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Archive for the ‘Games Worth Watching’ Category

October 20th, 2007

Fausto Faces Curt, Coco Sits

The ALCS heads back to Boston. While the Rockies do whatever it is teams do while they’re waiting for their opponent to be determined, the Indians and Red Sox hook up for Game 6 on Saturday night (first pitch: 5 p.m. PT).
This is a rematch of last week’s Fausto Carmona/Curt Schilling showdown. The Indians won […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

October 18th, 2007

Indians Seek to Destroy Red Sox, Television Networks

Welcome to the moment network execs have been dreading. The Cleveland Indians need to win one of the next three games to face the Colorado Rockies in the World Series.
A nation yawns. Or it would, if it could summon the enthusiasm.
Thursday’s contest at Jacobs Field (first pitch, 5 p.m. PT) features a rematch of Game […]

By Geoff Young -- 1 comment

October 16th, 2007

Lofton Thinks Its ‘95, Wakefield Dusts Off Knuckler

Meanwhile, back in the ALCS, we still have to figure out which team the NL champion Rockies will face in the World Series. The Indians have taken a 2-1 series lead over the Red Sox. Game 4 is Tuesday night in Cleveland, first pitch 5 p.m. PT.
Kenny Lofton provided the big blow in Game 3 […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

October 15th, 2007

Less Gagne, More Cowbell

Hey, everybody, they’re still playing games. The ALCS shifts to Cleveland, where Daisuke Matsuzaka faces Jake Westbrook at 4 p.m. PT. The general strategy for Boston is to keep the ball out of Eric Gagne’s hands, specifically his right hand.
And in the evening game, Colorado looks to complete the sweep at Coors Field. Rookie Micah […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

October 14th, 2007

Two Really Boring Pitchers

Ah, Game 3 of the NLCS. The Rockies return home to Coors Field with a 2-0 lead and the world will be watching. Josh Fogg? Livan Hernandez? Wait, is this baseball or the Chinese water torture?
Sorry, I’ve seen these guys pitch a lot this year and they are excruciating. Both pitchers have the same approach: […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

October 13th, 2007

Schilling Is Good, but Carmona Has Better Hair

Game 2 of the ALCS features Carmona and Schilling. This is a close call, but I’m going with the Indians because Carmona has better hair:
Carmona:

Schilling:

First pitch is at 5 p.m. PT.
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By Geoff Young -- 1 comment

October 12th, 2007

Water Bottles and Cy Young Contenders

And folks said that Diamondbacks fans don’t care. Certainly they do, but as Rodney Dangerfield would say, “about what I have no idea.” Apparently not about dehydration. Oh, the water bottles were empty? My bad.
Either way, Arizona lost the game Brandon Webb started, which creates serious problems for the rest of the series. Friday night’s […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

October 11th, 2007

NLCS Begins in Phoenix

The NLCS begins on Thursday. Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks — TV network executive’s worst nightmare. Reassurances that both places are, in fact, part of the United States. (Quick check of Wikipedia reveals that Colorado entered the union in 1876 as the 38th state, while Arizona checked in 36 years later as #48.)
Game 1 of […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

October 8th, 2007

Indians Look to Beat Yankees, Advance to ALCS

In the only series that couldn’t be resolved in three games, the Yankees again play host to the Indians, who lead, two games to one. New York sends 19-game winner Chien-Ming Wang to the mound; Cleveland counters with veteran right-hander Paul Byrd.
With the Yankees, one can never shake the ominous feeling that they are just […]

By Geoff Young -- 3 comments

October 7th, 2007

Two Sweep, Two More Seek Same

Congratulations to the Diamondbacks and Rockies for completing their series sweeps on Saturday. The NL West is now 6-0 in the postseason, if you’re scoring at home.
Meanwhile, we’ve got two AL teams looking for the sweep on Sunday:

Red Sox at Angels, noon PT — The situation is looking bleak for the team that slaps “Anaheim” […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

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