3 playoff spots still undecided in NL
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With two days left in the regular season, a lot of excitement remained in the National League. Three playoff spots were still undecided, with St. Louis, San Diego and Los Angeles moving into good position to advance to the postseason and Houston, Philadelphia and Cincinnati hoping for dramatic comebacks during the final weekend.
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(Sports Network) - Time is running short on the Padres in their attempt to claim the NL wild card spot. San Diego has lost five of its last six contests and is now 2 1/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants for the wild card.
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Those of you with the Rockies in four are out of the pool. It was a nice thought, I suppose. With 21 of 22 and seven straight in the postseason, why not run the table? But there had to be some sort of shelf life on karma, right? Four or five days, max, I'd say.
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Even with Jake Peavy on the mound, the San Diego Padres were unable to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks to take the lead in the NL West. The Philadelphia Phillies were in perfect position to pick up a game on the New York Mets in the NL East, before a shocking comeback by the Atlanta Braves handed them a most deflating loss.
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The Mets announced yesterday they have narrowed their field of candidates for their vacant managerial job to three, and a baseball official familiar with the team&#39;s planning said Willie Randolph remains the clear favorite.
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SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- After one final day off, the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants resume their quest to reach the postseason when they begin a three-game series.
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Three more baseball playoff games are on tap today with the Tigers playing the Yankees, the Cardinals visiting the Padres and the Mets hosting the Dodgers. The Yankees, Cards and Mets all have 1-0 leads in the best-of-five series. The A's-Twins series has the day off with the A's leading 2 games to none.
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Too bad for Mike Matheny the ballots for National League MVP were cast before the start of the playoffs. With the Cardinals&#39; Big Three nearly invisible for last night&#39;s Game 2
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Commissioner Bud Selig's three-year contract extension, the start of a baseball television network and a World Cup tournament are likely to gain overwhelming approval from owners this week, while a decision on the future home of the Montreal Expos is put off once again.
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Six losses in seven games have the Cubs on the brink of playoff elimination and the Padres were officially ousted, while the Astros, Giants, Dodgers, Angels and Athletics jockeyed for playoff position Friday.
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The Braves&#39; magic number to clinch the NL East remained at 10, thanks to Florida&#39;s 4-3 victory over Montreal...Keppinger&#39;s error was the 130th this season for the Mets, tops in the majors...Betemit&#39;s RBI was the first of his career...Atlanta holds a 10-6
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The Arizona Diamondbacks took over sole possession of first place in the NL West from San Diego. The Philadelphia Phillies outlasted New York to complete a sweep of the Mets and tighten the East and wild-card races.
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The Cardinals' trio of MVP candidates -- affectionately called MV3 -- is the heart, if not the soul, of the team's batting order. Officially, first baseman Albert Pujols , third baseman Scott Rolen , and center fielder Jim Edmonds combined to produce 122 home runs and 358 RBIs during the regular season. Unofficially they may go down ...
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(Sports Network) - The Dodgers hope to avoid being swept by the St. Louis Cardinals, as they head into Game 3 of their National League Division Series today.
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The Sporting News - 1. Neither starting pitchers -- Boston's Jon Lester and Colorado's Aaron Cook -- have started a postseason game in the majors. Whoever can conquer his nerves gives his team the best shot at winning. Given that Lester will be pitching with a 3-0 series lead and staff ace Josh Beckett is in line for a Game 5 start, if necessary, Lester has more reasons to relax and let it go.
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The Philadelphia Phillies want to keep playing next week, even if they are desperate for some rest. Needing sleep, but needing a win more, the Phillies stayed in the NL wild-card race Friday night by drubbing the Florida Marlins 14-2.
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Whaddya think? Let him close tonight? He threw only 99 pitches and he was still pumping high-octane gas at the end. Curt Schilling might be good for a batter or two in a pinch tonight.