Baseball Insider: October 17, 2010 - October 23, 2010

MLB playoffs 2010: Giants vs. Phillies Game 6

Tonight the San Francisco Giants take on the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, which the Giants lead 3-2. The starting pitchers are Jonathan Sanchez for San Francisco and Roy Oswalt for Philadelphia. The game is being televised on Fox (WTTG-5). For a preview by...

By Alexa Steele  | October 23, 2010; 7:50 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
 
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MLB playoffs 2010: Yankees vs. Rangers Game 6

Tonight the Texas Rangers face the New York Yankees in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. New York refused to die on Wednesday night, stomping Texas 7-2, tightening the series to 3-2 lead last. Here are the game story by Dave Sheinin and column by Thomas Boswell from...

By Alexa Steele  | October 22, 2010; 7:50 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Roy Halladay injury a significant development in NLCS

When the Philadelphia Phillies decided against starting ace Roy Halladay on three days' rest in Game 4 of the NLCS, despite trailing by a game at that point, it was a mildly surprising move. We have come to think of Halladay as indefatigable and almost unbeatable -- the classic October...

By Dave Sheinin  | October 22, 2010; 9:16 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
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MLB playoffs 2010: Phillies vs. Giants Game 5

Tonight the San Francisco Giants face the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. After last night's thrilling game, the Giants lead the series 3-1. The starting pitchers tonight are Tim Lincecum for San Francisco and Roy Halladay for Philadelphia. The game is being televised on...

By Alexa Steele  | October 21, 2010; 7:20 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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MLB playoffs 2010: Phillies vs. Giants Game 4

Tonight the San Francisco Giants face the Phillies in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, which the Giants lead 2-1. The starting pitchers are Madison Bumgarner for San Francisco and Joe Blanton for Philadelphia. The game is being televised on Fox (WTTG, Channel 5). For the box score,...

By Alexa Steele  | October 20, 2010; 7:20 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
 
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MLB playoffs 2010: Rangers vs. Yankees Game 5

Today the Texas Rangers face the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series. Texas took a commanding 3-1 lead last night. Here are the game story by Dave Sheinin and column by Thomas Boswell from Game 4. The starting pitchers this afternoon are the Rangers'...

By Alexa Steele  | October 20, 2010; 3:55 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Why is Austin Kearns on the Yankees' roster?

If ever there was a game in which to give Austin Kearns a start, today's Game 5 of the ALCS was the one. The New York Yankees are down a bat (thanks to the hamstring injury suffered by Mark Teixeira, who is done for the season). They are facing a...

By Dave Sheinin  | October 20, 2010; 1:34 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
 
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MLB playoffs 2010: Rangers vs. Yankees Game 4

Tonight the Texas Rangers face the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, which Texas leads 2-1. The starters are the Rangers' Tommy Hunter and the Yankees' A.J. Burnett. Pitching-wise it will be tough to top Monday night's gem by the Rangers' Cliff Lee. Here...

By Alexa Steele  | October 19, 2010; 7:55 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
 
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MLB playoffs 2010: Phillies vs. Giants Game 3

Today the San Francisco Giants take on the defending National League Champion Phillies in Game 3 of a series that is tied 1-1. The starters are Matt Cain for San Francisco and Cole Hamels for Philadelphia. The game is being televised on Fox (WTTG, Channel 5). For an Associated Press...

By Alexa Steele  | October 19, 2010; 4:07 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Why the Yankees aren't dead just yet

It's tempting to think the ALCS is pretty much over at this point, after Cliff Lee's extraordinary performance in Game 3 on Monday night. The Yankees are down 2-1 in the series -- and are a Rangers bullpen meltdown in the eighth inning of Game 1 away from being down...

By Dave Sheinin  | October 19, 2010; 12:17 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
 
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Game 2 win was classic Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies' biggest fear in the NLCS was not the quality of the San Francisco Giants' starting pitching, nor the depth of the Giants' bullpen nor even the can't-get-him-out home run prowess of slugger Cody "Babe" Ross. It was the state of their offense. "I'm concerned with that," Phillies...

By Dave Sheinin  | October 18, 2010; 10:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
 
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MLB playoffs 2010: Giants vs. Phillies Game 2

Tonight the San Francisco Giants take on the defending National League Champion Phillies again. The Giants' Tim Lincecum defeated the Phillies' Roy Halladay in Game 1 on Saturday, a matchup columnist Thomas Boswell described as a brawl. Game 2's starters are Jonathan Sanchez for San Francisco and Roy Oswalt for...

By Alexa Steele  | October 17, 2010; 8:09 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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