Posts Tagged ‘MLB playoffs’
Playoffs inevitable for Brewers, but where still up in air
There are six games left in the season for the Milwaukee Brewers and the playoffs are almost inevitable. Where, however, is entirely up in the air. The St. Louis Cardinals…
Read MoreThames homers twice, Brewers move into tie for top wild card
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Thames and Orlando Arcia had been hushed at the plate during the Milwaukee Brewers’ crucial homestand. They made some noise Sunday. Thames hit two home runs,…
Read MoreBrewers increase wild-card lead, beat Pirates 10-1
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brent Suter has turned out to be the wild card in the wild card chase for the Milwaukee Brewers. Rookies Keston Hiura and Trent Grisham each hit…
Read MoreThe NBA needs to end the "foul out" rule
I have lots of good ideas about sports. Life, really. One, in basketball, is to end fouling out. Why are we taking the NBA’s best players off the court at…
Read MoreVeteran Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker got playoff cut
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker is touched the Milwaukee Brewers still consider him one of the boys. Last November, after the Brewers came within one game of going to the…
Read MoreRed Sox win World Series over Dodgers in five
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Boston Red Sox really are that great. David Price proved his postseason mettle, Steve Pearce homered twice and Boston beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1…
Read MoreBack by the beach, Dodgers look to get hot in World Series
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Palm trees! Shorts! Sunglasses! While the World Series isn’t quite a trip to the beach, the Boston Red Sox anticipate staying hot in balmy California, and…
Read MoreDodgers go cold in Boston, then fall behind 2-0 to Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — The San Gabriel Mountains shimmering in the distance will be a welcome sight for the Los Angeles Dodgers after two chilly, failed nights at Fenway Park. The…
Read MoreColumn: Over-managing costs Dodgers in Game 1 of Series
Sometimes, in the pressure cooker of a World Series, a manager gets distracted by all those indecipherable charts and the trove of analytics he has at his disposable. Sometimes, he…
Read MoreRed Sox beat Dodgers 8-4 at Fenway in World Series opener
BOSTON (AP) — The Fenway Funhouse proved too tricky, too cold and just too much for the beach boys. Andrew Benintendi, J.D. Martinez and the Boston Red Sox came out…
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