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If the Tigers can't score at least one run with a runner at third and nobody out, then I too fear for them. ;)

Mike, I totally agree that there ought not to be any more replay in baseball than there already is, for many of the reasons you state above. Thankfully, as the Yankees were shut out, that erroneous call at second base had no effect on the outcome of the game. (The Tigers were leading 1-0 when...

Agreed. The top of the ninth inning in the Cardinals - Nationals game was amazing. And so we now have: ALCS: Tigers - Yankees NLCS: Cardinals - Giants For the ALCS, this series could be interesting. The Tigers have arguably the best starting pitching of the remaining four teams. But once...

I very much want the Orioles and Nationals to win their respective series. I hope Steven Strasburg has a great game. ;)

But long enough. :D

This has thus far been a very exciting post-season for baseball. B. Posey has just hit a Grand Slam, helping to put the Giants up 6-0 in the top of the sixth inning.

If somehow the Athletics and Orioles make it to the ALCS, I will have a very difficult time rooting for one team over the other, as I like them both.

Gene C, Yep, those really were the good old days. It was a great time to be a kid. And I do remember the A's pitchers sometimes pinch-hitting! Wasn't Mudcat also a fair hitter? It may be someone else I'm thinking about, perhaps one of the pitchers you've already named. That team had a...

Mike, One of the exciting things about being a kid back then was buying baseball (and for me, all sports) cards. I collected baseball, basketball, football, and hockey cards, as well as cards from several television series. As far as the baseball cards are concerned, I can remember back when...

Mike, So, what's your street address again? I just want to know for, uh, um, research purposes only. ;)

Mike, I had a couple of baseball cards of Yaz (not only the one where the bat is held over his shoulder, but I think I had a Triple Crown card the next year if I'm not mistaken). I'm pleased to see Bobby Valentine go. We need a much more effective manager, and some solid starting pitching...

Sam, Should the Orioles win their one-game playoff, would you be able to use that ticket for one of their home games in the next series?

What an accomplishment by Miguel Cabrera. I believe he ought to get the MVP as well, although to me the Triple Crown is a far greater achievement. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8458298/detroit-tigers-miguel-cabrera-wins-first-triple-crown-1967 I remember Yaz's Triple Crown, as "The...

Mike, Wow, good for you. I remember Koosman and Ryan (and Gentry, Seaver, and McGraw) on the 1969 Mets team. That was (and still is) my most favorite World Series that I've even seen.

Wow. There are some real treasures here. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8228330/baseball-cards-found-attic-sold-more-566k-auction I miss my baseball cards! ;)

Given Beckett's performance the past couple of years, I think I favor this possibility. http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/8213156/source-says-boston-red-sox-trying-dump-josh-beckett

Although I just about counted the Red Sox out of making the playoffs this year about two weeks ago, I am now fully convinced that they will not make the playoffs this year. If by some chance they do end up making the post-season, they will IMO be in for an early exit given the current pitching...

Patrick, No problem at all. I wish the Red Sox could get Garza, but I don't know what we'd have to give up to get him. He was quite a thorn in our side when he was with Tampa Bay. And a few years ago, I really liked Dempster's game. (Okay, maybe it was the way he flipped his glove around...

^^^ Nothing makes me think they could have gotten either pitcher. I wrote that I *wished* that they somehow could have worked them into a deal.

Mike, I miss Nomar -- a lot. ;( Agreed that the BoSox didn't get much in return for Youkilis. I read that they did free up about two million, but that they will still have to pay him the bulk of his contract. When the trade of Youkilis was being talked about, I wished somehow that Garza and...

Mike, Well, I suppose it had to happen. I wish Youkilis the best with the White Sox. I don't know if we'll miss him or not, especially given Middlebrooks' play lately. We'll see. The two ovations Youkilis got during the final Red Sox - Braves game were heartwarming, and IMO well-deserved. :)

"And to Scott's question about synchronicity (or, maybe, serendipity)..." Mike, I actually thought of both words soon after I posted. :)

Mike, Wow, what an amazing ending to an amazing game! The name of Harvey Haddix was etched in my mind from a very early age. Am I the only one that thinks that the timing of Matt Cain's perfect game jiving with what Mike and I have been writing about with regard to statistics, batting averages...

Mike, Well done! Yes, the '7' was indeed ambiguous, but you got what I was referring to with that one (Ryan). Dropo's streak may have been tied. When I was a child, he was the holder of the most consecutive hits (12, I believe). Has that been equaled? I'd love to hear the ending to the Harvey...

Mike, It's wonderful that I know of some of the numbers you posted about above! :) Okay, just for fun, let me post a few numbers, names, and other oddities that have to do with baseball. I'm am very confident that you will know precisely what each of these refer to. .367 56 .406 12 perfect...

When I was a child (I grew up in the 1960s), I had a passion for collecting cards (sports, television shows, etc.). I collected thousands of them, several hundred of which were baseball cards, and I stored them in multiple shoeboxes. (If anyone is old enough to remember the games we played at...

This seems a bit early for Youkilis's first of two obligatory in-season vacations. ;) http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/7883434/boston-red-sox-put-kevin-youkilis-disabled-list

Boston and Detroit, with Lester and Verlander pitching, are currently locked up in an expected battle. There are only five hits half-way through, and there's no score. Go Red Sox!