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[ 5 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 54 views ]

The World Series isn’t even 24 hours old, yet baseball’s Hot Stove League is well underway, with the Chicago White Sox acquiring the versatile Mark Teahan from the Kansas City Royals.

The White Sox gave up Josh Fields,... read more

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[ 4 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 49 views ]

Tonight’s Game 6 of the World Series in the Bronx could very well be the career swansong for future Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez.

Martinez looked dominant at times in his first start of the series, in Game 2, finishing with eight strikeouts. He gave up three runs in six-plus innings. Th... read more

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[ 4 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 46 views ]

The Fall Classic has been quite a dud in Major League Baseball for a few years, as no series has gone longer than five games since 2003 – which just so happened to be the last time the New  York Yankees were in the World Series (they lost to the Marlins in six in ‘03).

Well, than... read more

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[ 3 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 50 views ]

It looks as if the Philadelphia Phillies will be at full strength for Wednesday night’s Game 6 of the World Series, as All-Star outfielder Shane Victorino says he is fine after getting hit on the hand by an A.J. Burnett pitch on Mo... read more

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[ 30 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 108 views ]

They say pitching is the key in the postseason, and that is proving to be correct so far in this World Series, as the Yankees and Phillies, the two teams who led their leagues in runs and homers this season, have been fairly quiet at the plate so far.

Game 3 is Saturday night in Philly, the f... read more

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[ 29 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 72 views ]

It might be time to start warming up the term “dynasty” for the Philadelphia Phillies.

After Cliff Lee’s incredible pitching performance in Game 1 on Wednesday night, the Phillies of course lead the World Series ... read more

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[ 28 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 79 views ]

Fans in Boston or L.A. might disagree, but the World Series this year clearly matches the two best teams in baseball in Philadelphia and the Yankees, meaning we might finally see a Fall Classic – something we haven’t in a han... read more

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[ 27 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 53 views ]

The Philadelphia Phillies are bumping reigning World Series MVP Cole Hamels back to Game 3 of the World Series and will star long-time Yankee nemesis Pedro Martinez in Game 2 on Thursday night – bet on the series at WagerWeb.com.read more

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[ 23 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 77 views ]

The L.A. Angels had Game 5 of the ALCS in the bag on Thursday night, or so it seemed. Once New York jumped out to a 6-4 lead in the top of the seventh, it looked like that was it for the Halos’ season. But an inspired comeback in the bottom of the inning and some just-good-enough closing from Bria... read more

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[ 22 Oct 2009 | One Comment | 125 views ]

It could be a pretty bad 24 hours for baseball fans in Los Angeles, as the Dodgers were eliminated in five games by the Phillies on Wednesday night in NLCS, and the Angels face the same fate Thursday night at the hands of the Yankees.read more