Mostly on general principles. The Giants and the Yankees are ancient enemies of the Dodgers. There have been 11 World Series in which they have been the opposing teams. Eleven! The Yankees’ comeback from an 0-2 deficit in the American League Division Series against the Indians, previously the hottest team in that league from July …
DODGERS WIN! DODGERS WIN! It’s true. The Dodgers swept the Diamondbacks in three straight games to move on to the National League Championship Series, where they’ll play whoever wins the Cubs – Nationals series, currently led by the Cubs 2 games to 1. The first game is Saturday, October 14.
First, Edinson Volquez, a guy most would likely call a journeyman pitcher, threw a no-hitter tonight for the Miami Marlins, the eighth team he’s played for in his 13-year career. He struck out the side in the ninth to put a cap on his gem. Every no-hitter seems to have at least one brilliant fielding …
Even if you’re not a Dodgers fan, this is something to see. The Dodgers hit three consecutive home runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the game followed by a couple of singles and a Phillies error and poof! a 6-5 win. It’s been done five times in baseball history that the …
In case you’re wondering, the post title is a quote from the longtime broadcaster of Cubs games, Harry Caray. He used to screech that at the end of games when the Cubbies ended up on the right side of the run totals. It’s true. Down 3 games to 1 in the World Series to the …
Baseball and Packing. It was a very eventful baseball day: the Dodgers scored in the bottom of the eighth inning to take the lead 6-5 after giving up three runs in the seventh which allowed the Nationals to tie the game. Then yesterday’s goat redeemed himself by striking out two of the three guys he …
The Dodgers’ legendary broadcaster Vin Scully called his last game today in San Francisco. The Bay Area did itself proud in paying tribute to him and to his 67-year career. #Legends pic.twitter.com/6t8YPsFcx8 — SF Giants on CSN (@CSNGiants) October 2, 2016 That plaque on the wall reads in part “Vin Scully’s Final Broadcast.” It’s inside …
That’s what any Hollywood producer would say if you presented him or her with a script that matched the plot of the Dodgers’ last home game this season, played today in Los Angeles. First: it was the last home game the team’s beloved broadcaster is ever going to call. After 67 years of doing play-by-play …
We only have Vin Scully broadcasting Dodgers games for about twenty more games and then he will retire after 67 years. MLB Network put together a tribute video which was broadcast on Labor Day. Your browser does not support iframes.. If that video doesn’t play here’s a link to a page where it’s embedded and …
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50+ years ago this summer, Sandy Koufax pitched a perfect game. Here’s the ninth inning of that game as called by Vin Scully.