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Sandoval hits three home runs in game one of World Series

Thursday, October 25th, 2012

Pablo Sandoval (S.D. Dirk, Wikimedia Commons)

The San Francisco Giants have a 1-0 lead in the World Series over the Detroit Tigers thanks to the bat of third baseman Pablo Sandoval.

Sandoval became the fourth player in Major League Baseball history to hit three home runs in a World Series game as the Giants defeated the Tigers 8-3.

Sandoval joins a list that includes Reggie Jackson, Babe Ruth and Albert Pujols. Sandoval actually had four hits, as he added a single and had a slugging percentage of 3.250.

Game one was historic on two other fronts. Starting pitcher Barry Zito set a record for the longest gap (ten years) between winning the Cy Young Award and starting in a World Series game.

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Tags: albert pujols, babe ruth, baltimore orioles, barry zito, detroit tigers, jim palmer, mike flanagan, pablo sandoval, reggie jackson, san francisco giants, tim lincecum
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Cardinals pound Rangers in World Series

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Albert Pujols (Wikimedia Commons)

I was extremely correct earlier on Saturday morning with my weekend sports preview. Game three of the World Series was going to be an offensive slugfest. Now just expect game four tonight to be exactly the same way.

Saturday night in Arlington, Texas, Albert Pujols made history as he became only the third player of all time to hit three home runs in a single World Series playoff game– joining Reggie Jackson in 1977 and Babe Ruth in 1926 and 1928. Jackson and Ruth were both New York Yankees at the time. The Cardinals won 16-7 and have a 2-1 series lead.

Pujols, who is a free agent at the end of the World Series and is expected to earn in the neighbourhood of $30 million next season, went five-for-six with four runs and six runs batted in. He is only one of two players in history to get five hits in a game. Paul Molitor of the Milwaukee Brewers was the other in 1982. He is also only one of two players in history to get six runs batted in during a game. Bobby Richardson of the New York Yankees was the other in 1960.

Baseball analysts are now saying Pujols had the single greatest baseball game in history. What do you think?

Tags: albert pujols, babe ruth, bobby richardson, milwaukee brewers, New York Yankees, paul molitor, reggie jackson, saint louis cardinals, texas rangers
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Thome hits 600th Home Run

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Jim Thome (Rory Connell, Wikimedia Commons)

A significant milestone in Major League Baseball was achieved on Monday night.

Minnesota Twins’ designated hitter Jim Thome became the eighth player in Major League Baseball history to collect his 600th home run.

Thome actually hit two home runs in a 9-6 Minnesota win in Detroit. He hit his 599th career home run in the sixth inning off of Tigers’ starter Rich Porcello and then his 600th home run in the seventh inning off of reliever Daniel Schlereth. His home run in the sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie and his three run home run in the seventh inning put the Twins up 9-5.

Thome also had five runs batted in during the game and raised his batting average to .254.

It is interesting that Thome’s home run milestone wasn’t given as much hype as Derek Jeter’s 3000th hit earlier in the season, even though Jeter became the 28th player to accomplish his offensive achievement, compared to Thome being the eighth. I have three explanations:

1) The New York Yankees simply get more press and are in a larger baseball market than the Minnesota Twins.

2) It was difficult to promote Thome’s milestone in the making because he wasn’t playing everyday, and at the age of 40, wasn’t getting as many at bats.

3) A significant amount of Jeter’s at bats are meaningful than Thome’s because the Yankees are in a playoff chase, while the Twins are not.

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Tags: alex rodriguez, babe ruth, barry bonds, chicago white sox, cleveland indians, cole nelson, delmon young, derek jeter, detroit tigers, hank aaron, jim thome, ken griffey jr., minnesota twins, New York Yankees, philadelphia phillies, sammy sosa, willie mays
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Kerrzy’s Notebook: 15 Minutes of Fame

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Happy Tuesday!

After a week off, the boys from “15 Minutes of Fame” are back at it – this week, we’re previewing the Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks, the latest on the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg situation, and a look at the NBA Final.

In this week’s GABBYs: Dirk Nowitzki, missing pucks, the best and worst of MLB pitchers and pitch invaders and lots more! Oh, and Jim sounds like a robot and has shorter hair. One more thing: Make sure you stick around until the very end for a special segment!