Posts Tagged ‘Brian Wilson’
Fantasy in Five: Five relievers to pick up
After seeing the first month of the young baseball season come to an end, it’s a safe assumption to say it’s not the year of the closer. There have been numerous closers that have either suffered season-ending injuries (Brian Wilson, Mariano Rivera), or have been kicked out of their role for lack of production (Carlos Marmol, Hector Santiago). In this …
by Giovanni Mio on May 8th, 2012 Leave a comment »
The closing situation
The beginning of the 2012 season has been a very interesting one. Many top closers are either getting injured, were injured and then got hurt again, or just getting dominated every time they try to close out a game. A few of these cases include Drew Storen, Ryan Madson, Brian Wilson, and Heath Bell. In this article, I will be going …
by Richard Dooley on April 20th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Back To The Future: Renteria Homer Leads San Francisco to World Series Title
In the final game of the 1997 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Florida Marlins, Florida shortstop Edgar Renteria (who was just in his second season) drove in Craig Counsell on a walk-off single to win the championship. 13 years later, Renteria can credit himself with delivering yet another championship. With a three-run home run in the top of …
by Jon Alba on November 1st, 2010 Leave a comment »
Rangers vs. Giants: The World Series Baseball Doesn’t Need, But The One It Deserves
The San Francisco Giants have not won a World Series in over 55 years. Their counterparts, the Texas Rangers, have never won period. Nonetheless, both of these squads have proven themselves worthy of dancing in the Fall Classic. Texas found their way in a six-game upset (if you can call it that) of the powerhouse Yankees, while San Franasco (thank …
by Jon Alba on October 24th, 2010 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: September 5
Chicago Cubs 5 New York Mets 3- Rich Harden picked up his 9th victory of the season after squandering two runs (only one was earned) on seven hits in five innings. Derrek Lee homered twice while Aramis Ramirez went deep once, providing all the runs for Chicago en route to Win #68 of the year. Cory Sullivan blasted his second …
by Derek Johnson on September 6th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: September 4
St. Louis Cardinals 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 7- Adam Wainwright becomes the first member of the MLB’s 17-win club after holding the Pirates to six earned runs on nine hits in five innings; if not for Albert Pujols’ three-run blast in the top of the 6th inning, Wainwright would not have earned the win. Ryan Ludwick homered twice while Matt Holliday …
by Derek Johnson on September 5th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 29
New York Yankees 10 Chicago White Sox 0- Sergio Mitre gave up one hit in 6.1 innings as he improved to 3-1 as a starter; Mitre, who left the game in the 7th inning with a right forearm contusion, gave up his only hit of the game to Jim Thome. Alex Rodriguez hit a long ball in the 8th inning …
by Derek Johnson on August 30th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 19
Chicago White Sox 4 Kansas City Royals 2- Jose Contreras gave up one earned run on three hits in seven innings as he improved to 5-11 as a starter. Gordon Beckham, Carlos Quentin, and Alex Rios all hit solo shots for the White Sox, who won their 62nd game of the season. It was the first time Royals starter Zack …
by Derek Johnson on August 20th, 2009 1 Comments »
MLB Recap: August 1
Atlanta Braves 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 3- Derek Lowe gave up three earned runs on five hits in six innings as he picked up his eleventh victory of the season against his former team. Chipper Jones drove in two runs for the Braves, who improved to 53-51 on the year. Andre Ethier went deep in the 6th inning for Los …
by Derek Johnson on August 2nd, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: June 27
Milwaukee Brewers 7 San Francisco Giants 6- The Giants score two runs in the top of the 9th to go up by two…only to let the Brew Crew score three in the bottom half of that inning. Prince Fielder, who also hit a three-run blast for Milwaukee, drove in the winning run to complete the comeback as the Brewers improved …
by Derek Johnson on June 28th, 2009 1 Comments »