Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.)

Cardinals eliminate the Braves with a 6-3 win.

Orioles eliminate the Rangers with a 5-1 win.

Darvish pitched well, 6 2/3 innings, 3 runs (2 earned) no walks, struck out 7, just didn't get any run support.

Texas' season really ended when they went into Oakland and got swept. They win just one of those games and Oakland would have been the wildcard team.

gaijinmark wrote:Texas' season really ended when they went into Oakland and got swept. They win just one of those games and Oakland would have been the wildcard team.

Yup... Texas tanked the last two weeks of the season. :(

Detroit beats Oakland, 5-4, to go up 2-0.

Washington beats St. Louis, 3-2, to go up 1-0.

Giants avoid elimination by beating the Reds, 2-1.

bmwracer wrote:Giants avoid elimination by beating the Reds, 2-1.

And they beat the Reds again today 8-3 to even the series. The home team has yet to win a game and the final game is tomorrow in Cincinnati. :crazy:

gaijinmark wrote:And they beat the Reds again today 8-3 to even the series. The home team has yet to win a game and the final game is tomorrow in Cincinnati. :crazy:

You said it. :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

A's get 3 in the bottom of the 9th to force a game 5 against the Tigers, winning 4-3. :sweat:

And the Yankees go up on the O's 2-1 thanks to two home runs from Raul Ibanez. Kuroda pitched well (8 1/3 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, walked 1, struck out 3) but got no decision.

gaijinmark wrote:A's get 3 in the bottom of the 9th to force a game 5 against the Tigers, winning 4-3. :sweat:

Unbelievable... Wonder if that'll be the momentum changer in the entire series.

Kuroda pitched well (8 1/3 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, walked 1, struck out 3) but got no decision.

The story of his MLB career.

Giants beat the Reds again in Cincy, 6-4, winning the NLDS series, 3-2.

The home team never won a game. :nut: :crazy:

Washington beats St. Louis, 2-1, to force a decisive fifth game. :victory:

EDIT: O's also force a game five, beating the Yanks, 2-1, in 13 innings.

EDIT2: Tigers eliminate the A's with a 6-0 shutout from Justin Verlander.

Yankees beat the Orioles, 3-1, to advance to the ALCS against the Tigers.

Ichiro is four wins away from his first world Series. :fingerscrossed:

Nationals blow a 7-5 lead in the top of the ninth and lose to the Cardinals, 9-7. :(

Now it's the Cardinals vs. the Giants in the NLCS. :bleh:

The Cardinals/Nat series was one of those where I was hoping both teams would lose.

Never thought I'd say this, but I guess I'll be rooting for the Yankees the rest of the way. Ichiro isn't getting any younger and it would nice if he got in a World Series at least once.

gaijinmark wrote:The Cardinals/Nat series was one of those where I was hoping both teams would lose.

I feel the same way about the Cardinals-giants series. :bleh:

Never thought I'd say this, but I guess I'll be rooting for the Yankees the rest of the way. Ichiro isn't getting any younger and it would nice if he got in a World Series at least once.

Total agreement. :say_yes:

Yankees-tigers Tied up in the 12th, 4-4.

Yanks tied up the game in the bottom of the ninth with two two-run home runs: One by Ichiro and one by Raul Ibanez... Incredible. :doh: :bow:

EDIT: Tigers win in 12 innings, 6-4. :(

Jeter is gone for the playoffs with a broken ankle and Kuroda is starting tonight on short rest.

Doesn't look good for the boys from the Bronx. :sweat:

Yanks get shut out by the Tigers, 3-0.

As usual, Kuroda pitched pretty well (7 2/3, 5 hits, 3 runs, no walks, struck out 11) but the Yankees only got 4 hits in support.

Cardinals beat the Giants 6-4, which means of the 3 LCS games so far, the home team has yet to win one. :shakehead:

Tigers beat the Yankees again, 2-1, and lead the series 3-0. :sweat:

Ichiro's chance to get in the World Series is fading fast. :(