Oakland Athletics were soaked in champagne on Tuesday, after a long wait of three days. Just a night before this awesome victory on the division title, conditions suddenly appeared less certain. On Athletics made no mistake on Tuesday night at Safeco Field, and played very safe. They put away Seattle 12-3, and they clinched the […]
Archive for September, 2006
Lets check out the figures of meaningless games played by the Giants. From 1997 through 2005, the Giants played 14 meaningless games; eight in 1999, two in 2001 and four last year. Now five more meaningless games are added in the list for 2006. That’s because Arizona dusted the Giants 7-1 on Monday night at […]
Defending champs Chicago White Sox couldn’t save a place in playoffs. They failed to secure their division crown, and they won’t repeat as AL or World Series champions. Monday night was a dark night for White Sox; they faded to black. The Chicago is close to an early winter vacation in fact they have already […]
Great American Park witnessed a different baseball game when Reds boosted by power and showers defeated Cubs in presence of thousands of fans. The Cincinnati Reds played for their final home series of the season Friday night with a rain-shortened 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The loss plunged Cubs to 62-92. The Chicago Cubs […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 Friday night and now Dodgers are just a half-game behind first-place San Diego Padres in the NL West. The Dodgers’ triumph also reserved them a half-game in front of Philadelphia for the wild card. The Padres beat Pittsburgh 6-2, and Philadelphia defeated Florida 5-2. NL west […]
It is difficult to deem that the Atlanta Braves are combating for their lives to make it 15 straight seasons with a playoff appearance. The Braves are not working hard just to mark presence in the postseason, but obviously want to be the champions, as every MLB team dreams for. I think for this, failure […]
Wednesday was a day of hopes, but as soon the light turned dark, White Sox got black in fact blank. The Tigers wiped out White Sox; they purged the only prospect for the White Sox to reach playoff. Their playoff hopes took an even bleaker turn. Detroit obliterated pragmatic hope of Jon Garland winning 20 […]
Ultimately, spirit and success shake hands on Monday night at Shea Stadium. The Mets clinched division titles and successfully completed the first phase of what they started in spring this year. They dipped themselves in wine and beer, then ran out of their clubhouse to go back on the field, jump up and down some […]
Ichiro Suzuki, the seven time batting champion in Japan, has become first MLB player to score 200 hits in first four seasons. Well, there is nothing new that he has done. Scoring 200 hits a season is hackneyed for Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki. He became the first player in the history of MLB who […]
Ramirez, its time to say goodbye. Ramirez, one of the top sluggers in American League, has been diagnosed with patellar tendonitis in his right knee. So, he may play the rest of the season. Medical director of the team has suggested him rest and hasn’t allowed him to play in the next games. Ramirez has […]
