Red Sox Win WS Title, Beat Cards 6-1 In Game 6
David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox romped to their third World Series championship in 10 seasons, thumping October ace Michael Wacha and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 Wednesday night in Game 6.
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David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox romped to their third World Series championship in 10 seasons, thumping October ace Michael Wacha and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 Wednesday night in Game 6.
Maybe the St. Louis Cardinals should give David Ortiz the Barry Bonds treatment and just stop pitching to him.
The Detroit Tigers announced that super slugger Miguel Cabrera underwent successful core surgery Tuesday morning and will be rehabilitating over the next six to eight weeks.
Adam Wainwright was much better in his second start of the World Series. Still, the St. Louis Cardinals needed a lot more from their ace.
The Boston Red Sox are one victory away from winning the World Series.
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The Detroit Tigers continue their search for a new manager.
The Cardinals rushed to the plate to congratulate Allen Craig. The Red Sox stormed home to argue with the umpires.
Boston and St Louis both have tremendously balanced teams and that is why this series is such a toss up.
The Cardinals and Red Sox are squaring off against one another yet again this year in the Fall Classic. While much of the spotlight will fall on marquis players like David Ortiz, a battle over a limited seven game sample such as this often boils down to X-Factors.
Even hampered by injuries for much of the season, Detroit Tigers superstar Miguel Cabrera successfully defended his title as Sporting News Player of the Year.
An easy toss on a sure out that skittered away. A routine popup that somehow dropped between Gold Glovers. And something even more startling — umpires reversing a key call.
"There's a lot of guys that could manage this team, but are they really the right guy for this team? There's a difference."
"I think the biggest thing for the next manager … don't come in and try to force yourself on anybody," Leyland continued. "Just let things flow."
"Maybe he just didn't know what else to say," Leyland said about Fielder. "I think he was embarrassed by his performance. He probably didn't handle it as good as he could have handled it ... I just hope that they give the guy the benefit of the doubt."
"He wasn't going to be shut down," Dombrowski said.
The Tigers are built on pitching and Ausmus, like Matheny, would have enough in depth knowledge to handle the staff as well as anyone.
Leyland joined the team in 2006. Prior to his arrival, the team had not made the postseason in 18 years.
MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal has reported that Jim Leyland is retiring from his post as Detroit Tigers manager.
"I felt like we put ourselves in the position, I feel like we were one or two plays away from going to the World Series," Verlander said.
The Tigers had runners on the corners with no outs and were primed to break the game open.
"Hopefully we can have him ready for the game back in Boston," Leyland said. "Whether we're going to have that or not, I don't really know."
Avila said twisting his knee made an old injury flare up, but he seemed to expect to play Saturday in Game 6.
Jhonny Peralta will likely never again be the Detroit Tigers everyday shortstop, and this astounding play by 23-year-old Jose Iglesias is one of a growing list of reasons why.
The game plan that helped Scherzer two-hit the Red Sox in Game 2 of the ALCS is not the one he will take into Game 6.
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Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal late in the third period and then got the winner 34 seconds into overtime to rally Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars for their third straight win.
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Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal late in the third period and then got the winner 34 seconds into overtime to rally Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars for their third straight win.
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Economic growth blew past forecasts in the third quarter despite ongoing concerns about jobs, tariffs and inflation.
The Justice Department early Tuesday released more than 11,000 additional documents and photos from the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal late in the third period and then got the winner 34 seconds into overtime to rally Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars for their third straight win.
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A police officer in Detroit was injured on Tuesday night after accidentally shooting himself in the foot as a dog tried to attack him.
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Mild temperatures continue this week with a risk of freezing rain on Friday.