Dodgers Favorites, Phillies Longshots To Win 2014 World Series
For the first time in a long time, people are not expecting much from the Philadelphia Phillies.
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For the first time in a long time, people are not expecting much from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The WIP Morning Show poll their listeners using the Audio Roadshow app, asking fans if they are happy for Victorino and 78% of fans said yes.
David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox, baseball's bearded wonders, capped their remarkable turnaround by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in Game 6 on Wednesday night to win their third World Series championship in 10 seasons.
Jonny Gomes hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Sunday night
Just when it seemed Michael Wacha had cracked, the St. Louis Cardinals began scooting around the bases and tied the World Series.
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.
Given a bit of help by the umpires and a lot more by the Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox turned this World Series opener into a laugher.
The Phillies are currently the ninth most valuable franchise in baseball, but that might not be for long.
There was at least one fan in Philadelphia that left Lincoln Financial Field happy on Sunday, Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown.
A report says the Phillies are likely to sign a new TV deal within 30 days.
Domonic Brown is not from Philadelphia, so the fact that he's not an Eagles fan is understandable. He's not from Dallas either, but that's beside the point for now.
Carlos Beltran and the Cardinals stunned Clayton Kershaw with a four-run third inning, rookie Michael Wacha was again magnificent on the mound and St. Louis advanced to its second World Series in three seasons by roughing up the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-0 in Game 6 of the NL championship series Friday night.
Wally Joyner and Juan Samuel are returning as coaches for the Philadelphia Phillies under manager Ryne Sandberg.
Austin Jackson was dropped from first to eighth in the batting order, and suddenly the Boston Red Sox couldn't get him out.
Adrian Gonzalez homered twice and Zack Greinke gave the Los Angeles Dodgers the clutch performance they needed in a 6-4 victory over the Cardinals on Wednesday that trimmed St. Louis' lead to 3-2 in the NL championship series.
In a series starved for offense, the Cardinals scored as many runs as they did in the first three games combined, when the teams totaled nine runs.
Once again this October, one run was enough.
Major League Baseball umpire Wally Bell died of an apparent heart attack Monday, a week after working the NL playoff series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. He was 48.
Matched against ace Clayton Kershaw, the only thing Michael Wacha lacked was a no-hit watch.
The New York Yankees are America's team. Or are they? The Evil Empire just doesn't feel so daunting anymore, winning just one title since the last year of the '90s dynasty.
Ryan Howard will make $25 million to play for the Phillies next season. The idea of a part-time player making that much money is a difficult one to swallow, especially if you're the person who decided to pay that player $25 million.
Walter White, the character played by Bryan Cranston in the AMC show Breaking Bad, was a pretty unlikeable guy.
Adam Wainwright pitched a complete game and the St. Louis Cardinals got two-run homers from David Freese and Matt Adams to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Wednesday night and advance to the NL championship series.
The Phillies have officially signed Larry Bowa to be the team's bench coach, and Pete Mackanin to be the team's third base coach, the team announced on Tuesday.
Dom Brown is announced as the Phillies nominee for the 2013 Hank Aaron Award.
