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Sports Central
October 24, 2005
Bob Ekstrom |
Baseball Folklore, Meet Bradley Lidge Bradley Lidge, star closer of the Houston Astros is now the leader of the Postseason Choke: True grit ultimately advanced the Astros into their first World Series, where they promptly lost the opener to the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.   |
Sports Central
October 17, 2005
Bob Ekstrom |
The Fall Classic: Slots Are Filling Fast The Chicago White Sox against the Houston Astros for all the marbles? Not my first choices back in April. |
Sports Central
October 19, 2005
Kevin Connelly |
A Walk in the Park Albert Pujols is such a dominant hitter, serious consideration has to be given to walking him every time he comes to the plate. Staying away from Pujols, the Astros win the NLCS in six. |
Sports Central
October 15, 2004
Damian Greene |
NLCS: Paternity is Not a Question Neither of the League Championship Series is over as the 2-0 leaders now travel to enemy territory for three games. This is a problem for both the Yankees and the Cardinals. |
Sports Central
October 22, 2005
Piet Van Leer |
World Series: Who Has the Edge? Historical differences aside, the Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros will seem familiar to one another based on their similar styles of play. So with two teams that practically mirror each other, who holds the edge? |
Sports Central
April 24, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
Prince Albert Smokes 500 Home Runs This week's set between the Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Nationals was supposed to be about Mike Trout vs. Bryce Harper. |
Salon.com
November 4, 2001
King Kaufman |
Surprise ending If life followed a script, the Yankees would have won the World Series. But it doesn't, and they didn't... |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
King Kaufman |
Playoff predictions Our writer bravely looks at the baseball games ahead and calls 'em as he sees 'em (while crossing his fingers)... |
Sports Central
October 18, 2006
Jeff Kallman |
So Much for That Extra Day's Rest That the extra day's rest the Monday rain-out afforded may have wounded the Mets' lineup, dissolving their Sunday blowout momentum. |
Sports Central
November 5, 2008
Jeff Kallman |
The Phorever Men The Philadelphia Phillies finally march to the Promised Land. |
Sports Central
February 17, 2011
Jeff Kallman |
Wait For a Pujols Deal ... But Make a Deal Albert Pujols ought to be giving Stan Musial batting tips. |
Sports Central
August 1, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
Astros' Play is Deja Vu All Over Again A surprise since the All-Star Break is the torrid streak of the Houston Astros, with a 22-7 record in July, the best home record in the majors and tops in winning percentage through July 30th. |
Sports Central
September 20, 2005
Bob Ekstrom |
Goes the Lion, Comes the Lamb Back in December, David Eckstein signed a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals that closed the final loop in Major League Baseball's first three-way shortstop swap orchestrated entirely by the players. So how did this deal play out? |
Sports Central
October 17, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
Astros on Way to First Pennant? The Houston Astros are a curious combination of talent and will. They win with intangibles unique to their group of players and management, which does not show up in the box score. |
Sports Central
October 16, 2009
Seth Doria |
Cards Have to Keep Holliday It's an image that won't soon leave the minds of St. Louis Cardinals fans. |
Salon.com
October 19, 2002
King Kaufman |
Cinderella, Goliath and other Series myths With the Giants and Angels set to meet in the Fall Classic, it's time for Fox TV and other pundits to manufacture drama. |
Sports Central
August 12, 2013
Jeff Kallman |
Pujols Ready to Jack the Ripper Albert Pujols may not have been able to hit as customary for the last couple of seasons, thanks to nagging trouble with plantar fasciitis in his heel. But if you prick him in just the right place he can swing big with words just as deadly. |
Sports Central
September 27, 2005
Kevin Connelly |
And the Award Goes to... Here are the winners of the 2005 NL awards for MVP and Cy Young with less than two weeks remaining in the regular season. |
Sports Central
October 13, 2004
Diane M. Grassi |
Finally Triumphant, Are Astros the Sleeper Pick? After eight prior attempts and never advancing beyond the National League Division Series, the Houston Astros have finally pierced the veil. |
Sports Central
May 26, 2004
Jeff Kallman |
The Little Red Engine That Could Somewhere, somehow, when you least expected it, the Cincinnati Reds began to look like unthreatened contenders again. |
Sports Central
October 6, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
MLB Season-Ending Races Live Up to Hype Some say that the same teams in 2005 that succeeded to reach the postseason in Major League Baseball in 2004 are old-hat. But this year, unlike past seasons, the road to success was nothing but routine for several of these perennial winners. |
Sports Central
November 10, 2004
Diane M. Grassi |
Clemens' Love of the Game Still Rewards Him Love him or hate him, Roger Clemens causes fans to react, and not so much because he played for different teams, but because he has remained for so long as an important figure in the game, and has never backed down or let his teammates down. |
Sports Central
January 24, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
Clemens' Return a Boon For MLB Roger Clemens' return to the pitching mound will be well worth it for not only Houston fans, but for the over all health of Major League Baseball. |
Sports Central
December 31, 2011
Jeff Kallman |
2011: Dickens Flummoxed Baseball's 2011 season was the best of times and it was the worst of times. |
