Baseball
New York Yankees Win 2009 World Series
Published on 5 Nov 2009, 09:15 by Ian P.The New York Yankees christened their new baseball stadium by winning the 2009 World Series in it by beating the Philadelphia Phillies four games to two. Hideki Matsui drove in a World Series record six runs in a game as the Yankees won game six by a score of 7-3 to win their 27th title [...]
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Hill And Carpenter Win MLB Awards
Published on 6 Oct 2009, 01:52 by Ian P.Major League Baseball announced on Oct. 5 that Toronto Blue Jay second baseman Aaron Hill was named as comeback player of the year for the American League. The 27-year-old set new personal bests with 36 home runs, 108 RBIs, 195 hits and 103 runs. The previous season, Hill only played 55 games due to a [...]
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Toronto Blue Jays Fire GM
Published on 5 Oct 2009, 22:03 by Ian P.The Toronto Blue Jays fired general manager J.P. Ricciardi on Oct. 3 after eight controversial years and mediocre teams that never reached the playoffs.
“This was a tough decision and a difficult one for me personally as I have enjoyed J.P.’s friendship and his perspective on the game,” said Paul Beeston, acting president, and CEO of [...]
U.S. Defends World Cup Baseball Crown
Published on 27 Sep 2009, 18:51 by Ian P.Catcher Lucas May hit a three-run homer as America defended its World Cup baseball crown with a 10-5 victory over Cuba on Sept. 27. The U.S. also beat Cuba in the 2007 final, which put a halt to Cuba’s run of nine straight championships.
The American team was made up of mostly triple-A and double-A players [...]
Red Sox top Chicago
Published on 25 Aug 2009, 14:59 by J. YapThe Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox 12-8. The White Sox committed a third inning error and it led to six Boston runs. The 6th inning was highlighted by Mike Lowell’s home run.
“That inning was kind of crazy,” Lowell said. “It didn’t seem like we did much to earn those three [...]
Phillies beat Mets
Published on 25 Aug 2009, 12:36 by J. YapThe Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 6-2. Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard hit two homers and batted in five runs and teammate Cliff Lee had a solid showing on the mound. Lee won his 8th straight start.
“He makes us real good,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. “We’ve got some top-notch left-handed pitchers. I kind of [...]
Red Sox avenge loss
Published on 23 Aug 2009, 08:28 by J. YapThe Boston Red Sox successfully avenged their 20-11 loss to the Yankees by winning Saturday night. Boston destroyed New York 14-1. Red Sox Kevin Youkilis hit two home runs and rookie pitcher Junichi Tazawa allowed eight hits in six scoreless innings.
“He did a good job,” Boston manager Terry Francona said about Tazawa. “He gets a [...]
Reds drop to Pirates
Published on 23 Aug 2009, 06:31 by J. YapThe Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2. Pirates Charlie Morton picked up the win. Garrett Jones and Lastings Milledge each hit homers for Pittsburgh.
Charlie Morton only won his third game of the season. His win over the Reds was his first since July 18 against the San Francisco Giants.
The Reds’ Chris Dickerson had two [...]
Tigers top A’s
Published on 23 Aug 2009, 06:20 by J. YapThe Detroit Tigers Ryan Raburn hit two home runs to beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2. Pitcher Edwin Jackson picked up the win by pitching a good six innings.
“It must be something in the air,” Raburn said. “My eyes get irritated here and in Anaheim. I don’t like playing the field here. I do like [...]
French leads Seattle past Indians
Published on 23 Aug 2009, 06:10 by J. YapThe Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians 9-4. Rookie pitcher Luke French picked up the win for the Mariners. French had help from Bill Hall. Hall had two runs in his first game for Seattle.
“Getting a hit in my first at-bat helped me forget about my timing,” said Hall “I was able to be [...]
