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Friday, October 22, 2010

Playoffs MLB PLAYOFFS 2010: Hamels Cole, try Phillies to complete a three game Sweep-Cincinnati

(Sports network)-Cole Hamels is trying to establish a Philadelphia into Series Championship for the third straight season National League this evening when the Phillies try to complete a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds in the NLDS.

Despite a series of great American Ball Park offset for 3 game, the chances are certainly seems to be to the satisfaction of Philadelphia, as any team that received a lead 2-0 play NLDS-which happened to 18 times since the game factory series began in 1995 has gone on to win the series.

Not to mention Hamels is the lifetime of the 6-0 against red with an average of 1.07 in the run-earned seven starts, with three victories and these come to Cincinnati.

"You know, each year the team was different," he said. "I think I remember only one person who was on the team this all the time, and it [the second baseman Brandon] Phillips.So it is not really say much.

"When they change the players around, a guy who you know who might come out, well, now is someone should investigate about, and you will need to switch and get that guy."

Hamels, 12-11 containing this season with 3.06 mediation, conquered the NLCS and the World Series MVP award in 2008 when the Phillies claimed their second team in the history of lalipot thanks in part to go 4-0 with 1 mediation begins five. However, the last season, he was only 2 1, bpliiaof with 7.58 mediation.

"When you say is the No. 3, I think, ' why do we put him in the third game?Does him 3., "said Manuel Charlie Phils Manager."We have three guys that they abstain from top rotation, and an argument that was basically you put them wherever you want.Roy Halladay and stood out this year many innings as its conductor, dropped, but the other two rather good, too."

Philadelphia to the cusp of progress on Friday with a little help madomim, like Jason Werth dotted in their play a game of filling out an error in the seventh inning Phillies victory, assistance, come from behind the 7-4.

Red, who finished second in the NL with percentage fields a club-record .988, four errors committed to match a record Series factory and Cincinnati ranging hits three requirements, and of approving the Phillies to erase early 4-0.

Integrated teams for six errors-a record of the factory series, as the second baseman of Philadelphia Utley Chase has performed both in the second inning. Utley finish 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs batted in.

The perennial NL East won the series opener Wednesday thanks to no-hitter thrown by Roy Halladay. Friday's game was considerably less arranged for Starter Phillies Roy Oswalt, who gave up runtime House leadoff Brandon Phillips had problems controlling in the early innings. five innings, it takes about four passenger gardens (3) to five indents within walking distance.

But the bullpen Phillies threw four innings of one-hit wonder, capped off by the 9th scoreless mbrad Lidge.

Cincinnati, bpliiaof for the first time since 1995, looked to be in a position even in the series, such as Phillips went 3-for-4 to pace the offense, starter, Arroyo Bronson avoided trouble through the first four innings.

Hoping to pass things a bit more this evening will be right-hander Johnny Cueto, 12 7 this season with real estate, but lost 3.64 makes three years and has only one victory since August 4.

Cueto, but was great in his two starts against the Phillies this season, he went 1-0, allowed just two runs earned 15 innings. However, it is a lifetime of 1-2 four begins mediation 5.96 against them.

Transgression of Philadelphia, hesitantly through the first two games of this series, was hit .203 yoke, be obtained even at night, as Victorino Shane has hit .500 (5-for-10) with two home runs three RBI against Cueto, Werth is batting .333 (3-for-9) and Howard Ryan has a .300 (3-for-10) with runtime House one RBI single.

"I just need to concentrate on," said Cueto. "I am going to be looking at times I had to throw the same videos, try to keep the ball down to get the most ports that I can. "

Red, but there can be no shortstop services Orlando Cabrera, who lost 2 game Friday with a pulled muscle on the left side.

"I think he's going to be difficult for him to play and it is difficult for us, too, we have to make a decision, of course, but it is difficult for us to expect, he's going to be even by tomorrow," dusty Baker said to administrator red. "We are going to wait as long as we can see, but it is difficult for us to play, too, which we did a lot this year. "

Red took two of three from Phils Bsinsinti this season.


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Monday, October 18, 2010

Playoffs MLB PLAYOFFS, a five day workshop Series: one down, three to go

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Alyellontoppscard_tiny By Al Yellon on Oct 10, 2010 8:01 PM CDT in Game Threads

Any time you wonder how the Cubs could have been swept out of the playoffs two years in a row, or say, "The Cubs need to build a World Series winner, think about what's happened to the Minnesota Twins.

Over the last ten seasons, the Twins ' regular-season record is 888-733--that's an average of almost 89 wins a season for an entire decade. They've had only one losing season since 2001, and that wasn ' t too far below .500 at 79-80 (in 2007). They have qualified for the playoffs six times ... and pretty much stunk it out.Since winning their division series against the Athletics in 2002, they have lost six consecutive postseason series and now 12 straight postseason games; Their overall postseason record in those same ten seasons is 6-21.

And yet, the Twins are universally praised around baseball for "doing it the right way", teaching their players the same system at all levels of their organization, producing outstanding players from their farm system (Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and Michael Cuddyer, Denard Span, Jason Kubel, and that's just in the last few years), and having one of the best-regarded managers in the game in Susan Gardenhire. This year, they used a 45 18 run from July 11 to September 20 to blow away their competition in the AL Central.

So what's the problem? Why can't they win playoff games or series? The Twins had leads in each of the first two games of their just-completed series, but really, after the Yankees took the lead in the sixth inning of the first game, the Twins looked like they weren ' t even there.

Part of the answer, of course, is that the Yankees are really, really good, and they may just have the Twins spooked a little--having now won't nine straight playoff games against them. The other answer is, as I have written many times, is that the playoffs are a crapshoot.What if the Twins hang on to win Game One, where they took a 3-0 lead into the sixth inning, or even come back from the 4-4 tie in the seventh? It's a whole different series psychologically then. But now, the Twins have lost 12 straight playoff games-one short of the record held by the Red Sox--and since a lot of the same players have been involved in most of these games, I'd think it does get into their heads.

WHEN the Cubs return to the postseason, the team that gets there will have very few (if any) players left from the 2007-2008 debacles and a different manager. Just win ONE game--preferably the first--and I believe that will make a huge difference.

Enjoy the games today. Once again, I'm only going to post one discussion thread, but if it gets slow later and you need an overflow, post it in the FanShot section. And go Bears.

Star-divide

12 noon CDT: Rays at Rangers. Rangers lead series 2-1. Announcers: Don Orsillo, Buck Martinez and Marc Fein. Mlb.com Gameday for Rays/Rangers

3: 30 pm CDT: Giants at Braves.Series tied 1-1.Announcers: Dick Stockton, Bob Brenly and Tom Verducci.Mlb.com Gameday for Braves/Giants

7 pm CDT: Phillies at Reds.Phillies series 2-0 lead.Announcers: Brian Anderson, Joe Simpson and David Aldridge.Mlb.com Gameday for Reds/Phillies

SB Nation game preview for Rays/Rangers

SB Nation game preview for Braves/Giants

SB Nation game preview for Reds/Phillies

Discuss amongst yourselves.

Read More: Joe Mauer (C-MIN), Justin Morneau (1B-MIN), Jason Kubel (RF-MIN), Michael Cuddyer (1B-MIN), Denard Span (CF-MIN), San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves, Oct 10, 2010 3:37 PM CDT, Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds, Oct 10, 2010 4: 47 PM CDT, Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers, Oct 10, 2010 12: 07 PM CDT

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