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| Brewers' Sabathia picks up "Clutch" hardware for 2008 performance |
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10/23/2008 |
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| he line and Sabathia certainly fit the bill in a season that saw the burly southpaw switch cities and leagues before putting the Brew Crew on his back for a march to the playoffs. Sabathia went a combined 17-10 with a 2.70 earned-run average for the Cleveland Indians and then Milwaukee in the regular season. He tossed a Major League-high 253 innings and finished second with 251 punchouts. He also registered MLB-highs with 10 complete games and five shutouts. Where Sabathia really garnered the praise was after co |
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| 2008 World Series position-by-position breakdown |
MLB Baseball |
10/21/2008 |
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| on the team wearing hip Ed Hardy T-shirts, to him joining his club in getting a mohawk. Maddon, who will likely pick up the AL Manager of the Year award, has been the perfect leader for this young Rays team and it has showed on the field. Charlie Manuel, meanwhile, is back in the postseason for the second straight year with the Phillies and his third time overall as a manager. Manuel also led the Cleveland Indians to an AL Central title in 2001, but his team lost in five games in the ALDS to Seattle. EDGE: RAYS |
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| Boston still alive: Red Sox rally from seven runs down to stun Rays |
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10/17/2008 |
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| o ALCS comebacks, as they improved to 8-1 in elimination games under manager Terry Francona -- 8-0 in ALCS elimination games -- thanks to the historic rally from down 3-0 to the New York Yankees in 2004, and last year's comeback from down 3-1 to the Cleveland Indians. "I can't say the game was exciting because the first six innings we did nothing. They had their way with us every way possible," Francona said. "And then this place came unglued, and we've seen that before. But because of the situation we're in, it |
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| American League Game Capsules |
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10/17/2008 |
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| o ALCS comebacks, as they improved to 8-1 in elimination games under manager Terry Francona -- 8-0 in ALCS elimination games -- thanks to the historic rally from down 3-0 to the New York Yankees in 2004, and last year's comeback from down 3-1 to the Cleveland Indians. Tampa Bay right-hander James Shields will try to prevent that record from reaching 9-0 in Game 6 on Saturday night. He will be opposed by Josh Beckett, the Red Sox right-hander who is usually a sure thing in October, but has struggled this postseas |
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| Rays take aim at first-ever World Series berth with win in Fenway |
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10/16/2008 |
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| reliever Manny Delcarmen recorded just one out in the sixth, when he was charged with five runs on two hits and three walks. Kevin Cash homered and Kevin Youkilis drove in two runs for Boston, which was in the same predicament a year ago against the Cleveland Indians, only to rally back and win the next three games en route to their second world championship in four years. Last year aside, though, history is not on the side of the Red Sox. Since 1985, the ALCS has produced three four-game sweeps, but in the othe |
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| Indians exercise option on Carroll |
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10/16/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Best E Casino) - The Cleveland Indians announced Thursday that the team has exercised the 2009 team option on infielder Jamey Carroll. The 34-year-old Carroll batted .277 with one home run and 36 RBI in 113 games during the 2008 season. Carroll, who was acquired by Cleveland from the Colorado Rockies in December 2007 for minor league pitcher Sean Smith, also collected seven stolen bases. Besides the Indians and Rockies, Carroll played for the Montreal Expos from 2002-04 and then with the Washing |
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| Rays making it look easy in Boston |
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10/15/2008 |
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| e guys we have, we were capable of getting here at some point." RIGHT WHERE THEY WANT THEM? As bad as the Red Sox have looked in the last two games, I am sure most of them remember the fact that they were in the same situation a year ago against the Cleveland Indians only to rally back and win the next three games en route to their second world championship in four years. "Rather than burden ourselves with what we look at four days from now, we'll set our sights on our next game and we'll come packed," said Fran |
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| Hang this loss on Joe Torre |
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10/14/2008 |
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| Yankees had, but he gets all the blame should the Dodgers lose this series. His trademark in New York was that he was always cool as a cucumber. On Monday, he seemed to panic. By the way, if Dodgers fans need any encouragement, look no further than last year's Boston Red Sox, who rallied back from a 3-1 deficit to the Cleveland Indians in last year's ALCS on their way to a World Series championship. But, unlike the Red Sox, the Dodgers won't have the luxury of playing Games 6 and 7 in front of their home fans. |
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| Indians' Lewis, Reds' Votto named Rookies of Month for September |
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10/06/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Cleveland Indians pitcher Scott Lewis and Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto were named AL and NL Rookie of the Month, respectively, for the month of September. Lewis, 25, went 4-0 with a 2.63 earned run average in four starts during September, collecting 15 strikeouts in 24 innings pitched. The lefty was acquired by the Indians in the deal that sent CC Sabathia to the Brewers. In his major league debut on September 10, Lewis tossed eight scoreless innings in a 7-1 victory |
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| CC goes on short rest again, as Brewers try to pull even with Phils |
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10/02/2008 |
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| -best seven complete games, three of which were shutouts, in 17 starts for the Brewers. The big left-hander, who can become a free agent at season's end, is 2-2 with a 7.17 ERA all-time in the postseason. However, he was 0-2 in the playoffs with the Cleveland Indians a year a go and was tattooed for 12 runs in 10 1/3 innings. Sabathia is 1-1 lifetime against the Phillies with a 4.97 ERA in two starts. Philadelphia won its first playoff game in 15 years on Wednesday, as Cole Hamels hurled eight shutout innings an |
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