Dave Cokin’s Hardcore Football 11/03/09

post from Dave Cokin's Hardcore Football on 03 November 2009 02:12:00 AM. © Dave Cokin's Hardcore Football

No blog today, but my free play for the day is available on a taped message at 1-888-712-6800. Got a nice little run going on those with the Kings getting there in OT on Monday night.

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Phillies Fight Back

post from BASEBALL HOT CORNER on 03 November 2009 01:33:00 AM. © BASEBALL HOT CORNER

Destiny was derailed Monday night in the City of Brotherly Love. New York's quest for their 27TH[...]

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Let the Cubs Organizational Meetings Begin

post from ChicagoCubsOnline.com on 03 November 2009 01:30:00 AM. © ChicagoCubsOnline.com

The Cubs' organizational meetings begin Tuesday in Mesa, Arizona and run through Friday with more than ninety members of the Cubs' organization converging on Fitch Park ... from scouts to minor league coaches and coordinators to Oneri Fleita to Jim Hendry to Lou Piniella and his coaching staff. Tom Ricketts and Crane Kenney will also be in attendance and are expected to meet with Mesa City officials as well as Governor Jan Brewer while they are in Arizona about the organization's future in the area.

With baseball's off-season officially being delayed at least a couple of more days with the Phillies forcing Game Six of the Series back in New York on Wednesday, here is the latest from the mill ... including more on "Movin' Milton" that may include Akinori Iwamura.

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Phillies Push Series Back To Bronx

post from The Passion of Baseball on 03 November 2009 12:34:00 AM. © The Passion of Baseball

The Chase Continues: Chase Utley's 2 HR's help lead Philly to an 8-6 victory over the New York Yankees, cutting the Yankee lead to 3-2, and heading back to the Bronx for Game 6.

The Philadelphia Phillies definitely have no quit in them, and they have no desire to see this season end quite yet. On the strength of two Chase Utley home runs and the gutsy display of pitching by Cliff Lee, the Phillies stave off elimination by defeating the New York Yankees, 8-6. Utley, who tied the World Series record for most homers in a World Series, was stoic about the moment. "Obviously, it's great company," Utley said. "At some point, not right now, maybe I'll look back on it and see what kind of special moment it is. But right now our goal is to win two more games." Lee once again stymied the Yankees, pitching into the eighth inning, giving way to Chan Ho Park and Ryan Madson, who earned the save. Lee, who is now 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA in five postseason starts, has said he will be available for Game 7 on 2 days' rest. Considering the fact that Philly is 2-0 with Lee on the mound and 0-3 otherwise, it just may be their best option. Meanwhile, the Phillies will hand the ball to Pedro Martinez for Game 6 on Wednesday night.

Apropos of nothing: Eric Hinske, with an appearance in last night's game, tied a Major League record by appearing in 3 consecutive World Series with 3 different teams (Don Baylor, 1986-88).

Ryan Howard tied the Major League record for most strikeouts in one World Series (Willie Wilson, 1980), with his 12th punchout.

The old Yankee stadium, which opened in 1923 and closed last year, was home to exactly 100 World Series games for the New York Yankees.

Bleacher seats for Game 6 at Yankee Stadium are currently available on StubHub for a starting price of $489.

I have been to exactly one World Series game in my life, and it happened to be Game 7 of the 1975 World Series between the Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. I still cringe whenever I see or hear Joe Morgan, who drove in the Series winning run by blooping a single to center field, scoring Pete Rose. Jim Burton, the losing pitcher, threw an absolutely nasty slider to Morgan, who literally threw his bat at the ball, blooping it in front of Freddie Lynn.

It will be interesting to see what the TV ratings were for last night's competition between Fox' broadcast of Game 5, and ESPN's broadcast of NFL Monday Night Football between Saints-Falcons.

For those viewers who continually tweet about being angry that House and Lie To Me were pre-empted by the World Series? Get a life !!

Interesting tidbit about Cliff Lee... He is the first pitcher in World Series history to pitch a complete game, strike out ten, not walk a batter and allow no earned runs (Game 1).

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Negative Team WAR - 2009 Edition

post from Beyond the Box Score on 03 November 2009 12:32:00 AM. © Beyond the Box Score

More photos » by Charlie Riedel - AP "Come on Jose, we all know you suck, but you are scamming 12 mill a year. You could be getting[...]

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Royals Links: Is a Zack Greinke Cy Young Imminent

post from Royals Review on 03 November 2009 12:15:00 AM. © Royals Review

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Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke smiles and looks at the scoreboard after getting Chicago White Sox's Jim Thome to swing at a pitch during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Is Greinke about to become the 2009 Cy Young? (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Are we building up to a Zack Greinke Cy Young? Greinke picked up another award late last week, seemingly building momentum for his 2009 Cy Young campaign... only that the voting for the Cy took place weeks ago and is already decided.

Only time will tell.

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Phillies Send Series Back to Bronx

This time, Joe Girardi?s decision before the game cost the Yankees the win.A.J. Burnett was sent[...]

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This one is on AJ. They show fight, but fall
short..

Not much to say about this one. It was rough to watch. Cliff Lee wasn’t at his best, but it was enough for his team to win.AJ Burnett was shellacked for 6 runs over 2 innings. The bullpen looked fantastic up until Phil Coke entered the game, giving up a solo blast to Utley and [...]

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10 Things We Learned About Baseball In October

Not only is October the best month on the baseball calendar, it’s also the busiest. Besides the playoffs, you have general managers being fired and hired, you have managers being fired and hired, and you already start to hear some free agent and trade rumblings.This October was no different. Let’s take a look at 10 [...]

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