0 comments by TOC Locker on 9/29/2014
After firing Bo Porter earlier this month, the Houston Astros needed a new manager to bring them into 2015 and beyond. Their choice is reportedly former Arizona Diamondbacks manager A.J. Hinch, who also worked in the front office for the Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres. The 40-year old Hinch’s first go as a manager […]
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The 2010 NLDS between the Reds and Phillies got off to a routine start. In his first career Postseason start, Roy Halladay set down the first three Reds he faced. The Phillies plated a run in hte bottom of the first after a Chase Utley sac fly. Halladay set down three more Reds hitters without […]
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The Ron Gardenhire era is over in Minnesota after 13 long, mostly successful seasons. Gardenhire won the AL Central with Minnesota in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2010. However, success in the playoffs was always difficult for him, as the Twins won six playoff games total in those six playoff appearances. They won just […]
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The Seattle Mariners tried their damnedest to make the AL West a three playoff team division this season. Oakland’s collapse helped keep them in the race, and on September 8th, Seattle was a season-best 15 games over .500 and had a half-game lead on the Tigers for the second AL playoff spot. But the Postseason […]
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Well, the 2014 regular season is behind us. It was a pretty wild and crazy season, and I’m sure the next month of playoffs won’t let us down either. But what else is there to do at the end of the season aside from hand out some hardware? The TOC staff was ask to provide […]
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The 2014 regular season is behind is, and we know the ten teams that will be playing Postseason baseball this October. But even though the Postseason is a clearly magical, amazing time, let us not forget the tremendous season that brought us to this point – and the majestic home runs we saw along the […]
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The MLB Postseason is here, and the season is over for 20 of the 30 teams in MLB. For ten, the dream of a championship will continue for at least one more game. Nine of those clubs will end their year disappointed. The playoff race came down to the final day of the regular season, with […]
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The Mariners came up one game short of making the post season despite finishing the season strong with three straight wins in front of their fans. You’d think the close call for October baseball would be somewhat of a bummer, but the Mariners and their fans showed a lot of camaraderie and spirit by celebrating an […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 9/28/2014
It took all 162 games, and the end result was disappointing given their strong first half of the season, but the Oakland Athletics clinched the final American League playoff spot following a 4-0 win over the Rangers in Texas. Sonny Gray was marvelous in the clincher for Oakland, tossing a complete game shutout while walking […]
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And finally, we know the AL Central champion – it’s the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers beat the Twins 3-0 behind the arm of David Price on Sunday at Comerica Park to edge out the Royals for their fourth division crown in a row. Detroit was the best team in the division all year, and it’s […]
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Jordan Zimmermann threw a no-hitter on Sunday, topping the Marlins 1-0 while striking out ten and walking one. But the real highlight of this game was the catch that Steven Souza Jr. made to record out #27 and end the game. It seems like every no-hitter has that signature play. Rarely do you see it […]
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There’s just one regular season game left on the 2014 docket…and there are still questions about the playoffs. -The Tigers and Royals both lost on Saturday, meaning that a tiebreaker game to decide the AL Central is still in play. -The Pirates and Cardinals also both lost on Saturday, meaning that a tiebreaker game for the […]
0 comments by TOC Locker on 9/27/2014
These are the final days of Paul Konerko as a member of the Chicago White Sox, and Robin Ventura made sure Konerko got one hell of an ovation from the crowd at US Cellular Field. Earlier in the evening, the Sox honored Konerko with a ceremony and unveiled a statue of him in the left […]
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Before Derek Jeter’s emotional final game at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, manager Joe Girardi absolutely shredded the team. According to a report from ESPN New York, the Yankee skipper was not pleased about his club missing the playoffs for the second straight year, and he ripped some of his players for being overweight and some […]
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After an early elimination from the playoffs in 2013, anything less than an extended run into the postseason in 2014 would be disappointing. The Indians are now disappointed. A whole crew of players that casual baseball fans have never heard of were good enough to get into that Wild Card game and despite many of […]
