Ron Gardenhire was still miffed about a fair ball ruled foul when the Minnesota Twins manager was asked whether Major League Baseball should extend the use of instant replay. "I can't make that decision for them," he said. "We had six umpires out there. I think, right, six? Six umpires." Now count the blown calls, missed balls and baserunning pratfalls this week.
Archive for October 10th, 2009
Cards ousted after being first to clinch (AP)
Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals got a boost from a couple of solid midseason acquisitions and wrapped up the NL Central with a week left in the regular season. They never regained their edge. St. Louis was the first National League team to clinch a playoff spot and the first to be eliminated in the postseason.
BoSox back home for must-win vs. Angels (AP)
The Boston Red Sox had history on their side going into their AL division series with the Los Angeles Angels. Now they need hits. The four the Red Sox managed in each of their two losses probably won't be enough in Game 3 on Sunday. And they'll probably need more than one run — their total in those two games — to avoid a sweep.
Phillies go to Happ over Pedro in Game 3 (AP)
The cold and snow in Colorado scrapped plans for Pedro Martinez's first postseason start in five years. Game 3 of the Philadelphia-Colorado playoff series was postponed a day because of weather Saturday better suited for cross country skiing. About an hour before the scheduled start it was 24 degrees.
Carpenter would start on 3 days’ rest (AP)
Chris Carpenter will start on three days' rest if the St. Louis Cardinals make it to Game 4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It's a tactic that's mostly been a failure during manager Tony La Russa's 14 seasons in St. Louis. "What have we got to lose anyway?" Carpenter said Saturday.
Injured Twins 3B Tolbert off ALDS roster (AP)
The Minnesota Twins have taken third baseman Matt Tolbert off their division series roster due to a strained left oblique muscle. Tolbert was injured on a check swing during a second-inning at-bat in Game 2 against the New York Yankees. He remained in the game Friday night and hit what should have been an RBI single with two outs in the fourth inning, but baserunner Carlos Gomez was tagged out…
Trial in Adenhart murder case delayed (AP)
The trial of a man charged with driving drunk and killing Los Angeles pitcher Nick Adenhart has been delayed for six months at the request of his new defense attorney. On Friday, Superior Court Judge Richard Toohey rescheduled the trial for 22-year-old Andrew Thomas Gallo to April 19, 2010, to give Deputy Public Defender Bryan Harris time to prepare a defense.
Red Sox pushed to brink of elimination (AP)
The lack of offense from David Ortiz to start the season has returned to haunt him in the playoffs. His Boston Red Sox teammates are looking just as punchless. And it's proving costly, with Boston facing elimination after losing 4-1 to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. The club that has owned the Angels in the playoffs most of this decade heads east trailing 0-2 in the best-of-5 AL series.
Weaver, Izturis help Angels to 2-0 lead (AP)
Jered Weaver followed in John Lackey's day-old footsteps throughout the night, all the way to his final triumphant walk off the Angel Stadium mound. He even waved his cap at the standing, cheering crowd with nearly the same sweep of his arm. With Weaver picking up right where Lackey left off for the Los Angeles Angels, not even Josh Beckett could keep the Boston Red Sox off the brink of playoff…
