One day after blowing a five run lead in the final three innings, Ron Washington vowed that if his team was presented with the same opportunity again, they would not let it get away. Sure enough, by the time the seventh inning rolled around, the Rangers had built another five run lead, and this time […]
Archive for October 16th, 2010
Ranger Rebound: Game Three Looms as Cliff Hanger as Texas Heads to New York All Even; Decision to Start Hughes in Game 2 Backfires
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ALCS Game 2: Yankees vs. Rangers
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vs. Colby Lewis PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 6 0.600 0.667 1.800 2 3 Curtis Granderson CF 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0 Mark Teixeira 1B 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0 Alex Rodriguez 3B 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0 Robinson Cano 2B 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0 Nick […]
NLCS Preview: Plenty of Pitching Should Make for a Close Series; Phils to Repeat as NL Champs, but Series Will Go the Distance
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The hype surrounding the game one matchup between two-time defending Cy Young Tim Lincecum and likely-to-be 2010 Cy Young Roy Halladay has been so intense that is easy to forget the NLCS is actually a seven game series. Not only have both pitchers been among the best in the game over the past three seasons, but […]
Texas-Sized Comeback; Yankees Make History By Rallying to Win ALCS Opener
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Game Recap, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged Playoffs on October 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Coming from behind has long been a Yankees’ hallmark. In the regular season, the team recorded a major’s best 48 comebacks, and then in the ALDS added two more for good measure. Overcoming a five run deficit with only three innings to play, well, that’s another matter altogether. In fact, in their history of 356 postseason […]