Posts Tagged ‘American League’

Crawford’s Most Valuable Catch

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Get it while it’s hot, because it’s doubtful this will last long. So yeah, seeing Crawford win the All Star MVP for a catch instead of a timely hit and/or run was refreshing. It’s happened before, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it. The last non-pitcher to win the MVP without [...]

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The Hot Chick Approach To MLB Previews

Monday, March 30th, 2009

I’m not the biggest baseball fan in the world, this much is true. Don’t get me wrong, I admire the ability to hit a 90-plus MPH sphere coming right at you, as well as the ability to throw said pitch. Nevertheless, I find the regular season largely boring. With that in mind, [...]

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Meaningful Baseball – Angels Clinch A Post Season Berth

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

The California Angels of Los Angeles and Anaheim became the first team to clinch a post season berth last night with their 4-2 win over the Yankees. After the game was finished, the Angels celebrated like any team would, dousing each other with sparkling wine and other libations. Even though Torii Hunter was [...]

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The All-Star Game That Didn’t Want To End

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Apparently, Yankee Stadium wasn’t ready for anyone to leave after nine innings. So much so, it allowed a Boston Red Sox player — J.D. Drew — to tie the game in with a two-run blast in the bottom of the seventh inning. From there, the teams played eight more innings of exhibition baseball [...]

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Jon Lester No Hits The Royals

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Something happened to the Kansas City Royals on their way to getting their record to the .500 mark — they ran into Boston’s Jon Lester and he decided to no-hit them. So after 9 innings, 130 pitches, 9 strikeouts and 2 base-on-balls, the Red Sox have another no-hitter — the 18th — to add [...]

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