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Manager Davey Johnson of the Washington Nationals answers questions duirng the pre-game news conference before the Nationals take on the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Five of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park on October 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. (October 11, 2012 – Source: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) [...]
By John Lowe and John Erardi, Gannett Sparky Anderson, the first major league manager to win a World Series in both the American and National Leagues died Thursday of complications from dementia, according to a statement released Thursday from his family. Anderson was 76. The white-haired “Captain Hook,” whose once-startling tendency to yank pitchers early [...]
ATLANTA — When the Atlanta Braves report to Florida for spring training next season, it’s going to seem strange without one — and possibly two — franchise icons conspicuously absent. Manager Bobby Cox said a tearful goodbye after his 29th season in the dugout ended Monday night, shedding his familiar No. 6 uniform for the [...]
ATLANTA — In a series matching baseball’s top late-inning team and an opponent that lives by the slogan “Torture,” it had to come down to yet another one-run game. The only surprise is this hard-fought National League Division Series did not require a Game 5. BOX SCORE: Giants 3, Braves 2 PITCHING: Giants can throw [...]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rick Ankiel (FSY) and the Atlanta Braves came through with another comeback when they absolutely needed one. Ankiel splashed a tiebreaking home run into McCovey Cove in the 11th inning for his first postseason blast, and Atlanta rallied from a late four-run deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on [...]
PHILADELPHIA — Here’s a tough one. Who’s off to a worse start in the baseball playoffs — the umpires or the hitters? The men-in-boo have been missing calls in nearly every ballpark again, making replay a more popular idea with the masses than a tax cut. You know there’s trouble afoot when two managers — [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum is not back to his two-time Cy Young Award form. He’s better. The San Francisco Giants right-hander, who had a resurgence in September after the worst spell of his career in August, overwhelmed the Atlanta Braves in a 1-0 victory Thursday in Game 1 of their National League Division Series. [...]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Two dominating pitching performances and a long home run by playoff neophyte Michael Young (FSY) have the Texas Rangers on the verge of winning a postseason series for the first time. Young hit a three-run homer one pitch after keeping his at-bat alive with a disputed check-swing, helping C.J. Wilson [...]
USA TODAY’s Jorge L. Ortiz examines three keys to the Atlanta Braves-San Francisco Giants series: Prime-time staffs: Power arms dominate in the postseason, or so the belief goes. The Giants are loaded with them, not only leading the majors in ERA but in strikeouts as well. The Braves ranked sixth, and their 3.57 ERA was [...]
Before the baseball playoffs begin, and the heroes and goats start stacking up, let’s send out a few regrets to some of those who will be missing. To Joe Torre, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. There he sat, as the Dodgers turned into Divorce Court. If this was really goodbye, [...]
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