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Philly Powers Into NLCS With 6-2 Win Over Brewers

playoffs

Oct 5, 2008 4:01 PM CDT

Philly Powers Into NLCS With 6-2 Win Over Brewers

(Newser) - The Philadelphia Phillies found plenty of power to go with their pitching, right in time for the NL championship series, the AP reports. Pat Burrell broke out of his slump in a big way with two homers, one a three-run shot, and Jimmy Rollins and Jayson Werth added solo drives...

Cubs
Are Done;
Brewers
Survive

playoffs

Oct 5, 2008 12:20 AM CDT

Cubs Are Done; Brewers Survive

(Newser) - The Cubs' century of misery won't end this year. The Dodgers beat Chicago 3-1 to complete a sweep of their best-of-5 NL playoff series, the Chicago Tribune reports. James Loney, the grand-slam hero of Game 1, hit a 2-run double in the first that held up for LA. The Cubs...

Dodgers Make It 2-0

PLAYOFFS

Oct 3, 2008 5:18 AM CDT

Dodgers Make It 2-0

Dodgers demolish Cubs after capitalizing on record-tying number of errors

(Newser) - A Cubs defensive collapse in the 5-run second inning helped the Dodgers to a 10-3 win in Game 2 of their NL series, the Chicago Tribune reports. Sloppy infielding behind Carlo Zambrano tied the division series record for errors. The Cubs—who have never won a playoff game west of...

Phillies Up 2-0 on Brewers

PLAYOFFS

Oct 2, 2008 10:46 PM CDT

Phillies Up 2-0 on Brewers

Victorino grand slam fires Phillies to 5-2 win as Brewers' batting dries up

(Newser) - Shane Victorino's grand slam off a weary C.C. Sabathia blasted the Phillies to a 5-2 win over the Brewers and a 2-0 lead in the NL championship series, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. The Brewers, who only managed three hits, will put Dave Bush on the mound tomorrow when Milwaukee...

Rays, Longoria Take Game 1

Oct 2, 2008 6:02 PM CDT

Rays, Longoria Take Game 1

(Newser) - The Tampa Bay Rays made their postseason debut in fine fashion today. Rookie third-baseman Evan Longoria hit home runs in his first two at-bats as the Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 in Game 1 of their AL series, the Tampa Tribune reports. Longoria added an RBI single to...

Sox, Dodgers,
Phillies Win
Openers

Playoffs

Oct 2, 2008 5:24 AM CDT

Sox, Dodgers, Phillies Win Openers

Phillies, too

(Newser) - Jason Bay and Manny Ramirez both proved why they’d been acquired last night. Bay hit a two-run shot to give the Red Sox a lead they never relinquished, sending Anaheim to a 4-1 defeat, while the man he was traded for hit a solo shot in the Dodgers' 7-2...

Phillies Cruise in Game 1

BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

Oct 1, 2008 4:49 PM CDT

Phillies Cruise in Game 1

Hamels pitches 8 shutout innings in victory over Milwaukee

(Newser) - Cole Hamels struck out nine in eight shutout innings and got all the run support he needed on a two-run, third-inning double from Chase Utley as the Philadelphia Phillies won Game 1 of their first-round National League playoff series against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, 3-1. The victory was Philadelphia’s...

ChiSox Win Playoff
for AL Central

UPDATED

Sep 30, 2008 8:58 PM CDT

ChiSox Win Playoff for AL Central

Winner gets day off, begins series against Tampa Bay on Thursday

(Newser) - Jim Thome’s seventh-inning home run propelled the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 victory tonight over the visiting Minnesota Twins in a one-game playoff to decide the American League’s Central Division. The White Sox bullpen made it stand up in clinching the South Siders a berth in a...

Mets Out Again;
Brewers Snag Wild Card

Sep 28, 2008 4:31 PM CDT

Mets Out Again; Brewers Snag Wild Card

(Newser) - The New York Mets' blunder-prone bullpen threw away their playoff hopes by serving up two homers in a 4-2 loss to the Florida Marlins today, the New York Post reports. Meanwhile C.C. Sabathia pitched the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 win over the Chicago Cubs, securing the Brew Crew...

Mets Live
Another Day;
Phillies Clinch

Sep 27, 2008 7:49 PM CDT

Mets Live Another Day; Phillies Clinch

(Newser) - Desperate to stay in the playoff race, the New York Mets brought back Johan Santana early and he delivered, pitching a three-hitter that led them over the Florida Marlins 2-0 on a rainy day today, the AP reports. Nearly 2 hours later, the Mets pulled into a tie with Milwaukee...

