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2007 AL Pennant Races Heat Up
As July turns to August's Dog Days, more than just the thermometer will be heating up. Let's look at the 2007 MLB divisional races and the Wild Card card fight in the AL.
2007 american league division races • 2007 american league wild card • 2007 american league pennant races • american league standings • american league races

AL East Pennant Race Far From Over
The Boston Red Sox came into this week with a prime opportunity to snatch the lead in the AL East pennant race from those pesky Tampa Bay Rays, but let it slip away.
al east pennant race • red sox al east • tampa bay rays al east • red sox bullpen • daisuke matsuzaka

Baseball Pennant Races Nearing the End
With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, baseball's post-season lineup is starting to take shape.
baseball pennant races • al playoff berths • nl playoff berths • baseball post season • wild card

Baseball's Last Few Races
Major league baseball has been very lucky to have Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa chasing 61 home runs this year, because it's only mid August and already most of the races are over.
baseball • pennant races • websites • web sites

The Long Pennant Race
Two teams finished the 1948 American League season in a tie, with a third team eliminated only one day before. The thrills continued in a first-ever one-game playoff.
thrilling pennant races • long '48 pennant race • baseball thrills • 1948 baseball season • cleveland indians

Yankees-Red Sox 1978 Pennant Race
The Yankees came all the way back from a 14 game deficit to tie the Sox at the end of the season, setting up the greatest one-game playoff contest in baseball history.
1978 new york yankees • 1978 boston red sox • the bucky dent game • bucky dent home run • bucky dent homer boston

Baseball's Biggest Chokers Ever
The Phillies, the Red Sox, the Angels and the Cubs have all choked miserably in historic playoff races. Here are their stories. And one bonus tale about the 2004 ALCS.
worst baseball collapses • pennant race collapses • red sox choke 1978 • red sox 1978 collapse • 1969 chicago cubs choke

Koufax and Drysdale in 1965
Many teams have had two pitchers who produced great seasons together, but few could compare to Koufax and Drysdale in 1965.
koufax and drysdale • greatest seasons • world championship • national league pennant race • dodgers led giants

Baseball
Autumn is the time for pennant races, the league playoffs and, ultimately, the World Series. It's the perfect time to revisit two excellent baseball movies: Eight Men Out and A League of Their Own.
baseball • eight men out • a league of their own • tom hanks • charlie sheen

Greenberg Wins the Pennant
With most of baseball's greats in military service, 1945 was largely dullsville. A last-day pennant-winning home run by a returning star provided a rare bright spot.
hank greenberg • 1945 pennant race • wartime baseball • detroit tigers • pennant winning home run

Reynolds' Second No-Hitter
Allie Reynolds started the first game with the chance to clinch a tie for the pennant. The Yankees had an 8-0 lead in the ninth, but things were far from comfortable.
reynolds • first • second • yankees • game

Bob Costas' Fair Ball
What Bob Costas thinks should happen in Major League Baseball
major league • baseball • teams

Great Offensive But No MVP
Joe DiMaggio had a great sophomore season, the Yankees usually bludgeoned the opposition, but Gehringer was voted the Most Valuable Player.
offensive baseball • 1937 new york yankees • yankees' bats • pennant race • four game series

When Losing Pleased the Dodgers
Losing to the Padres pleased the Dodgers because "...they protected their precious pitching staff today." "The game appeared to be anticlimactic...."
losing pleased dodgers • los angeles played san diego • loser made playoffs • dodgers and padres tied • pennant races no longer exist

Cleveland, Not Boston: Part 4
From 1946 to 1956, the New York Yankees won eight pennants and seven World Championships. The Cleveland Indians won two pennants and one World Championship. The Boston Red Sox won one pennant and no World Championships.
yankees • red sox • rivalry • bucky dent • world series

Early Season Struggles Could Doom White Sox
The 2009 Chicago White Sox are a young team that is nevertheless built to win now - and at the moment, they aren't doing that.
chicago white sox. • mark buerhle • american league central • ozzie guillen • jim thome

Stairs Heading to Philadelphia Phillies
40-year-old Matt Stairs had said that he wished to retire as a Toronto Blue Jay but he's reportedly headed to Philadelphia to help the Phillies push for the NL East title
matt stairs traded • phillies and blue jays make deal • phillies mets nl east title • stairs heading to phillies • phillies add player

Do Managers Win Baseball Games?
Managers of winning baseball teams are often hailed as geniuses. History suggests that ballplayer talent counts for more, but that good managers can make a difference.
managing winning baseball teams • baseball managers making a difference • genius managers • baseball player talent • winning baseball teams

Great Yankees-Red Sox Regular Season Series
The Yankees and Red Sox have had some of the most memorable regular season series in baseball history. Here are a few of the best in the first 100 years of the rivalry.
yankees red sox rivlary • yankees-red sox rivalry • boston new york rivalry • baseball's best rivalry • the boston masscare

Jim Leyland Best Choice for Tigers
Detroit Tigers needed to keep Jim Leyland and Ivan Rodriguez, but also need to find a new relief pitcher to replace the inept Todd Jones.
detroit manager jim leyland • detroit president david dombrowski • joel zumaya • detroit free press • detroit news

