Phillies eliminate Braves Braves closer Craig Kimbrel surrendered the tying run in the ninth, and Hunter Pence came through with a two-out, run-scoring single in the 13th to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 4-3 victory that ended the Braves season Wednesday night without a trip to the playoffs that looked like a certainty just a [...]
Archive for September, 2011
September 29th, 2011
Cardinals Clinch NL Wild Card Berth
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Reyes Gets Hit to Boost Average, Quickly Exits
Italy ‘very possible’? Sure, Kobe PBT: Kobe Bryant knows marketing. He knows that if you're in Italy promoting Nike and your brand, and there are rumors swirling about you playing in Italy, it's bad marketing to say, “No, no way I'm playing here.” Related Posts:Ventre: How long can Kobe Bryant keep cool?Bryant, Lakers outlast Timberwolves [...]
September 28th, 2011
CFT’s Predictions 101: No. 3 Tide to Survive
We're beginning to feel a little bit like Dabo Swinney. “Our team believes! We've got heart!” Against all odds, this hot streak continued through Week 4 as we went 8-4 vs. “the number” (half of those losses were by half-a-point, but we'll take it). Our straight-up record was 11-1, with the only setback coming courtesy [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: CFT's, charlie weis, dabo swinney, defense, dozen games, loss, LSU, nick saban, Predictions, quarterback, SEC, survive, Tide, trent richardson Comments OffSeptember 28th, 2011
Tanier: Jets’ Defensive Issues All Stem from Their Line
Italy ‘very possible’? Sure, Kobe PBT: Kobe Bryant knows marketing. He knows that if you're in Italy promoting Nike and your brand, and there are rumors swirling about you playing in Italy, it's bad marketing to say, “No, no way I'm playing here.” Related Posts:PBT: Lakers draw the line, get back into seriesVentre: How long [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: Bryant, defensive, from, issues, Jets, kobe bryant, line, line italy, marketing, nike, pbt, stem, Tanier, their Comments OffSeptember 28th, 2011
HBT: Rays, Red Sox Seem Destined for One-game Playoff
Powered by yet another Jacoby Ellsbury blast and Ryan Lavarnway‘s first two career homers, the Red Sox beat the Orioles 8-7 to remain in a tie with the Rays in the AL wild card standings. The Rays topped the Yankees 5-3 thanks to homers from Ben Zobrist and Matt Joyce. Joyce's homer was a three-run shot [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: alfredo simon, ben zobrist, blast, career, career homers, destined, erik bedard, innings, jacoby ellsbury, mound, onegame, playoff, Rays, Red, seem Comments OffSeptember 28th, 2011
4 Teams, 2 Playoff Spots, 1 Exciting Day
161 games down. One to go. And we have ties for the Wild Card in both the American League and National League. Is this fun or what? OK, well for most of us, anyway. Here's what to look for in Wednesday's matchups: American League Wild Card Boston – Jon Lester (15-9, 3.49 ERA)Baltimore – Alfredo Simon [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: American, ERA, exciting, innings, jeff niemann, joe girardi, john lackey, league, playoff, Red, spots, Teams, tim wakefield, tropicana field Comments OffSeptember 28th, 2011
Red Sox Survive Vs. O’s, Still Tied in Wild-card Race
Patrick Semansky / Boston’s Jacoby Ellsbury points to teammate Marco Scutaro they scored on Ellsbury’s home run in the third inning against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. By DAVID GINSBURG updated 10:44 p.m. ET Sept. 27, 2011 BALTIMORE – The Boston Red Sox celebrated a rare September victory for about 20 minutes before turning [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: boston red sox, david ginsburg, Game, home, inning, jacoby ellsbury, lead, manager terry francona, new york yankees, race, Red, still, survive, tied, wildcard Comments OffSeptember 28th, 2011
HBT: Don’t Blame Francona for Red Sox Collapse
The “blame Theo” chorus kind of died down this week as the shock of the Red Sox actual collapse seemed to overtake the rancor of the collapse-in-progress. But Curt Schilling was asked about it again today and he said that, if you have to blame someone here, it's better to blame Theo Epstein than Terry [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: blame, collapse, curt schilling, defense, Don't, Francona, general manager theo epstein, guy, isn, jed lowrie, josh beckett, manager, Red, terry francona Comments OffSeptember 27th, 2011
Castrodale: Money for Nothing … Truly
Winslow Townson / Carl Crawford, right, has been a dud for the Red Sox since they signed him in the offseason. OPINION updated 2:29 p.m. ET Sept. 27, 2011 Jelisa Castrodale One of the many over-referenced Babe Ruth anecdotes involves a reporter who flips the pages of his notebook toward Ruth while asking about [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: career, Castrodale, contract, dwight freeney, ERA, larry fitzgerald, league, Money, new york yankees, Nothing, Red, third baseman, truly, voter registration card Comments OffSeptember 27th, 2011
Not All Records Are Made to Be Broken
Red Sox drop into tie for wild-card The Boston Red Sox found another way to lose, this time on a broken-bat single and an inside-the-park homer, and their 6-3 defeat against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night dropped them into a tie in the AL wild-card race. Related Posts:Arc: Denmon's heroics help No. 4 Mizzou [...]
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