Do you ever wonder how much thought goes into the predictions made by members of the media? This year, when it came to baseball’s League Championship Series, it certainly made me wonder.
The Philadelphia Phillies won the NL East with a 92-70 record, while the Los Angeles Dodgers finished with 84 wins in taking the mediocre [...]
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Phils, Rays spoil the media’s Manny party
Dodger fans: nasty and off the bandwagon
StubHub, the offical scalper of Major League Baseball, reported that prices plummeted for Game 5 of the Phillies-Dodgers NL Championship Series at Dodger Stadium, thanks to the Dodgers’ falling behind 3-1 in the series. As of a few hours before game time the average price of a ticket had fallen to $89 with some tickets [...]
Matt Stairs likes it in the rear
He was only acquired by the Philadelphia Phillies on Aug. 30th, just in time to be eligible for the postseason. So, asked a question in the press conference about feeling like part of the team after his 8th-inning two-run, pinch-hit homer — a total BOMB deep into the right field bleachers — gave the Phillies [...]
MLB playoffs: four teams in deep trouble
Two games in, four baseball teams are already on the verge of having their playoff runs ended. But while each of the four Division Series stands at 2-0, they haven’t been without some surprises.
While it’s not much of a surprise (even to an admittedly biased observer such as myself) that the Philadelphia Phillies are up [...]
Joe Torre gets the last laugh
A year after being dumped as manager of the New York Yankees, manager Joe Torre has the Los Angeles Dodgers on the verge of winning the National League West while his old team will miss the playoffs for the first time in 13 years.
Torre no longer has to deal with an erratic owner or a [...]
