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The Phillies and the Yankees have met once before in the 1950 World Series. Smokin’ Joe DiMaggio, Whitey Ford and the Yankees swept Robin Roberts, Ritchie Ashburn and the Phillies, in a tight series. Now the defending World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies will square off against the...
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After the Phillies cruised to a 5-1 victory over the wild-card Rockies in game one behind a solid performance from postseason rookie starter Cliff Lee, Colorado edged out Philadelphia 5-4 in Game 2 to even the series, snapping the Phillies eight postseason game-winning streak and tagging World...
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Torii Hunter’s three-run home run in the fifth broke a scoreless deadlock and propelled the Angels to a 5-0 shut out over the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Thursday night.
Anaheim took the lead in a playoff series with the Red Sox for the first time...
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Curt Schilling officially announced his retirement last month at the age of 42 by saying, “This party has officially ended. After being blessed to experience 23 years of playing professional baseball in front of the worlds best fans in so many different places, it is with zero regrets that...
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For a baseball purist like myself, Opening Day is like Christmas. It's pretty much the greatest event of the year outside of the annual hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island.
Opening Day is a tradition at the beginning of every new Major League Baseball season. Falling somewhere around the...
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There will be joy in Mudville when mighty Manny advances to the bat. It’s sunny, the band is playing, hearts are light, men are laughing, and children are shouting. “Manny is here”.
Yes, Manny-mania has returned to Chavez Ravine. After an often tense, four-month negotiation...
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Teixeira signs with the Yanks, K Rod goes to the Mets, and Manny Ramirez is out of the contention for Anaheim. This years off-season woes begin with last seasons trade of Casey Kotchman for Mark Teixeira, and now the Angles have neither. Instead the Angels are assigning first base...
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Who said Christmas doesn’t come early? It does if you ask New York Yankees fans. It looks like the Yankees are doing a lot more to move out of the past and into future besides just moving into...
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So I have a 12-year old son that is in his first year of junior high school. I know you feel sorry for me. But don’t, he really is a good kid for the most. Every evening we gather around the dinner table to partake in a delectable meal that mom...
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Are the Cubs finished in this postseason? You lose two straight at home to open a best-of-5 series and you practically deserve to get ousted.
Four errors, a bases-loaded double by Russell Martin, another home run from Manny Ramirez-his 26th career post-season homer, and seven two-out RBIs in...
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I would have to say that my favorite memory of Yankee Stadium, if not for the many references in the hit television show “Seinfield”, would be Aaron Boones game winning homerun against the Boston Red Sox, or Johnny Damons upper deck homerun as a member of the Red Sox....
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Whether it’s major league sports or your little brothers Pop Warner football league, everyone these days seem to be tough on many of our sports officials. Some that are top paid professionals, and many who do not receive any indulgences for their service, and worse yet a lack of respect...
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At 71-43 the Angles have the best record in baseball, are on pace for the franchise's first 100-win season and lead the AL West by 10.5 games -- an advantage more than twice as big as that of any other first-place team -- and yet everyone associated with the Angels believes they can play even...
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By now we have heard all the propaganda by every media outlet pushing the change for instant replay to be implemented in Major league Baseball. However, with every decision there are pros and cons that must come with this decision. Some will argue for the implementation of instant replay saying...
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Former Ridgeview High School and Bakersfield College standout Phil Dumatrait goes from "the streets of Bakersfield" to the pinnacle of baseball.
CLICK HERE to read an exclusive reader-contributed interview! Or click on the magazine below to check out the latest issue of...
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The Associated Press on Tuesday released the salaries of all ballplayers on major league rosters to start the season, which then set off the obvious but entertaining exercise of compiling 25 man rosters of the most over priced and the most under valued, or bargain basement players, in the game...
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My wife is an amazing woman. I talked all Monday about how I wanted to stay up and watch the season opener for Major League Baseball. You know the Red Sox-A's game. The game at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The one that started at 6 a.m. EST, errrrrr 3 a.m. in Bakersfield.
Don't worry if you missed...
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This game doesn't count! I don't care what Bug Selig and the public relations/spin doctors at Major League Baseball keep pitching to fans.
Alex Rodriguez pulled up almost 10 feet in front of home plate as soon as he realized catcher Russell Martin had the ball as was waiting to tag him....
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Barroid Bonds was voted in on the last day, overcoming a 119,000 vote deficit no less. They must love him in the Bay Area eh? Of course that is the home for this years AllStar Game.
The Boston Red Sawx and the Detroit Tigers lead with 5 players each selected this year. Pay-Rod(Alex Rodriguez)...
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In no way am I a Florida Marlins fan (I'm a Dodgers and Angels fan). But after reading about Girardi being fired as manager (in other sports his position would be head coach) I think the Florida Marlins are making a terrible mistake. With basically a AAA minor league team playing (22...
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