September Surge?
They came out of Spring Training looking like the best Mariner team ever...then came August. Will they surge again in September?
seattle mariner • major league baseball

Steroids in Major League Baseball
The ever-widening steroids scandal in Major League Baseball threatens to do irreparable harm to the sport. Baseball faces huge challenges in the steroids era.
steroids • major-league baseball • performance-enhancing drugs • records • new york yankees

The 2009 New York Mets
Remaining loyal through another ill-fated season is proving painful and difficult for many Mets fans.
ny mets • new york mets • 2009 mets season • unassisted triple play • mets injuries

The Autumn of '49
The '49 American League season came down to one game between the Yankees and Red Sox. The contest was a portent of epic battles to come.
baseball history • summer of '49 • yankees and red sox • joe dimaggio • ted williams

2007 MLB Baseball Season Wrap-Up
With so many records shattered and so many tight pennant races that came down to the wire, the 2007 baseball season may have been among the best ever.
2007 mlb season • 2007 major league baseball season • barry bonds 756 home run • barry bonds home run record • tom glavine 300 wins

AL East Preview
Look at how the American League East will unfold. After seven weeks, this column has mentioned the NBA more than John Rocker.
baseball • major league • teams • american league east

Baseball's Surprise World Champions
For over a century, the World Series has decided baseball's champion for the year. Surprising results featuring upset winners have been a regular feature.
world series upsets • baseball surprises • world series history • miracle braves • amazing mets

February's Tough for Sports Fans
Lets face it, February is the snoozer of all sports months. With football over and baseball still more than a month away, it's time for sports fans to pick up a hobby.
february • baseball • ncaa • march • madness

It's All About Money
A FAN'S loyalty to his team is analogous to a patriot’s loyalty to his country. A PLAYER'S loyalty to a team is analogous to a mercenary’s loyalty to the country for which he is fighting.
yankees • new york • new york yankees • world series • pennant

The Stars and Stripes in World War II
During World War II, the U.S. Military published The Stars and Stripes, a newspaper by and for GIs. This gave our soldiers news of home and the war.
stars and stripes • world war ii • gi newspaper • us military • us foreign wars

It Really Is Offensive
Great pitching and defense often create excruciating tension which can be released with almost no warning at any time. In a 1-0 game in the eighth inning, every pitch and every play is important. A two run home run by the team with the lead puts the game out of reach while a two run home run by the trailing team turns the game around.
baseball • world series • boston red sox • st. louis cardinals • offense

Poor Us
Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle faced great difficulties during the 1961 season, yet it was Roger who passed the greatest test.
roger maris • mickey mantle • 1961 • mark mcgwire • barry bonds

The Cubs' Fred Merkle Curse
The Cubs needed a big break to get to the 1908 World Series, which might be the real reason that the Cubs have not won the World Series in 100 years.
cubs • game • world • merkle • second

The Top 10 Baseball Teams of All Time
Many great teams have come and gone over the past 140 years of major league baseball. Here is our list of the ten best baseball teams of all time.
baseball's best teams ever • 10 best baseball teams of all time • best 10 baseball teams • best ten baseball teams • best team ever

The Year Was 1950
The year was 1950, the date was September 19 and the Philadelphia Phillies led the Brooklyn Dodgers by 9 games with 15 left to play. When the season dwindled to a precious single game, so too had Philadelphia’s lead. The last game of the season would be played in Brooklyn and if the Brooks won, they would tie the Phillies for the pennant.
brooklyn dodgers • philadelphia phillies • whiz kids • world series • pennant

Cleveland, Not Boston: Part 2
The Red Sox were once again “invincible.” The great baseball journalist, Arthur Daley, wrote a column in March, 1951 that has applied as long as the Red Sox have existed. Daley could have written it in March, 2004 and it would be just as valid.
yankees • 1951 • dimaggio • berra • red sox

Early Season Slumps, Down Goes The Straw, and Hall of Fame Cases
A look at early season baseball deals with bad starts, milestones reached and an arrest.
canseco • strawberry • franco

Ten and Twenty Five and Three and Twenty One
Red Ruffing compiled a record of 39 wins and 96 losses for Boston teams that finished last every season. In 1928 he won 10 games and lost 25. Don Larsen compiled a record of 10 wins and 33 losses for teams that lost 100 games in each of two seasons.
yankees • world series • boston red sox • american league • red ruffing

Swindler and Junkman
Ed Lopat was 5’10” tall and weighed 185 pounds. He was one of the best left-handed pitchers in Yankees’ history but is rarely mentioned anymore. Yankees’ general manager George Weiss acquired Ed Lopat in one of the most one-sided trades ever made.
yankees • lopat • reynolds • world series • stengel

The 1961 New York Yankees
Many fans considered the 1961 Yankees a throwback to the legendary 1927 team of Ruth and Gehrig. They did hit more home runs, led by two contenders for Ruth's record.
top baseball teams • 1927 yankees • 1961 yankees • mantle and maris • yogi berra

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