Dodgers
Clinch
NL West

Sep 25, 2008 6:39 PM CDT

Dodgers Clinch NL West

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the NL West today before they even got on the field. Because the Arizona Diamondbacks lost to St. Louis, the Dodgers are assured of their first division title in 4 years, the LA Times reports. "The main goal is to get to the World...

Mob Cheers,
Yankees Win in
Stadium Finale

Sep 22, 2008 4:29 AM CDT

Mob Cheers, Yankees Win in Stadium Finale

Old greats return for closing ceremony

(Newser) - The fabled Yankee Stadium marked its last game with a ceremony as the Yanks beat the Baltimore Orioles, 7-3, the New York Times reports. Former greats—Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Bernie Williams—took the field before the game. “I feel as nervous as I was before a playoff,”...

Tampa Clinches First Playoff Spot; Cubs Win NL Central

Sep 20, 2008 10:04 PM CDT

Tampa Clinches First Playoff Spot; Cubs Win NL Central

(Newser) - What a difference a year makes. The once-lowly Tampa Bay Rays clinched their first playoff appearance in franchise history today with a 7-2 win over Minnesota. The Rays will earn at least a wild-card spot, but they also hold a 2 1/2-game lead over Boston in the AL East, the...

Zambrano Throws No-Hitter as Cubs Beat Astros 5-0

Sep 14, 2008 10:11 PM CDT

Zambrano Throws No-Hitter as Cubs Beat Astros 5-0

Cubs first in 36 years; game moved for Ike

(Newser) - Carlos Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, returning from a recent bout of rotator cuff soreness to shut down the Houston Astros 5-0 tonight in a game relocated because of Hurricane Ike. The storm forced two games of the series to be moved from...

First Replay
Call Confirms
A-Rod Homer

Sep 4, 2008 3:39 AM CDT

First Replay Call Confirms A-Rod Homer

Instant replay's maiden use awards slugger his 549th home run

(Newser) - Major League Baseball's first-ever use of instant replay to settle a call backed a 9th-inning homer from Alex Rodriguez last night at Tropicana Field. Umpires checked the Yankee slugger's drive on a monitor after a protest from Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon, and upheld the original fair call, Newsday reports....

Brewers Furious
Over Denied
No-Hitter

Sep 1, 2008 3:18 AM CDT

Brewers Furious Over Denied No-Hitter

Team appeals official's single base-hit call on CC Sabathia

(Newser) - Lefty Milwaukee Brewers CC Sabathia threw a one-hit shutout pitching a complete game against the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday in a 7-0 victory. But instead of celebrating, the Brewers are furious that he was denied a no-hitter by an official's disputed fifth-inning base-hit call on what some say was an fielding...

Baseball Strikes It Rich With Online Content Pitch

ANALYSIS

Aug 29, 2008 4:03 PM CDT

Baseball Strikes It Rich With Online Content Pitch

MLB web presence adds to—not detracts from—fans' TV, ballpark experiences

(Newser) - Major League Baseball’s full-bore embrace of the internet is paying off for its online service, Jay Yarow writes in BusinessWeek. Most professional sports leagues limit web content for fear of encroaching on TV ratings, but MLB’s Advanced Media allows streaming video of full games, downloadable highlights from every...

Ballgames That Begged
for Instant Replay

Aug 28, 2008 5:45 PM CDT

Ballgames That Begged for Instant Replay

Baseball history might be different if these games had come under review

(Newser) - With instant replay now available to Major League Baseball umpires (at least for some calls), USA Today looks at some famous games where it might have come in handy:

Oct. 1, 2007, tiebreaker for National League wild card: Padres’ catcher Michael Barrett maintains that the Rockies’ Matt Holliday didn’t

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Replay Starts Thursday: Source

Aug 26, 2008 3:00 PM CDT

Replay Starts Thursday: Source

MLB umpires now allowed to watch tape to rule on home runs

(Newser) - Major League Baseball umpires will be allowed to watch instant replays in home run calls starting this week, anonymous sources tell the AP. The decision represents an about-face on traditional MLB policy, and comes months after general managers voted heavily in favor of using the technology. An official announcement is...

Instant Replay on Deck for MLB

Aug 21, 2008 9:05 AM CDT

Instant Replay on Deck for MLB

Umpires sign on to management's proposal, but details still up in the air

(Newser) - Umpires and Major League Baseball officials have struck a deal that could bring instant replay to the ballpark as early as the end of this month, AP reports. The World Umpires Association signed the agreement yesterday after days of haggling over details. Video review will be limited to boundary calls...