After a walk and a lollipop throw to first base from Hong-Chih Kuo on a Joe Mauer grounder in the fifth inning, the National League looked like they were well on their way to a 14th straight loss in the Midsummer Classic. Robinson Cano hit a sac fly that scored Evan Longoria, and the American League [...]
With a fire in his eyes and a humongous smile on his face, the lovable Boston Red Sock designated hitter David Ortiz sauntered to the plate in the final round of the 2010 Home Run Derby. He pulled up just short of the batter’s box, and then proceeded to perform the most famous pre at-bat [...]
The South Carolina Gamecocks and right fielder Whit Merrifield provided the perfect send off to Omaha, Nebraska’s Johnny Rosenblatt stadium. In its final year hosting the College World Series, the Gamecocks provided a fantastic, 11 inning final contest to capture the school’s second national title, and first in the sport of baseball. After SC pitcher [...]
The game lasted 6 hours and 53 minutes. 46 total players were used, and the only player the Mets did not use was Oliver Perez. There was a combined 158 plate appearances, with 19 walks, 35 strikeouts, and 35 runners left on base. Both teams were 1-25 (.040) with runners in scoring position, while the [...]
For the first time in the Rockies 18 year history, one of their pitchers tossed a no hitter. Rockie ace Ubaldo Jimenez achieved the honor, throwing 128 pitches and striking out 7. Jimenez bid for a perfect game was ruined because he walked six batters, but that was the least of his concerns, as he [...]
When 58 year old Larry Hasenfus flunked out of St. Anselm College, he thought he would never return to school. With the help of his wife and the fact that he was laid off of his textile job, Hasenfus decided to go back to school, choosing Springfield (Massachusetts) College. Hasenfus was never extremely bright as [...]
With one person knocking in six of a team’s seven runs, it is kind off hard to loose, and the Yankees rode the hot hand of Hideki Matsui to a World Series win. On the game, Matsui knocked in 6 runs while going 3 for 4 and also scored a run to take home World [...]
With their 10-4 defeat of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies have earned their second straight World Series bid. Led by Jayson Werth, with his 3-4 night with 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored, the Phillies accumulated 4 home runs (two of those coming from Werth) and the 5 through 7 hitters really caught [...]
The 2009 Little League World Series now marks the fifth straight time that a team from the Unites States has won the tourney, and it also marks the sixth time that a California team has won the LLWS. This was also a very special LLWS because the home run records for a team and for the [...]
Situation: Runners on first and second base with no one out to start the game. Caifornia’s slugger Luke Ramirez up to bat. The first pitch of the at bat, BAM! A three run homer by the 6′ 2″ 200 pound 13 year old slugger to give West Chula Vista all the offense that they would [...]