The 2011 World Series kicks off on Wednesday night, with the St. Louis Cardinals hosting the Texas Rangers to start this best of seven series. Which team has the advantage? I have watched both teams throughout this postseason and they match up well. So instead of going stat crazy, below are my cut and dry [...]
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2011 MLB Team Preview: Baltimore Orioles
Over the last 13 seasons, the Baltimore Orioles have been the bottom-feeders of the AL East; often referred as “the toughest division in baseball.” The O’s started last season 2-16, which added to an already the diminishing fan base at Camden Yard. Looking for an answer, the O’s made three managerial changes. I guess three [...]
ALCS 2010: Why the New York Yankees Lost
Let me start by saying congratulations to the Texas Rangers. The Rangers are the ALCS Champions and well deserve to be just that after winning Game 6 against the New York Yankees, 6-1. It is a first World Series appearance for the Texas Rangers organization. Texas will face either the Philadelphia Phillies or the San [...]
2010 ALCS: Three Reasons The Yankees Will Mess With Texas
On Monday night up in the Bronx, fans will crowd into Yankees Stadium with pits in their stomach. The Yankees will be returning from Texas for Game 3 in the ALCS, and for New York Yankees fans it will be the first one played at home. An ideal homecoming for the Yankees would be a [...]
Inter-league Games Between Two Unequal Leagues
The Yankees are back home, not much has changed in regards to catching the Tampa Bay Rays who have held onto first place in the AL East all season. The Yankees are still two games behind, but continue to keep themselves the wild card team. As I predicted, the Toronto Blue Jays have fallen to [...]
ALCS Game Three: Home Is Where The Walk-Off Is
Tonight the Angels status went from zero, back on in this ALCS, with the team’s walk-off win. The Yankees are still a game up but the dream of a sweep and an easy way out from the L.A. ghosts of playoffs past got taken back down to reality in game three’s loss. Everyone was disappointed [...]
Rain, Rain Go Away: Yanks Finally Make Angels Pay
The Yankees and the Angels are likely to be seeing one another down the stretch in the post season. A place, over the years, that the Angels have surely been the dominant team. The Yankees got swept out of LA back in late June. And that was by a Angel ball-club without Tori Hunter and [...]
