Robinson Cano doubled in today’s fourth game of the MLB exhibition tour in Taiwan. “They’re getting better and better with each game,” Cano said. “They’re very emotional the way they play the game. They pitched very well today and they play the game the right way. That’s what I really like. They don’t take anything [...]
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After one of the most memorable World Series games ever played, the Cardinals and Rangers will decide the title in tonight’s Game 7 in St. Louis. “The reality is that if we don’t win (tonight),” Lance Berkman said, “(Game 7) becomes just a footnote to a nice season. But if we win (tonight), this is the [...]
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After last night’s rain, the World Series resumes tonight with Game 6 in St. Louis. The Cardinals are going with their only left-handed starter, while the Rangers are using their only right-handed starter. It’s a rematch of Game 2, which the Rangers won with a late comeback. • The Cardinals are preparing themselves for the [...]
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Yesterday, The Associated Press moved at least three different pictures of this dugout telephone. There was a vertical picture, a horizontal picture of just the phone, and this one showing the words World Series painted on the wall. I liked the words, so I chose this one. Why such focus on a phone? Because haven’t [...]
Read More...Back to the aces in Game 5. Chris Carpenter outpitched C.J. Wilson in the World Series opener, and tonight one of those two could put his team on he verge of a championship. The Cardinals shook up their lineup with Skip Schumaker in center field. The Rangers are keeping the same lineup from last night. [...]
Read More...CC Sabathia has until three days after the World Series to decide whether to opt out of his contract, and Brian Cashman has said he wants to begin contract talks with his ace before the Series ends. Last night’s Rangers win guaranteed that window will stay open at least two extra days. With the series [...]
Read More...The Cardinals are back in front after Albert Pujols put on a show in Game 3, and now the Rangers need a win in tonight’s Game 4 to avoid falling to the verge of elimination. The Cardinals start mid-season addition Edwin Jackson against Rangers lefty Derek Holland. • Last night, Pujols joined Babe Ruth and [...]
Read More...With the World Series even at a game apiece, the Rangers take the home field advantage tonight in Arlington. The Rangers are starting their second of three left-handed starters — believed to be an advantage for Texas this series — while the Cardinals are going with veteran Kyle Lohse, who’s never won a postseason game [...]
Read More...The Rangers are trying to pull even before the World Series shifts to Texas. In tonight’s Game 2, the Cardinals are going with the young lefty Jaime Garcia against the Rangers well-traveled veteran Colby Lewis. A few quick notes: • Last night’s Game 1 was the 11th one-run game of this postseason. That’s one short [...]
Read More...The Yankees aren’t playing, but I’m guessing a lot of you will still be watching tonight’s World Series opener. It’s a chance to see what C.J. Wilson can do in a big spot, and a chance to see what Lance Berkman has become after his so-so brief stint in pinstripes. Here are the lineups for [...]
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