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Inconsistency of lineup, Gerrit Cole ultimately doomed Yankees
NY Daily News - 6 Oct 2021 16:24
The offense was frustrating all year from start to finish.
How the Cardinals went from 1.3% postseason odds to playing the defending champs tonight
ESPN - 6 Oct 2021 15:16
Instead of playing for next year, St. Louis decided to add at the trade deadline. Its reward? A 17-game win streak and a wild-card date with the Dodgers.
Yankee offense hits wall, doomed by base-running blunder in AL Wild Card loss to Red Sox
NY Daily News - 6 Oct 2021 07:21Robinson, oldest former MLB player, dies at 100
ESPN - 6 Oct 2021 03:51
Eddie Robinson, the last surviving player from the 1948 World Series champion Cleveland Indians who also went on to be GM of the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves, has died at age 100.
Brewers' Burnes to start NLDS opener vs. Braves
ESPN - 6 Oct 2021 03:51
The Brewers announced on Tuesday that right-hander Corbin Burnes (11-5, 2.43 ERA) will start the opening game of the NLDS Friday against the Braves, and that fellow right-hander Brandon Woodruff (9-10, 2.56) will start G...
Eddie Robinson, former GM and oldest former MLB player, dies at 100
NY Daily News - 6 Oct 2021 02:28
Eddie Robinson, the oldest living former major league player whose more than six decades in professional baseball included being general manager for two teams, has died. He was 100.
Bronx product Andrew Velazquez goes from minor league contract to starting at shortstop for Yankees in AL Wild Card game
NY Daily News - 6 Oct 2021 02:19Astros tap LHP Valdez as Game 2 starter in ALDS
ESPN - 6 Oct 2021 00:40
The Houston Astros have named left-hander Framber Valdez to be their starting pitcher in Game 2 of the ALDS against the Chicago White Sox.
Anthony Rizzo batting leadoff for Yankees in AL Wild Card game against Red Sox, who plug Kyle Schwarber in top spot
NY Daily News - 6 Oct 2021 00:38Yankees Notebook: Brett Gardner heads into an uncertain offseason
NY Daily News - 6 Oct 2021 19:41
Twelve years ago, a wide-eyed Brett Gardner soaked in a Yankee World Series celebration at the end of his age-25 season.
Theo Epstein out of running for Mets front office
NY Daily News - 6 Oct 2021 18:49
Epstein was the white whale in the Mets' search for a president.
Aaron Boone's status is first question of Yankees' offseason, but not biggest
NY Daily News - 6 Oct 2021 16:09
Boone said Tuesday that whatever his future holds, he's at peace with it.
A fan's guide to abiding the LOL Mets
ESPN - 6 Oct 2021 15:02
Chaos surrounded the Mets, among the postseason favorites once upon a spring, and as a devoted chronicler reported out the team's final month, he found that all the chemistry in the world couldn't stop the inevitable.
Red Sox oust Yanks to win wild card, make ALDS
ESPN - 6 Oct 2021 06:34
Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber homered off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, and Nathan Eovaldi took a shutout into the sixth inning to help the Boston Red Sox beat New York 6-2 Tuesday night in the AL wild-card game.
Roberts says Kershaw, Muncy don't need surgery
ESPN - 6 Oct 2021 03:51
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says Tommy John surgery is "not on the table" for ace Clayton Kershaw and that he is hoping first baseman Max Muncy can rejoin the team later this month.
Curse of 1978? Massachusetts lottery numbers have spooky Yankees-Red Sox connection
ESPN - 6 Oct 2021 03:40
The Red Sox faithful are no strangers to curses and the like. They're also aware of what occurred when Boston faced the New York Yankees in a win-or-go-home game in 1978. Which is why Monday's Massachusetts State Lottery...
Gerrit Cole gives up two early homers, lasts just 2-plus innings in win-or-go home wild card game vs. Red Sox
NY Daily News - 6 Oct 2021 03:32
You don't pay a pitcher $324 million for two innings in a playoff game.
MLB's Wild-Card Game Is Loved and Loathed
The New York Times - 6 Oct 2021 01:02
Teams hate the single-elimination wild-card game because the stakes are so high. But whatever you think of the format, the pull for fans is irresistible.
Nats bring back SS Escobar with 1-year deal
ESPN - 6 Oct 2021 00:40
Shortstop Alcides Escobar agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract on Tuesday to stay with the Washington Nationals next season.
McClanahan, Baz to kick off Rays' ALDS rotation
ESPN - 6 Oct 2021 00:40
Left-hander Shane McClanahan and rookie Shane Baz will start the first two games of the ALDS for the Rays, who then will "highly likely" turn to Drew Rasmussen for Game 3.
Eddie Robinson, Baseball Lifer Who Outlived His Peers, Dies at 100
The New York Times - 6 Oct 2021 00:37
He was a power-hitting All-Star in a career of more than 60 seasons as a player, executive, coach and scout. He had been the oldest living former major leaguer.