Game Three of the World Series is over … and suddenly, the Series itself almost is. Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F Giants 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (Giants lead series 3-0) WPS 1 […]

“The Walking Man” sounds like it might have been a prequel to The Running Man, the 1987 cult film that featured a devious Richard Dawson as a sadistic game show host. In this case, The Walking Man refers to former major league third baseman Eddie Yost, who died earlier this month at the age of […]

Game Two of the World Series, and the season is one game closer to its end. Enjoy this while you can, folks: it’s a hundred umpteen days to pitchers and catchers. Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Giants 0 […]

Ten years ago today is probably the greatest moment in Angels history. Well, Angels fans might consider tomorrow the anniversary of their greatest moment, but clearly the better game took place on Oct. 26. On Oct. 26, 2002, the Angels faced the Giants in Game Six of the World Series and they needed a win […]

And here we are in the World Series. A nice, sedately paced seven games in nine days. It was just a couple weeks ago that we could get eight playoff games in 36 hours. Once again, WPS Recap will be reviewing the game, starting with my method for measuring the excitement of baseball games. (I […]

Forty years ago today, one of baseball’s most famous players passed away when Jackie Robinson died. A lot can be said about Robinson the player, the person, and what he stood for. On the field, he was a tremendous all-around talent and a fiery team leader. Of course, what he’s more famous for is his […]

— How have the Tigers and Giants fared against each other in previous postseason encounters? Actually, they’ve never faced one another in the playoffs. Heading into the League Championship Series, this was the only one of the four potential World Series match-ups that never had happened before. The Yankees and (New York and San Francisco) […]

We almost always called him Davey May. That sounded more lyrical, more friendly, more fun than Dave May. But Dave May was fitting, too. It’s a short and blunt name, adjectives that fit May’s physical build. Short, stocky, and with legs as thick as mahogany, Dave May looked like a boxer in a baseball uniform. […]

Giants 9, Cardinals 0:  Baseball rope-a-dope? The Giants just can’t be bothered until an elimination game? A Cardinal choke? An 88-win team finally showing why it only won 88 games?  A Giants pitching staff showing everyone that they are the deepest and best in the game? I guess there is some truth in all of […]

The National League Championship Series reaches its climax … some time in the third inning. Brother, they are not making it easy to write about these games. Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Giants 1 1 5 0 0 […]