Angels Beat Yankees 5-4 in 11 Innings and Phillies Win to Take 3-1 Series Lead

After 2 chilly games in New York, in which the Yankees took both games, the Angels came home to warmer weather and beat the Yankees in 11 innings 5-4. Jeff Mathis drove home Howie Kendrick with a two out double and cut the Yankees lead in the series to 2-1. If you remember, the Yankees held a 3-0 lead in 2004 against Boston and ended up losing the series 4-3. Only the Yankees and two other teams have lead 2-0 and lost the league championship series, so the Angels are not out of this thing ye

Mellinger on Greinke

Sam Mellinger details why Zack Greinke should win the Cy Young award , but I think this last bit is the most convincing: According to advanced metrics, the Royals have the worst defense in the American League, and according to ERA, they also have the worst bullpen. Without poisoning his food, it’s hard to think of how Greinke’s teammates could’ve helped him less. Put him on a team that can score runs and he might have won 25 games. Put him on a team that can play defense and his ERA migh

MLB Transactions-Sept. 23

MLB Transactions Red Sox recalled LHP Hunter Jones from Triple-A Pawtucket. Indians activated RHP Joe Smith from the 15-day disabled list. Royals purchased the contract of RHP Anthony Lerew from Double-A Northwest Arkansas. Royals placed LHP Bruce Chen on the 60-day disabled list with a torn left oblique. Chen ends the season with a 1-6 record and 5.78 ERA in 17 games, including nine starts. Cardinals recalled infielder Tyler Greene from Triple-A Memphis Cardinals recalled

atari 2600

NewsToys R Us Launches Game Trade-Ins NationwideBy Mike Fahey on September 11, 2009 at 12:20 AM The trade-in program Toys R Us was testing back in March seems to have tested well, as the retailer launches said program nationwide today, accepting used games from the Atari 2600 on up.Yes, the Toys R Us trade-in program differs from many of their competition in that there is no cut-off point when a game is too old to be traded in. As long as the customer supplies the original game in the original

Boston Red Sox OF Josh Reddick is Upper Deck’s sixth SPx Rookie Redemption

Upper Deck announced on Friday that its sixth 2009 SPx Mystery Rookie is Boston Red Sox outfielder Josh Reddick.Reddick, who is hitting .188 with one home run and two RBI in nine games this season, will appear on card No. 126.Only one SPx rookie remains a mystery. These autograph redemptions can be found two per 14-box case.Here’s a recap of the previously announced cardsNo. RR1 — Orioles P Koji Uehara (25 signed in Japanese) No. RR2 — Cardinals OF Colby Rasmus (25 signed “Go Redbirds”) No. RR3

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