10/14/2009 |
Cruz dismissed from Astros staffJose Cruz said Tuesday night he was told by general manager Ed Wade and president of baseball operations Tal Smith he wouldn't be retained on the coaching staff next year.
10/13/2009 |
Blake helps Dodgers resolve tensionsCasey Blake might forever be remembered for The Walk that helped send the Dodgers into the National League Championship Series. But Blake might have had an even greater impact on the Dodgers' season off the field.
10/13/2009 |
First Freeway World Series a possibilityBoth clubs in the Los Angeles market have advanced to the League Championship Series, the first time each has gotten this close to meeting the other in the World Series.
10/13/2009 |
Kuroda may be back in NLCS mixDodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda worked out at Dodger Stadium on Monday. He's on tap for a simulated game on Tuesday and could be back in the mix for a starting slot in the NL Championship Series.
10/13/2009 |
Options abound for Dodgers' rotationRandy Wolf and Clayton Kershaw figure to be in the rotation against either the Phillies or Rockies. So does Vicente Padilla, whose stock is soaring. Hiroki Kuroda, Chad Billingsley and Jon Garland will vie for the fourth spot.
10/13/2009 |
Heartbreaking loss ends Rockies' seasonJason Giambi and Yorvit Torrealba brought the Rockies' playoff hopes back to life in the eighth inning Monday. But they died with a rare bad performance by closer Huston Street in the ninth.
10/13/2009 |
Amazing rally vaults Phillies into NLCSThe Phillies staged an unforgettable comeback, scoring three in the ninth to edge the Rockies, 5-4, and advance to the NLCS against the Dodgers.
10/13/2009 |
NLCS redux: Dodgers get second chanceThe Dodgers now get a chance to get revenge marker vs. the Phils, who took them out of the 2008 National League Championship Series in five games. No hard feelings, as the '09 NLCS kicks off on Thursday? That's what the Dodgers may be saying, but not what they are thinking.
10/13/2009 |
LA feels better equipped for this NLCSA year later, the teams are the same for the NLCS, but the Dodgers believe the result won't be. The Dodgers have the bitter reminder of losing in five games last year, their unfinished business made clear during a subdued celebration after advancing Saturday night. The Dodgers never acted concerned during the week it took to nail down the NL West title and now they can't even remember it. In fact, they've won their past five games.
10/13/2009 |
Rockies' relief corps soars, then slipsThe blame was laid at the feet of the closer on Monday, which fair or unfair, is essentially how the drill goes when you're in such a high leverage situation, under the watchful eyes of so many with so much on the line.
10/13/2009 |
Fowler takes flight to ignite Rox rallyDexter Fowler wasn't necessarily trying to kickstart an improbable rally on Monday when he took to the air on the basepaths during the eighth inning of Game 4 of the National League Division Series against the Phillies.
10/13/2009 |
Tracy keeps umps busy in early inningsRockies manager Jim Tracy nearly argued for the cycle during the first three innings of Monday's Game 4 of the National League Division Series, a 5-4 loss to the Phillies that ended the Rockies' season.
10/13/2009 |
Phils expect 'epic series' vs. DodgersIf the NL Championship Series against the Dodgers is anything like the past couple nights at Coors Field for the Phillies in the NL Division Series, now would be a good time to buy some antacid. The Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers will play in the NLCS for the second consecutive season, but this time the Dodgers have home-field advantage. The Phillies went 3-4 against the Dodgers this season. They went 1-2 against the Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park in May.
10/13/2009 |
Phils, Rox offer fitting finale to wild NLDSThe NLDS between the Phillies and Rockies had it all, from howling winds to a snowout to the coldest postseason game ever played to a pitcher leaving the dugout to head to the hospital for the birth of his first child. And then there was Game 4, the weirdest, wildest and most wonderful one of them all.
10/13/2009 |
Phillies expect to come through in clutchAfter clinching the National League Division Series with a 5-4 Game 4 win over the Rockies on Monday, the Phillies spoke like a club that was expecting to get the clutch hits they needed to win.
10/13/2009 |
Familiar foes among MLB's final fourComing up now are a pair of LCS that have Game 7, high drama, confrontation, history, intrigue, emotion and serious frequent-flyer mileage written all over them.
10/13/2009 |
Yankees' challenge: End Angels' spellFactoring in that 2005 ALDS loss and a 3-1 Division Series loss in 2002, the Yankees are 3-6 all-time against the Angels in postseason play. Their .333 winning percentage against the Halos is by far their worst in franchise history against any team they have played more than once.
10/13/2009 |
Mariners' Johnson prepares for surgeriesMariners catcher Rob Johnson, who served as right-hander Felix Hernandez's personal catcher for most of the season, will soon have hip surgery to repair a condition similar to what the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez had during Spring Training.
10/13/2009 |
Halos' Lackey set to start ALCS Game 1John Lackey will be counted on to get the Angels off to a good start again, this time in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series on Friday against the Yankees.
10/13/2009 |
Tabbed for Game 1, CC zeros in on HalosCC Sabathia will be holding the ball for the first pitch of Friday's Game 1 at Yankee Stadium, and while he is aware there are a phone book full of numbers that say the Yankees haven't beaten the Angels much, the left-handed ace can't agree, because it's not reality for him.
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