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September 24th, 2008

Baseball Standings Update - Playoff Picture 2008

American League East
It looks like the Tampa Bay Rays are going to shock the world and win the AL East. They have a three-game lead on the Boston Red Sox and are riding a winning streak of four games.
American League Central
The Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins are locked in a dogfight for the […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

September 24th, 2008

Mariano Rivera Video - Getting Dirt from Mound

An unintentionally hilarious video ensued at the last game played at Yankee Stadium. Mariano Rivera, who is undoubtedly the best closer in New York Yankees history (and baseball history, for that matter), went to get some dirt off of the pitchers mound. For some reason, every photographer in a 200 mile radius of New York […]

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September 22nd, 2008

American League Cy Young Candidates 2008

5) Mike Mussina, New York Yankees
Although he doesn’t have a legitimate chance to win the award, Mike Mussina has pitched well enough in 2008 to be an American League Cy Young favorite. While many Yankee fans were ready to bury him coming into the season, Mussina responded with a vintage season. He currently has an […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 1 comment

September 21st, 2008

Yankee Stadium Tribute Video - Last Game

The last game has been played at Yankee Stadium. The stadium, which opened in the early 1920s, will likely go down in history as the most famous baseball stadium ever.
With over 80 years of memories tied to Yankee Stadium, it is hard to include everything — however the video of the Yankee Stadium tribute at […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 3 comments

September 20th, 2008

Cubs and Rays Clinch 2008 Playoff Berth

The picture for the 2008 Major League Baseball playoffs is starting to clear up. Two more teams — the Chicago Cubs and the Tampa Bay Rays — clinched their playoff berth on Saturday.
For both teams, the playoffs weren’t a foregone conclusion coming into the 2008 season. The Cubs aren’t exactly known for their postseason […]

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September 19th, 2008

Tigers and Indians Brawl Video - Sheffield and Carmona

Gary Sheffield and Fausto Carmona likely won’t be exchanging greeting cards this year during the holiday season. In a game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, Sheffield and Carmona went at it. You can find the brawl video at the end of this entry.
The beef started when Carmona hit Sheffield with a pitch. […]

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September 18th, 2008

Dwight Howard First Pitch Video - Tampa Bay Rays

As the Tampa Bay Rays fight to make the playoffs, one of their biggest fans came out to show some support. Dwight Howard, the behemoth center on the Orlando Magic, threw out the first pitch and then stayed to catch the game. You can see the Dwight Howard video at the end of this […]

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September 18th, 2008

Yankees Fan Video - Catches Homer Back to Back Nights

At least one New York Yankees fan must have the luck of the Irish. The Yankees fan in this video caught homeruns on back-to-back nights at Yankee Stadium.
His first catch was of a Jason Giambi homer. The very next night, the same Yankees fan caught a home run off the bat of Johnny Damon.
The […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 2 comments

September 16th, 2008

Skydiver Video - Crashing into Baseball Fence

In the minor leagues, teams get creative to try to attract fans to the games. One way to get creative is to come up with unique ways the game ball can be delivered. The minor league team in this video thought it’d be cool if a skydiver delivered the ball. Watch the […]

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September 15th, 2008

Ned Yost Video - Dale Sveum for Brewers

In a somewhat shocking turn of events, the Milwaukee Brewers have fired manager Ned Yost. What makes it shocking is that the Brewers are actually tied in the National League Wild Card race and there is about two weeks left in the baseball season. Rarely do managers get fired this late in the […]

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