Yankees Top Angels, 5-2, Reach World Series

The Yankees advanced to their 40th World Series Sunday with an ALCS-clinching 5-2 win over the Angels. Johnny Damon drove in two rus in the win.

The Yankees Win The Pennant!

Angels Rally Past Yanks, Extend ALCS

The Angels scored three runs in the seventh inning to win a thriller 7-6.

Game Six of The ALCS Is Saturday Night In The Bronx!

Phillies One Win From World Series, Angels Beat Yankees

Shortstop Jimmy Rollins had a game-winning hit with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, and the Phillies are one win away from repeating as National League Champions.

J-Roll and other Phils talk about the winning hit.


In the ALCS, The Los Angeles Angels won a dramatic game 3 Monday afternoon, outlasting the New York Yankees in 11-innings. The Angels scored the game-winning run with a two out double by Jeff Mathis.

Game Four of the ALCS is tonight on Fox!

Rays Headed to World Series After Game 7 Win

The Tampa Bay Rays have completed a stunning run to their first pennant, holding off the defending champion Boston Red Sox 3-1 Sunday night behind Matt Garza's masterful pitching in Game 7 of the AL championship series.

It will be the Rays against the Phillies in the World Series.
My World Series Preview will be up Wednesday Morning.
Game One of the World Series is Wednesday Night On Fox.

Red Sox Force Game 7 in ALCS by Topping Rays

There's going to be a seventh game to decide which American League team goes to the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 4-2 to even the American League Championship Series at three games apiece.

I believe the Red Sox will win tonight. The pitching matchup tonight is awesome. Jon Lester facing Matt Garza. I think both starts again may leave to a pair of No Decisions, but the bullpens will decide this game. That favors Boston.

Watch Game Seven Of The American League Championship Series tonight on TBS.

Five Questions For Tonight's ALCS Game Six

James Shields tries to send the Rays to the World Series tonight.
1. How will The Rays Rebound following the Blown game Five?
The Rays cruised out to a 7-0 lead before putting the game in Cruise Control. The Rays bullpen was terrible, in particular Dan Wheeler, who lost his command in the final two innings.

The Rays must cruise out to an early lead and hold on to it. If not, Boston has all of the momentum they had Thursady night right back.

2. How Will Josh Beckett respond?
Josh Beckett has pitched in many big games in his career, including the 2003 and 2007 World Series. This game is just as big. Beckett has a knack for pitching his best when his team needs him to. Beckett and Shields will engage in a pitcher's duel, and both pichers may duel to a no decision, meaning the bullpens will be the key to this game.

3. Is "Big Papi" Back?
David Ortiz hit a homerun last night during the comeback that helped Boston come back. Ortiz looks like he's healthy again, and the Red Sox need him to get it done tonight.

4. Will The Rays pitch to J.D Drew late in the game?
J.D. Drew has been clutch this entire postseason. He had the winning hit in the American League Division Series, and he had the huge homerun last night that cut the defecit to just a single run. He then stepped up when the game was tied in the bottom of the ninth and Drew hit the game winning base hit.

5. Who for the Rays will step up tonight?
Evan Longoria, B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena have been Tampa's three biggest players, but the Rays will need more production from guys like Jason Bartlett, Cliff Floyd, and Aki Iwamura.

Watch Game Six tonight on TBS.

Red Sox Comeback To Win Game Five

The Rays blew a seven-run lead in an 8-7 loss to the Boston Red Sox in Game 5 of the ALCS, cutting their lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven series.

What an incredible game that was!
Don't count out the Red Sox. They've come back from a 3-1 and a 3-0 defecit before.

The best news for Tampa is at least they are heading home to play game six.

Cole Hammels Pitches Phillies to World Series

The Philadelphia Phillies will be playing in their first World Series since 1993. Cole Hammels, the Phils ace pitcher, helped get them there by winning game five in Los Angeles on Wednesday.


John Kruk and Buck Showalter break down the Phillies victory.


Congratulations to the Phillies.

Watch The Red Sox try to avoid elimination to the Tampa Bay Rays tonight on TBS. The Rays are going for the knockout punch by starting Scott Kazmir tonight. The Red Sox counter by using Daisuke Mastuzaka, who was the starter of Game Five of last year's ALCS, when Boston was in the exact same spot, but came back to win the series.

Benches Clear in Game 3 of NLCS

Both benches and bullpens cleared Sunday night in Game 3 of the NL championship series, moments after Los Angeles Dodgers' starter Hiroki Kuroda threw a pitch over Shane Victorino's head. The AP's Dave Ferry reports from L.A.


In Case you missed it, here is the video of that entire moment.

The Brawl was the most interesting part of the game. The rest of the game was a snoozer, as illustrated by the score.

Both teams so far have won every game at home.

Watch Game Three of the ALCS Today on TBS and Game Three of the NLCS tonight on Fox.

Tampa Bay Wins Slugfest on Sacrifice Fly

The Tampa Bay Rays tied the ALCS with Boston at a game apiece, after B.J. Upton's sacrifice fly ended a contest in which the two teams combined for a postseason record 7 homers.



We have one heck of an ALCS as things head back to Boston. The ALCS has been the much more interesting postseason series.

My ALCS Preview

The Amazin' Rays are heading for a collision with the defending World Series Champion Boston Red Sox

The American League Championship Series features the team of destiny, the Tampa Bay Rays, against their division rival, the defending World Series Champion Boston Red Sox.

Friday Night, Game One starts. James Shields will be opposed by Daisuke Mastuzaka.

Home Field Advantage heads to The Rays. During the season, Tampa Bay won the season series against the Red Sox 10-8.

It seemed like Tampa Bay waited until late in the game to strike. I remember watching the September 10th game between these two teams on ESPN. Nobody Scored after the third inning. Eleven innings later, they were still playing baseball. Then, Carlos Pena stepped up and hit a Monster three run homerun to give the Rays a 4-1 lead. The RedSox would get a dacrafice fly in the bottom of the inning, but it wouldn't be enough, as the Red Sox won 4-2.

The Rays have this amazing ability to come back late in ballgames. They are never out of a ballgame until every out has been recorded.

Akinori Iwamura and Evan Longoria have been On Fire! Expect Boston to pitch to them carefully.

Jason Bay has been a solid replacement for Manny Ramirez, in the field and at the plate.

The Team Of Destiny versus the defending World Series Champions. This series will be awesome!

PREDICTION: RAYS IN FIVE

Watch The American League Championship Series On TBS!

Baseball's Final Four Set

Buster Olney previews the ALCS and the NLCS.


Jerry Crasnick breaks down Rays vs. Red Sox, Dodgers vs. Phillies.


I will put my analysis up tommorow.

The NLCS starts Thursday, October 9th On Fox.

The ALCS starts Friday, October 10th on TBS.

ALCS Match-up of AL East Foes

The Tampa Bay Ray and the Boston Red Sox will meet in the American League Championship Series. Both teams won their division series in four games with wins on Monday night.

Watch The ALCS On TBS.