Month: October 2017

Morning Briefing: Astros Feeling Right at Home

Game 4 of the World Series will be played today as the Los Angeles Dodgers will send Alex Wood to the mound face Charlie Morton of the Houston Astros. The game starts at 8:20 p.m. and airs on FOX. Last night, the Astros took the series lead after defeating the Dodgers 5-3 to maintain their perfect record at home. Yuli Gurriel hit a homer to give them the lead and the Astros ran with the game...

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MMO Free Agent Profile: CC Sabathia, LHP

CC Sabathia Position: Left-handed Starter Bats: Left – Throws: Left Born: 7/21/1980 (37) 2017 Traditional Stats: 14-5, 3.69 ERA, 27 G, 27 GS, 148.2 IP, 120 K, 1.271 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9, 7.3 K/9 2017 Advanced Stats: 2.8 bWAR, 1.9 fWAR, 122 ERA+, 4.49 FIP CC Sabathia’s tenure with the Yankees could very well be coming to an end. If so, it will have been one long and dramatic ride for the...

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World Series Thread: Dodgers vs Astros, 8:20 (FOX)

Game 3 (Series tied 1-1) Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros, 8:20 p.m. ET, FOX RHP Yu Darvish (2-0, 1.59 ERA) vs RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (0-0, 2.08) Dodgers Lineup Chris Taylor CF Corey Seager SS Justin Turner 3B Cody Bellinger 1B Yasiel Puig RF Logan Forsythe 2B Austin Barnes C Joc Pederson LF Enrique Hernandez DH Astros Lineup George Springer CF Alex Bregman 3B Jose Altuve 2B Carlos Correa...

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The Dream Has Come True

  Miraculous as Game 6 of the 1986 World Series was, all it did was force a seventh and deciding game. Do you remember seeing the replay of Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk waving for the ball to stay fair in the 1975 World Series? That home run gave the Red Sox a thrilling 12-inning victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 6. That’s right. It happened in Game 6. Just like the Mets’ dramatic...

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Farrell Interviews for Nationals Managerial Job, Girardi Unlikely

John Farrell interviewed on Friday for the Washington Nationals managerial job according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Farrell, 55, led the Boston Red Sox to their ninth American League East title with a 93-69 (.574) record, good for fifth in the majors. The Red Sox were eliminated from the playoffs for the second straight season in the Division series though. In his five years with the...

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