Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Texas Rangers were one strike away from their first World Series championship ever in the 9th inning, but the Cardinals came back to tie the score. The same thing happened in the 10th. And then in the 11th inning, … Continue reading →

The baseball world is buzzing over Tony La Russa’s phone hangup. I think it’s a phony story. You’ve probably heard it by now – Tony La Russa, the St. Louis skipper and baseball’s 3rd most successful manager ever with 2,691 … Continue reading →

The St. Louis Cardinals play host to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, for Game 1 of the World Series. Busch Stadium is a terrific park packed with passionate fans who are very knowledgeable about baseball. And no wonder – the … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the Texas Rangers for capturing the American League pennant, behind MVP Nelson Cruz. The Texas right fielder set a new record for the most home runs  (6) in a postseason series, surpassing Reggie Jackson’s 5 homers in 1977 … Continue reading →

The Red Sox never made it to the playoffs and the Boston Globe did some great original reporting to find out why. Turns out the Red Sox choked on their own arrogance. There were too many egos and a circus … Continue reading →

Victor Martinez, the embattled designated hitter for the Detroit Tigers, hit a massive home run Tuesday night against the Texas Rangers. But Martinez injured himself on the swing. In fact, he was in so much pain that he couldn’t even … Continue reading →

The beauty of baseball is that it’s unpredictable.  Or as baseball scholar Yogi Berra once said, “In baseball, you don’t know nothing.” Yogi was right. The baseball experts predicted the Phillies were a lock to win it all.  They were … Continue reading →

It was 50 years ago this week that Roger Maris hit his 61st home run of the season into the Yankee Stadium seats. There were only 23,000 fans in attendance to see the historic event and they were less than … Continue reading →