On Thursday, October 18th, the Yankees said goodbye to a legend in Joe Torre. Now, they could miss three more players….
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MLB
By Billy Fellin
The 2007 Yankees season is in the books after the disappointing loss in the ALDS against the Indians. To keep the book analogy going, we may have seen the final chapter in the saga that has been the Yankees under Joe Torre, if George Steinbrenner’s comments hold true that is. There are many questions to be asked when it comes to where the Yankees go from here.
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A Phillies Fan- Hands it to Holliday!
If you had the distinct un-pleasure of being down at Citizens Bank Park for the only two Phillies home playoff games in the last 14 years, then you got to witness the superb play of perhaps the quietest MVP candidate of all time. Matt Holliday.
It’s Royce Clayton’s worst nightmare… who does he root for? With the NLCS looming, it’s important to understand that what we have here are two teams with long, rich histories in the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies. Histories of all-stars, playoff appearances, humidor scandals, desert heat, Rocky Mountain thin air, and even a World Series championship. Combined, the two teams are almost as old as my sister at the ripe old age of 25. Put away your calculators, because I already figured it out for you; that’s 175-years-old in dog years!
The other day, a friend of mine in my dorm bet me five dollars that the Cubs would advance farther than the Indians in this year’s playoffs. Naturally, I took the bet, for two reasons. First, he has no clue what he’s talking about, and secondly, well, I do. After thinking about it though, I realized I may have made a terrible mistake. Because looking at the matchups this year, I can not remember an October I’m looking forward to more in terms of the talent and storylines of each and every match-up. It’s hard to pick winners in a postseason when almost every series can go either way. But here goes anyway; JDWC’s predictions and analysis for the 2007 MLB postseason playoffs and awards.
“How did you go bankrupt?”
“Two ways: gradually, and then suddenly.”
-Ernest Hemmingway, The Sun Also Rises
Thank you, Queens.
Thank you for doing the impossible.
Thank you for flooding the headlines and monopolizing the morning news.
Thank you for securing your own special spot in history and diluting ours.
Thank for liberating us from the stigma that has been emblazoned on our psyches since October 21, 2004.
And mostly, thank you for finally disencumbering us from the toxic ownership of “the biggest collapse in Major League Baseball history.”
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2007 NLDS preview
Will the Cubbies win for the first time in 99 years? Can the Phillies get a World Series crown AND lose for the 10,000 time in one season? How did the Rockies get in and the Padres manage to screw it up? All we know is is that there are no atheists in October amongst baseball fans…Alex Ferguson previews the NLDS
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ALDS preview
So, it’s October time. Yanks vs Indians, Red Sox vs Angels. Alex Ferguson looks at the runners and riders…
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Flashes of Night
There was Carl Pavano, the supposed anchor turned albatross, battling on Opening Day of the 2007 season, searching futility for a strikeout pitch. He appears out of place in Yankee pinstripes, assuming a secondary skin, awkwardly wrenching arm overhead, seeking the pristine mechanics and precise command that bought him to the doorstep of stardom. Yes, seems too long ago, when Pavano, young, healthy, and fearless, owned the consensus as the top pitcher within 05’s hot stove menu. Matt Clement was deemed erratic, Pedro Martinez dubbed weathered. He was the one.
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Leave Bonds Alone?
Barry Bonds is the new home run king. He has hit 758 home runs in his career and hasn’t stopped. Hank Aaron hit 755. 755 is less than 758 thus Bonds is the home run king. Of course, we all know Bonds cheated to get there so that means his home runs don’t count. Right?