Expect Pitched Battles To Shape the Playoffs
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Pitching, as usual, will play a critical role in these playoffs, positively and negatively.
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As they gather in Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox and the Yankees and the ghosts and the curses, let&#39;s make sure we have this straight about the American League Championship Series.
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This weekend in baseball, two teams from Northern California face two teams from Southern California and all four are in contention for a playoff spot.
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ST. LOUIS -- Don't look now, but there's a bit of drama building in the &quot;other&quot; League Championship Series.
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As we head down the stretch of the season, the significance of each game will be amplified. While it is difficult to envision any team looking past an opponent at this juncture of the season
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NEW YORK - No manager would publicly doubt his team&#39;s chances on the eve of a playoff series. So it was Joe Torre&#39;s job Monday to present the Yankees&#39; scenario for beating the Minnesota Twins in their American League Division Series.
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The greatest pleasure in October is watching a knock-down, drag-out baseball playoff series. That's the case with the ALCS, which has tantalizing possibilities this weekend.
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San Diego -- The sports cliche about taking them one game at a time does not apply in a final-week drive for the playoffs. That, the players say, is looking too far ahead.
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First it seemed Russ Ortiz would be relegated to the bullpen for the division series. Now it sounds like he&#39;ll start a potentially decisive Game 4 if the series goes that far.
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All the heat and pressure are on them for a change now, and if they lose the next two games and this playoff series to Boston, we may witness two unique phenomena simultaneously: the reversal of an 84-year-old Curse and George Steinbrenner&#39;s head
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Now that they have clinched a playoff spot, the Yankees can concentrate on preparing for their division series next week, when they will probably face the Cleveland Indians.
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If you&#39;re looking for an intriguing pitching matchup, you&#39;ll find it in Game 2 of the Boston Red Sox-Anaheim Angels ALDS on Wednesday night.
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Disappointment is something that Mike Mussina takes in stride because it has seemed to identify his postseason career. Again and again, Mussina has tossed playoff gems, only to be bested by a sharper opponent.
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The Atlanta Braves poked doom in the eye in Houston on Sunday, and now they have a chance to win their National League division series at home.
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(Sports Network) - Two of the top teams in the American League tangle in a possible American League Division Series preview tonight, as the West-leading Oakland Athletics host the wild card-leading Boston Red Sox for the first of a three-game set at the
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he&#39;ll use a four-man pitching rotation in the playoffs. But that&#39;s all he&#39;s saying right now, leaving a lot of unanswered questions about who will pitch and when.
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I&#39;m one of those people who believe there is an aura around this Red Sox team that will enable Boston to prevail over the Yankees in the latest postseason showdown between these two bitter rivals.