Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.)

Padres end the Rockies winning streak, 6-4, and regain first place in the West.

Dodgers looking to play spoiler tomorrow with a three game set against the Giants in SF. :fingerscrossed:

Dodgers shutout the Giants, 1-0, with a devastating one-hit attack. :beaten:

I really thought Kershaw might pitch a no-hitter the way he started out. Pretty sad when a hit-by-pitch, 2 walks and an error constitute a "rally" :beaten:

Btw, only 11 more hits for Ichiro to get his 10th straight 200 hit season!! :woot:

gaijinmark wrote:I really thought Kershaw might pitch a no-hitter the way he started out. Pretty sad when a hit-by-pitch, 2 walks and an error constitute a "rally" :beaten:

Heh.

Surprisingly, he didn't strike out that many batters (only four), but he really kept the Giants at bay... He only threw around 100 pitches for the entire game, huh? :victory: It was his first complete game, too. :applaud:

Btw, only 11 more hits for Ichiro to get his 10th straight 200 hit season!! :woot:

Yay! :woot: :victory:

EDIT: He's got 17 games left to do it.... Ganbare, Ichiro! :woot:

Dodgers quadruple their hit output from the previous game and lose to the Giants, 2-1. :shakehead:

Padres lose and the Giants are pummeling the Dodgers, 8-2, in the 7th... Looks like the Giants will be in first place after the game. :bleh:

Torre to step down as Dodgers manager

LOS ANGELES – Joe Torre, who led the Los Angeles Dodgers to consecutive appearances in the National League Championship Series before the team regressed this season, will not return as the clubfs manager next season, Yahoo! Sports has learned.

Dismissed by the New York Yankees after 12 seasons, half of which ended with American League pennants and four with World Series championships, Torre won two NL West titles in three seasons with the Dodgers. With his contract expiring and club ownership being contested in divorce court, Torre, 70, chose not to negotiate an extension.

Don Mattingly, Torrefs hitting coach in Los Angeles and a member of his staff in latter seasons in New York, will become Dodgers manager.

^ Dang, you're always a half-step in front of me. :beaten:

Hmm, Mattingly, huh?

I was hoping the Dodgers would wait and go after Dusty Baker in the off season... :fingerscrossed:

Padres get trounced by the Cards, 14-4, and are now a full game back, pending the outcome of the Giants-Brewers game.

EDIT: Giants get shut out by the Brewers, 3-0.

Dodgers lose to the Rockies, 7-5.

I see they brought Broxton in to make sure he was still in good shape. He was - 2 runs and 3 walks in 2/3rds of an inning. :say_argh:

gaijinmark wrote:I see they brought Broxton in to make sure he was still in good shape. He was - 2 runs and 3 walks in 2/3rds of an inning. :say_argh:

Yup. :shakehead:

I had to hold back to keep from ripping him yet again. :shakehead:

Dodgers get routed today, 12-2.

Giants lose, Padres win, now the Padres lead the West and the Rockies one game behind. :sweat:

Giants and Padres swap first place again: Padres lose, 4-1, and the Giants win, 9-2.

Dodgers beat the Rockies in 11 innings, 7-6.

Ichiro goes 4 for 4 and now has 197 hits with 12 games to go... :victory: :woot:

Halladay wins his 20th, Phillies look like the team to beat in the NL.

Twins clinch in AL Central :victory:

I guess picking up Manny didn't help the ChiSox after all. He's hitting .255 with 1 home run and 1 rbi with them and their record is 7-12 since he arrived.

gaijinmark wrote:Halladay wins his 20th, Phillies look like the team to beat in the NL.

They seem to have gotten hot at the right time, whereas the Braves have just about run out of gas...

Twins clinch in AL Central :victory:

:thumbsup:

I guess picking up Manny didn't help the ChiSox after all. He's hitting .255 with 1 home run and 1 rbi with them and their record is 7-12 since he arrived.

Oh well... Caveat emptor.

gaijinmark wrote:Halladay wins his 20th, Phillies look like the team to beat in the NL.

Interesting that the Rockies pitcher Jimenez had 15 wins at the All-Star break and hasn't won his 20th yet... :sweat:

Report on the upcoming (air date September 28/29) Tenth Inning, Ken Burns' sequel to Baseball: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100923/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_ken_burns_extra_innings :victory:

Dodgers lose to the Padres, 3-1, putting the Padres back into first place, tied with the Giants in the West.