The Legend Of Daniel Murphy continues to be told in the neighborhoods of Queens, as the New York Mets’ second baseman came up with yet another clutch performance in helping the Mets open the National League Championship Series with a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. Murphy, swinging a hot bat in October and a […]
Edinson Volquez had the high point of his career last night, coming through with six shutout innings against the game’s most potent lineup. Volquez’s work kept Kansas City in command throughout and they finished off a 5-0 win over Toronto to open the American League Championship Series. The only time the Blue Jays threatened was […]
The last time the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs faced off in a series this big, we’d have to go back to 1984 when they were in a race for the NL East title under the old divisional alignment. The Cubs won that race, with Rick Sutcliffe winning the Cy Young Award and using […]
“This drive is for a playoff berth”. That was the thought going through my mind as Michael Vick led the Pittsburgh Steelers on their last ditch-effort to beat the San Diego Chargers on the road Monday Night. Were the stakes really that high? Did Le’Veon Bell’s last-play touchdown—where the ball crossed the plane of the […]
The Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals each took home Game 5 wins in the Division Series yesterday. The Blue Jays used a wild seventh inning to survive the Texas Rangers 6-3, while the Royals overcame an early 2-0 deficit to beat the Houston Astros 7-2. Thus, the two favorites, Toronto and Kansas City, […]
“Whoever heard of the Chicago Cubs losing a game they had to win?” –Frank Chance, Cubs player/manager, 1908 The quote above from Frank Chance would become laughable in time, but in the early 20th century it rang true. Are we about to enter another new phase of Chicago Cubs history where they start taking care […]
The city of Houston has endured its share of baseball heartbreak and they look poised to add another chapter. Yesterday, after back-to-back home runs gave the Astros a seemingly insurmountable 6-2 lead going into the eighth inning against the Kansas City Royals—and a ticket to the American League Championship Series—the Houston bullpen completely fell part […]
One likely hero stepped up for the Houston Astros, while another more unlikely star emerged in their 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, giving the Astros a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-five Division Series. Dallas Keuchel took the mound and he did what Dallas Keuchel does—and that’s control the game. The […]
The formula of winning football games with the running game, defense and controlling field position is supposed to be passé. Maybe by January it still will be, but right now the Utah Utes are showing you can still win the old-fashioned way. They remained undefeated last night with an exciting 30-24 win over Cal and […]
Two innings of baseball defined Saturday in the National League Division Series. A big second inning for the Chicago Cubs and a clutch seventh inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers helped both teams tie up their series in St. Louis and against New York respectively. The Cubs beat the Cardinals 6-3 and the Dodgers rallied […]
The shared history of John Lackey and Jon Lester got another chapter last night at Busch Stadium. Lackey outdueled Lester in a game that was 1-0 going into the eighth inning before ending at 4-zip, as the St. Louis Cardinals grabbed Game 1 of their National League Division Series with the Chicago Cubs. Lester and […]
The road teams continued to control the MLB postseason as both Lone Star teams grabbed the early leads in the American League Division Series. The Texas Rangers got it started with a 5-3 win in Toronto yesterday afternoon and the Houston Astros finished it at night with a 5-2 victory at defending AL champ Kansas […]