Sports Central
April 3, 2007
Jeff Kallman |
One Down, Nine to Go Baseball season has begun. Here's a look at the recent Mets vs. Cardinals game. |
Sports Central
July 11, 2007
Kyle Jahner |
Saving Pujols For What?! No explanation comes close. There is no excuse. Albert Pujols should have hit. |
Sports Central
October 4, 2006
Bill Hazell |
Random Thoughts on MLB Playoffs We can still hope to see the first truly memorable game of the '06 playoffs, since none of Tuesday's games reached that level. |
Sports Central
October 4, 2004
Diane M. Grassi |
Baseball at its Best Down to the Wire The stage is set for a MLB playoffs season that lends itself to great theater, with no sure winner and possibly surprising upsets. You can't ask for any more from this game of baseball. |
Salon.com
October 4, 2002
King Kaufman |
Why isn't Barry Bonds productive? Because of a colossal managerial blunder that has him hitting cleanup instead of leadoff. |
Sports Central
February 14, 2011
Kyle Jahner |
Albert Pujols Talk Takes a Hard Right Into Crazy-Town Albert Pujols is trying to effectively sign the last contract of his baseball life. |
Sports Central
September 28, 2013
Jeff Kallman |
The Mariano, Once More Around the Park "I wish more people could talk to Mariano Rivera," Philadelphia pitcher Roy Halladay has said, "because he's probably one of the best things to ever happen to baseball." |
Sports Illustrated
September 6, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Kudos for Pujols Do you want to play an important role for a team locked in a tight playoff race? Then this a great time to be a rookie in the National League, where several first-year players have become central figures in their teams' postseason hopes... |
Sports Central
January 24, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: The Barenaked Astros Houston has made the questionable decision to spend on Rogers Clemens instead of Jeff Kent, Carlos Beltran, or possibly other foreign talent. |
Sports Illustrated
October 9, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Postseason awards ballot Picks for MVP, Rookies, Coaches, etc. |
Sports Central
March 7, 2011
Joshua Duffy |
The St. Louis Cards Are Not All Right The Cards have a great one-two with Pujols and Matt Holliday, and Carpenter is a true gamer, but only a fool would put money on St. Louis as the favorites for the NL Central, let alone with World Series. |
Sports Central
November 2, 2009
Jeff Kallman |
World Series Game 4: Damon Rides Again Johnny Damon made it clear that these New York Yankees don't necessarily need to swing long-range bats all the time to put the New York Yankees on the brink of winning the World Series. |
Sports Central
May 1, 2012
Jeff Kallman |
Baseball's Defiant April? The Cardinals have the National League Central rather secure for now, three games ahead of the .500-clinging Cincinnati Reds. And the Angels have the American League West's basement rather secure for now, themselves, nine and a half games out of first place. |
Sports Illustrated
July 4, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Half-season awards Baseball's wacky first half makes for unexpected winners... |
Sports Central
May 16, 2006
Bijan C. Bayne |
Prince Albert: Best Hitter You'll Ever See? Now MLB has its own LeBron James in Albert Pujols, but they're not telling anyone. |
Sports Central
October 25, 2005
Jeff Kallman |
Random World Series Observations Comparing Brad Lidge to Byung-Hyun Kim is unfair... There's no further reason to insist that baseball requires a salary cap for competitive balance... Larry Bowa as Yankees' third base coach the first step to becoming manager?... etc. |
Sports Central
August 23, 2004
Piet Van Leer |
NL MVP? It's No Contest If numbers alone dictated the National League's Most Valuable Player, there would be plenty of debate. But they don't, so there isn't. |
Sports Central
July 25, 2007
Mike Round |
Will the Cardinals Fold or Call? Last season may have ended in the best possible manner for the Cardinals, but even the most rabid fan could have spotted the holes in the team as the offseason progressed. |
Sports Central
May 23, 2011
Joshua Duffy |
Age, Albert Pujols, and One Hell of a Gamble There's another topic that's gotten some debate of late: the deterioration of athletes that comes with age. No matter how great an athlete is, the end comes calling eventually. Always. To everybody. |
Sports Central
February 17, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
Astros Will Try a New Look As the Houston Astros land in Osceola Stadium in Kissimmee, FL this week, the question this spring training is not the number of games they will win in 2005, but rather who will they have left on their roster in doing so? |
Sports Central
June 8, 2005
Matt Thomas |
Breaking Down the MLB Trade Deadline As the summer heats up in Major League Baseball, serious trade talks annually begin to percolate. |
Sports Central
February 7, 2011
Ryan Day |
A Tribute to Andy Pettitte After months of straddling the fence, former Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte is retiring from baseball, leaving a void in the Bronx Bombers' bullpen. |
Sports Central
October 30, 2004
Greg Wyshynski |
Waking Up From the Impossible Dream Where do the Boston Red Sox go from here? |
Sports Central
August 15, 2009
Eric Engberg |
The National League MVP Race This list of contenders for the sought-after award includes top contenders, darkhorses and not-yets. |
Sports Central
February 22, 2011
Clinton Riddle |
We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert Albert Pujols is now in full shutdown mode when it comes to the deadline (now long gone) he imposed on Cards management to discuss a contract extension with him |
Sports Illustrated
March 19, 2002
Tom Verducci |
The Blended Hitter Examining the rare breed who combine power and contact... |
