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So late Sunday Night it all came down to the 9th inning for the very resilient Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels. Trailing by 3 runs in the 9th inning against the Mariano Rivera could they pull it off? Everyone knew how it would end the Angels would go down easily, and they did. This team has their most successful season in 7 years, and they proved time, and time again they wouldn’t go away. Their magical season finally ended at midnight when Gary Matthews Jr. finally struck out. The Yankees …
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Here are some thoughts I have through the first 4 games.
Joe Torre used to be this mythical figure in the postseason. Now he is just a mere mortal on the verge of seeing his team knocked out 9 straight years.
Will the real Manny Ramirez please stand up.
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For all the people hoping that one or both of the LA teams would make the World Series it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. By watching these 4 games something is crystal clear the Phillies and Yankees are the two best teams. A stat that backs this up the only 2 closers now in the baseball playoffs that haven’t blown a save are Brad Lidge and Mariano Rivera. These series are not over yet, and I don’t expect for the Dodgers or Angels to roll over, and die. …
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Starting every Sunday from now on I will do an October 8 rankings column. As many of you sports fanatics know only 8 teams make the playoffs in baseball. I will rank the teams I think have the best shot of making the playoffs. These rankings are not scientific, and have come to them by a variety of means
a) Looking at the remainder of each teams schedules
b) Studying past trends in history
c) Looking at each teams past 20 games
d) Listening to the insight of those who work close to the …
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It’s funny how sometimes event can derail you, and change the course of your life. Well in sports it can change your season, and even carry over into other seasons. Well the past 3 days I have seen the Chicago Cubs against the Dodgers, and I keep thinking what if?
Last year the Chicago Cubs finished with the best record in the NL, and were frontrunners to make it all the way to the World Series. They had not done that since 1945. The Dodgers were just an 84-78 team who …
