Archive for October 2006

For the seventh straight year, the Yankees find themselves facing a must-win Game 3 in the ALDS.

The Mets win the second game of their series with the Dodgers, 4-1, to take a 2-0 lead.

Behind a strong outing from Jeff Weaver, the Cardinals take a 2-0 series lead.

Might the Red Sox have found a quality starter?

No Blue Jays in the postseason again? What to do?

After surprisingly winning the AL Central and getting to stay home and face the A’s, the Twins were nearly everybody’s favorite to win their opening-round series. As they say, that’s why they play the games.

In his first postseason appearance ever, Carlos Delgado beats the shift and has a big day.

The Yankees surged into the playoffs with perhaps the most potent lineup in history, while the Tigers backed into them with the worst final stretch of any postseason team in history. Despite the prime time slotting, this series may be the least appealing of all the playoff matchups. But for the Yankees and Tigers, how they do in the next week means a lot.

Larry looks back at 2006 and Game 1.

While everybody was expecting Johan Santana to pitch the Twins right past the A’s, Barry Zito showed that he knows a thing or two about pitching.

Jake Peavy lost another Game 1.