at the Smoky Joe Wood Chapeter meeting of SABR. Gary Waslewski, who started game 6 of the 1967 World Series, is the special guest. Update: Gary said he struck out Brock, the first batter of the game, with a... ...

Hot-Not
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Baseball Reflections looks at who's hot and not going into the World Series.... ...

Common Sense Steinbrenner?
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Hank Steinbrenner is actually making sense: "I think the most important thing is whoever we hire, give 'em a chance because he's not getting the '96 Yankees. He's getting an even younger team or for the most part a team... ...
Common Sense  Sense 

Rockies DH
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Spilborghs will DH and bat ninth tonight. Looks like Hurdle is using him as a second leadoff man.... ...

Going to the Game
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Roving Baseball Musings reporter Jim Storer is at game one of the World Series and sends this picture of the crowd outside Fenway: Photo: Jim Storer Thanks to Ed Vescovi for providing the ticket! Update: Ed also brought his 89-year-old... ...
Game 

Raindrops are Falling on their Heads
1970-01-01 01:00:00
The Rockies and Red Sox start with a light rain falling. Beckett strikes out the first two batters, Taveras looking and Matsui swinging. Update: Josh strikes out Holliday as well, giving him 29 K in 24 post-season innings. That's impressive.... ...

Pedroia Pops
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Dustin Pedroia looks at strike one, then deposits strike two onto the top of the green monster. The umps get the call right and Pedroia gets credit for the home run and Boston leads 1-0. Youkilis follows with a double... ...

Baseball Musings Radio Show
1970-01-01 01:00:00
If you missed tonight's show, you can hear the recorded version here. It's also available on demand at TPSRadio.... ...
Baseball  Radio  Radio Show 

Going for a Record
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Beckett strikes out the first four batters of the game. The record is five, but Atkins hits a towering fly ball that just scrapes the top of the front of the wall. A few more feet of horizontally and the... ...
Record 

Getting the Run Back
1970-01-01 01:00:00
With two out in the second, Youkilis walks and Ortiz doubles into the left center gap to drive him home. Holliday was unable to cut off the ball, which allowed Youkilis to score. It makes you wonder if instead of... ...

One Third Done
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Not much action in the third as Lugo's bunt single is the only hit. The Red Sox still lead 4-1.... ...

More Doubles and Strikeouts
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Beckett strikes out two more batters to bring his total for the game to seven through four innings. He has an outside shot at Gibson's 17 K record for a World Series game. Helton doubles, so all the hits by... ...

The Red Sox Can Double, Too
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Jason Varitek collects the third hit of the bottom of the fourth and the second double. It comes with the bases loaded and scores two as Boston extends their lead to 6-1. That's five doubles for Boston in the game.... ...
Red Sox 

Morales On
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Franklin Morales starts the fifth inning pitching for the Rockies. Francis turns in a poor start, allowing six runs in four innings. With ten hits and three walks allowed, it could have been a lot worse. Lugo greets Morales with... ...

No Runs in the Sixth
1970-01-01 01:00:00
Neither team scores in the sixth inning. It's only the second such inning, and both were divisible by three.... ...
Sixth 

Double Down
1970-01-01 01:00:00
With Tulowitzki's double in the seventh, the teams have now combined for 22 hits, twelve to them doubles. Update: Beckett finishes the inning stranding the runner. He's now allowed four runs over 30 innings in the post season, a 1.20... ...