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Giants take commanding lead in World Series

Friday, October 26th, 2012

Madison Bumgarner (Wikimedia Commons)

The San Francisco Giants are up 2-0 in the World Series.

On Saturday, starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner pitched seven shutout innings as the Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers 2-0.

The Giants however received a bizarre hit that led to the game winning run. With the Giants having runners on first and second with nobody out in the seventh inning, Gregor Blanco delivered a bunt down the third base line that was barely fair. Then with the bases loaded, Brandon Crawford hit into a double play, but scored the run.

One of the strangest rules in baseball is this. Had Crawford been safe at first and hit into a fielder’s choice, he gets a run batted in, but because he hit into a double play, he does not.

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Tags: angel pagan, brandon crawford, detroit tigers, gregor blanco, hunter pence, madison bumgarner, san francisco giants
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Weekend Sports Preview–August 25-26–CFL, MLB & LPGA

Saturday, August 25th, 2012

The Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders will battle this afternoon at Regina’s Mosaic Stadium (Saturday, TSN, 1pm). Both teams are 3-4 on the year, and are tied for third place in the western division.

The Roughriders got out of the gate quickly, winning their first three games before losing their last four, while the Stampeders haven’t gone on any significant run throughout the season. They haven’t been able to put two consecutive wins together all season long.

The Roughriders meanwhile will try to get revenge on a Stampeders team which came back from a 35-18 deficit to win in overtime 41-38 on July 19 at McMahon Stadium.

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Tags: angel pagan, atlanta braves, Calgary Stampeders, chella choi, cn canadian women's open\, houston astros, los angeles dodgers, lydia ko, new york mets, r.a. dickey, Saskatchewan Roughriders
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Major League Baseball Preview–National League East

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Roy Halladay (Brian Schwenk, Wikimedia Commons)

The Philadelphia Phillies won the National League East last year, and unless disaster strikes, will win their fifth consecutive division crown in 2011.

They simply have the best pitching staff in all of baseball. Former Blue Jay Roy Halladay anchors a staff that includes Roy Oswalt, Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee (signed a 5 year, $120 million deal from Texas). The foursome combined for 58 wins last year and 808 strikeouts. Hamels, who will open as the team’s fourth starter, could be a team’s ace on the majority of other Major League Baseball teams. Just how dominant are the Phillies’ foursome? In my pre-fantasy baseball draft rankings for pitchers, I had Halladay first, Lee fourth, Oswalt fifth, and Hamels eighth, in the whole Major Leagues.

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Tags: andy laroche, angel pagan, atlanta braves, ben francisco, billy wagner, bobby cox, chase utley, chipper jones, cliff lee, cole hamels, dan uggla, david wright, florida marlins, gaby sanchez, hanley ramirez, jayson werth, jose contreras, jose reyes, josh johnson, livan hernandez, mike dunn, mike stanton, new york mets, omar infante, philadelphia phillies, roy halladay, roy oswalt, ryan howard, ryan zimmerman, terry collins, tim hudson, washington nationals
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