I meant to write about this earlier. Anyway, the Boston Red Sox swept the Colorado Rockies 4-0 to win the 2007 World Series. Here are some video highlights of the final game (mostly their victory celebration):
Congratulations to the Red Sox and their fans.
Here is the schedule for the opening series of the 2007 MLB Playoffs:
American League
Los Angeles Angels vs. Boston Red Sox
1. Wed, Oct 3 – at Boston, 6:30 pm EDT (TBS)
2. Fri, Oct 5 – at Boston, 8:30 pm EDT (TBS)
3. Sun, Oct 7 – at LA Angels, 3:00 pm EDT (TBS)
4. Mon, Oct 8 – at LA Angels, 9:30 pm EDT (TBS)
5. Wed, Oct 10 – at Boston, 8:30 pm EDT (TBS)
New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians
1. Thu, Oct 4 – at Cleveland, 6:30 pm EDT (TBS)
2. Fri, Oct 5 – at Cleveland, 5:00 pm EDT (TBS)
3. Sun, Oct 7 – at NY Yankees, 6:30 pm EDT (TBS)
4. Mon, Oct 8 – at NY Yankees, 6:00 pm EDT (TBS)
5. Wed, Oct 10 – at Cleveland, 5:00 pm EDT (TBS)
National League
Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
1. Wed, Oct 3 – at Arizona, 10:00 pm EDT (TBS)
2. Thu, Oct 4 – at Arizona, 10:00 pm EDT (TBS)
3. Sat, Oct 6 – at Chi Cubs, 6:00 pm EDT (TBS)
4. Sun, Oct 7 – at Chi Cubs, 1:00 pm EDT (TNT)
5. Tue, Oct 9 – at Arizona, 10:00 pm EDT (TBS)
Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1. Wed, Oct 3 – at Philadelphia, In progress (TBS)
2. Thu, Oct 4 – at Philadelphia, 3:00 pm EDT (TBS)
3. Sat, Oct 6 – at Colorado, 9:30 pm EDT (TBS)
4. Sun, Oct 7 – at Colorado, 10:00 pm EDT (TBS)
5. Tue, Oct 9 – at Philadelphia, 6:30 pm EDT (TBS)
Who is your favorite to win it all?
Ichiro Suzuki led the American League to a 5-4 victory over the National League in Tuesday night’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Suzuki was named the MVP of the game, and he deserved it, since he hit the first EVER All-Star Game in the park home run. Even though this is his seventh All-Star game since joining MLB in 2001, this is the first game where he has made a major contribution to the outcome.
So, fans, what’s your opinion? Was Ichiro Suzuki the MLB All-Star Game MVP? Or did your favorite get passed over?
Craig Biggio made his 3,000th hit last night here in Houston at Minute Maid Park. This huge milestone cements his place in history and greatly increases his chance of being inducted into the hall of fame.
Here is video of the historic event:
For more details on his 3,000 hit, check out this article in the Houston Chronicle.
Congratulations Craig from all of us.
Justin Verlander pitched a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers the other day. What a great performance.
For more information on the no-hitter, check out Dana Wakiji first hand account of the event on her blog.
The Rocket has landed. Not in his first organization, the Boston Red Sox, or his hometown club, the Houston Astros, but back in the pinstripes again. Roger Clemens is a New York Yankee again. The announcement was made during the 7th inning stretch during a recent home game. Clemen’s contract will bring him upwards of $18 million which, because of his late starting date, equates to roughly $4.5 million per month.
The much maligned Yankees starting rotation was in desperate need of another starter. The Yankees are scheduled to start their 10th different pitcher this season. His return may help to solidify their lineup and bring them back into contention in the AL East. The Rocket has made it clear that the presence of Joe Torre and Andy Pettite was crucial in his decision making process. Not only will he give the Yankees a proven starter, but he will also be able to help the younger starting pitchers to mature and learn from possibly the greatest right handed pitcher of all time. His seven Cy Young Awards are not only a testament to his natural ability, but also to his longevity and endurance. At the age of 44 he hopes to bring the Yankees back to their championship form.
This isn’t the first time Cooper Brannan has been recruited. The last time was by the Marines. He did a tour in Iraq where he lost his left pinky finger when a flash grenade went off in his hand, but now he’ll be pitching for the San Diego Padres. You can read more about his story here.
The first ballot for the 2007 baseball hall of fame was announced today.
Here is an alphabetical list of the 17 candidates on the ballot:
Harold Baines
Albert Belle
Dante Bichette
Bert Blyleven
Bobby Bonilla
Scott Brosius
Jay Buhner
Ken Caminiti
Jose Conseco
Dave Concepcion
Eric Davis
Andre Dawson
Tony Fernandez
Steve Garvey
Rich Gossage
Tony Gwynn
Orel Hershiser
Tommy John
Wally Joyner
Don Mattingly
Mark McGwire
Jack Morris
Dale Murphy
Paul O’Neill
Dave Parker
Jim Rice
Cal Ripken Jr.
Bret Saberhagen
Lee Smith
Alan Trammell
Devon White
Bobby Witt
You can read their bios on the official national baseball hall of fame website.
The 2006 National League MVP was awarded to Ryan Howard of the Philadelhia Phillies. He had 58 home runs this year, which is the most in MLB since Barry Bonds hit 73 homeruns in 2001.
Ryan Howard beat out the 2005 NL MVP Albert Pujols who came in second. Ryan had 20 first place votes and 12 second place votes which gave him 388 points. Albert Pujols had 12 first place votes, 19 second place votes, and one third place vote which gave him a total of 347 points.
In case you were wondering, the MLB MVP awards are given out by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. I am not sure what the details are for the voting process.
Anyway, congratulations to Ryan Howard for a great year and for winning the 2006 MLB NL MVP award!
The American League MLB MVP for 2006 is Twins’ Justin Morneau. Who won his first AL MVP award, beating out Derek Jeter.
You can read more about it on SportingNews.com.
It was announced today that Joe Girardi manager of the Florida Marlins won the NL Manager of the Year and Detroit Tiger’s manager Jim Leyland won the AL manager of the year.
You can read more about it on cnnsi.
It’s been a while since any of us posted here. We are considering make changes to this blog. In the meantime I thought I would write about some of the awards MLB has been passing out, starting with the NL Cy Young which goes to…
Brandon Webb
Brandon Webb of the Arizona Diamondbacks won the National League’s Cy Young award (award for the best pitcher) yesterday. In second place was San Diego pitcher Trevor Hoffman.
Brandon Webb got 15 of the 32 first place votes and a total of 103 points. Trevor Hoffman got 12 first place votes and a total of 77 points (26 points less than Webb).
What does it take to play in the majors? Ask the man who has done it longer than anyone.
What a great pitchers duel in Minnesota. 2 complete games. Too bad the guy on my fantasy team got the loss.
Carlos Beltran is one of the leading candidates for NL MVP this year. This follows a year of disappointment for the Mets $119 million dollar man.
Who are your favorites for MVP this year in both leagues?
SportingNews.com – MLB - A happy Beltran is a hard-hitting Beltran
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This is the first BIG trade at the trading deadline. Will there be more? What players will be involved? Will your team be involved?
ESPN.com – MLB - Source: Brewers trade Lee to Rangers, get Cordero
It’s official Roger Clemens has signed on with the Astros for one more year. Astros fans here in Houston can breathe a sigh of releif. Clemens should add a little spark to the Astros team, who needs more than a spark, they need better pitching and hitting (especially hitting).
It looks like Roger will be playing with Koby in Lexington as a warm-up. That will be pretty exciting for all concerned.
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