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Baseball American League

Rangers Even Series –

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Texas Rangers won game two of the World Series by a score of 2-1.  A ninth inning rally prevented the Rangers from falling two games behind the Cardinals in the Series.  Fifty two teams have lost the first two … Continue reading →

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Verlander Leads Tigers –

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Justin Verlander pitched 7 1/3 innings and lead the Tigers to a win in game five of the American League Championship Series.  The Tigers win sends the series back to Texas with the Rangers leading three games to two.  Verlander … Continue reading →

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Rangers & Cardinals Win –

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Texas Rangers took a two game lead over the Detroit Tigers with a 7-3 win.  Nelson Cruz hit a game winning Grand Slam in the 11th inning for the Rangers.  In the National League playoffs, the St. Louis Cardinals tied the series with … Continue reading →

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Tigers Beat Yankees –

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Detroit Tigers advanced to the American League Championship series with a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees.  Detroit had back to back homeruns in the first inning and won the series three games to two.  The Tigers will … Continue reading →

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Yankees & Rangers Win Game One –

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Division Series games were won by the Yankees, Rangers, Phillies, and Brewers.  The New York Yankees took game one from the Detroit Tigers 9-3.  Also, the Rangers defeated Tampa Bay, the Phillies beat the Cardinals, and the Brewers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks. … Continue reading →

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Yankees Clinch Playoffs –

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Yankees clinched their 16th playoff berth in the last 17 years.  The Yankees clinched with a 4-2 victory over Tampa Bay in the first game of a doubleheader.  This marked the first time since the 1999 Red … Continue reading →

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Yankees Extend Lead –

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 9-3.  The victory extended the Yankees lead to 1 1/2 games over the second place Boston Red Sox.  The Red Sox lost 11-4 to the Texas Rangers.  Derek … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Irene Cancels Sporting Events –

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Hurricane Irene is forcing cancellations and schedule changes for many sporting events.  The US Open cancelled a pre-tournament event and a PGA Tour playoff event was also cut short.  The New York Mets and Yankees rescheduled their weekend games with the Braves … Continue reading →

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Yankees Remain In First –

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Yankees beat the Twins 8-4 and remain in first place by one half game.  The Boston Red Sox kept pace with a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals.    Sabathia picked up his 17th win on the season … Continue reading →

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Thome Hits Number 600 –

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Jim Thome hit his 600th career home run and became only the eighth major league player to reach that mark.  Thome is an old fashioned home run hitter that has a career on base percentage of .403.  Thome is fifth in home runs … Continue reading →

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Yankees Defeat Red Sox –

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Yankees won their eighth straight game and took sole possession of first place.  The 3-2 victory over the Red Sox gave the Yankees a 69-42 record on the season.  All three of the Yankees runs came in the … Continue reading →

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Pennant Race Trades –

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Fox Sports has an article on the recent trades in Major League Baseball and the effect that they will have on the pennant races.  The article also discusses the New York Yankees and their decision not to make a trade before … Continue reading →

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Bedard Traded To Red Sox –

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Erik Bedard was traded from the Seattle Mariners to the Boston Red Sox.  The Red Sox acquired Bedard in a three way deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Bedard is 4-7 on the year with a 3.45 E.R.A.  Josh Fields … Continue reading →

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Blyleven & Alomar Enter Hall Of Fame –

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar were inducted into the Hall of Fame.  Bert Blyleven played for two World Series teams, had 287 career wins, 3,701 strikeouts, as well as 60 shutouts.  Roberto Alomar had 10 Gold Gloves and was an All-Star 12 times … Continue reading →

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All-Star Game Recap –

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The 2011 All-Star Game and home field advantage in the World Series was won by the National League.  Major League Baseball has a recap of the All-Star Game, the Home Run Derby, and other All-Star Game events.  In addition, MLB.com offers … Continue reading →

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