Submit a Story!
Get the BallHype iPhone App
Three Dead Days (And Problems With Replay)
Three Dead Days (And Problems With Replay)
Good morning, Fackers. Last night Huston Street joined Ryan Franklin, Joe Nathan and Jonathan Papelbon among the club of closers who gagged games in this year's LDSes, and alongside Paps did so in a game that would have kept the series alive. Praise be to Mo. In the process, Street allowed the ...
MLB League Division Series Sees 5% Increase in Attendance from 2008
MLB League Division Series Sees 5% Increase in Attendance from 2008
bizofbaseball.com — Select the image above to see complete attendance stats for the 2009 League Division Series With the... Phillies coming from behind in the 9th, and winning Game 4 of the NLDS against the Rockies 5-4, the 2009 League Division Series comes to a close and baseball fans will look ... (more) MLB League Division Series Sees 5% Increase in ...
Closing Time
yankees.lhblogs.com — While watching Huston Street fall apart in the ninth inning of the Rockies-Phillies game, it got me... thinking about what an awful postseason this has so far been for some of the top closers in the game. Street saved 35 games this year and had a 0.91 ... (more) Closing Time
fourths of MLB LDS series end in three game sweeps
fourths of MLB LDS series end in three game sweeps
tvbythenumbers.com — Fenway Park Update : with the Yankees three game sweep of the Twins, it’s now three out... of four LDS series that have been three game sweeps. First, the Los Angeles Dodgers swept St. Louis in three games and now the Los Angeles Angels have swept the ... (more) fourths of MLB LDS series end in three game sweeps
Comments
Blog Reactions

Bud Selig: Postseason Punching Bag
The Sporting Blog — The baseball playoffs are in full swing, so obviously it's time for every American sportswriter to point his cursor at Bud Selig. Baseball is flawed! It's too cold! No small markets! The umps stink! You're a bum! And so forth ... Last year, writers crushed Selig for the weather. Delaying a World Series game for two hours before cutting another in half and playing on two separate days did not curry any favor in the media for Selig, as it seemed Mother Nature has a better PR firm than MLB. This year, Selig has already dealt with his share of ...

Related Content
Quick Review of Yesterday's Games: ALDS Weekend
noyoureatowel.net 10/12/2009 — New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins Game 2 - Yankees 4, Twins 3 (11 innings) : What more can I say? I was there ! So were 50,006 which was a new record for the New Yankee Stadium as the Stadium shook on multiple occasions . Matt Tolbert's oblique strain was the worst thing that happened to ...
NQTC Postseason Predictions
notqualifiedtocomment.com 10/8/2009 — So these are a day late, but we’re predicting nonetheless. You’ll have to forgive Stormin’ Norman and me because our teams didn’t exactly have uplifting seasons. The Cubs can’t even see the expectations that were set for this season from where they plateaued and ...
ALDS Postseason Predictions
noyoureatowel.net 10/7/2009 — Time again for my expert MLB predictions: Minnesota Twins @ New York Yankees: Is it better to be hot or to be a better team? Minnesota has now won 17 out of 21 to get into the playoffs and their similarities to the 2007 Rockies are eerily close. They have one of the best hitters in baseball, a ...
Angels and Yankees Advance - Phillies Inch Closer
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 10/12/2009 — Are the Angels the new 2004 Red Sox? After getting a long history of failing to beat the Red Sox in the playoffs off their backs with a rousing defeat of their nemesis, the Angels will face the Yankees in the American League Championship Series. The Yankees beat an over matched Twins' team and ...
FDH Lounge: 2009 ALDS/NLDS Preview
outsidetheboxscore.blogspot.com 10/5/2009 — The one word that sums up this forthcoming October like no other is “continuity.” One factor that I like to examine each year (by the way, here are links to the 2008 and 2007 playoff previews) centers around star players making their postseason debuts. Last year, I counted 14 such players (as ...
And Then There Were 4
morehardball.blogspot.com 10/14/2009 — The MLB season started way back in April with 30 clubs vying for a postseason slot, and here we are in the middle of October with only 4 remaining. Many teams were knocked out of the playoff hunt early (Pirates, Orioles, Blue Jays, Royals, Indians, Athletics, Nationals, Mets, Reds, Astros, ...
Here Come The Yankees!
theballclub.blogspot.com 10/7/2009 — Lost in the shuffle of last night's scintillating play-in game was this little nugget. I haven't seen anything about it yet today so it may get glossed over, but if you were paying attention, you heard it. In the bottom of the 10th inning, the Twins had runners on 1st and 3rd with 1 out. Nick ...
Will the Yankees exorcise the Angels and Demons? (Part 1)
soxandpinstripes.com 10/13/2009 — Now the Yankees set out on the next step of the mission to 27. They have a familiar foe, a presence to the Yankees as the Yankees are to the Twins. A team they have not yet figured out in October whether it be home or away. This year was the first encouraging regular season when they figured ...
2009 League Championship Series Predictions
baseballreflections.com 10/15/2009 — OK, I admit I was 2 for 4 with my LDS predictions, but I thought I’d try it out again. ALCS Angels -vs- Yankees Angels ALDS recap: So who would have thought that the Angels pitching would both out pitch Boston’s starters AND completely shut down ...
TBS LDS Quotage From Sunday
fangsbites.com 10/12/2009 — Here is the quotage from TBS' coverage of three MLB League Division Series on Sunday, two of which were series clinchers. Notes from the MLB Postseason on TBS – Sun., Oct. 11, 2009 The MLB Postseason continues on TBS on Mon day , Oct . 12 beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET with ...
Howard, Phillies rally in 9th to reach NLCSBoston.com -- Baseball News 10/13/2009
Chase Utley ducked near second base. The rest of the Philadelphia Phillies never flinched. Ryan Howard hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning and scored on Jayson Werth's single as Philadelphia rallied past the Colorado Rockies 5-4 in ...
Phils rally in ninth, KO RockiesNY Post: Sports 10/13/2009
DENVER -- The collapsing closers club got another member last night when the Rockies' Huston Street blew the save in Game 4 of their NLDS with the Phillies. Street gave up three runs in the ninth to give the Phillies a dramatic 5-4 victory and a...
Howard, Phillies rally in 9th to reach NLCSExaminer Sports 10/13/2009
Chase Utley ducked near second base. The rest of the Philadelphia Phillies never flinched. Ryan Howard hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning and scored on Jayson Werth's single as Philadelphia rallied past the Colorado Rockies 5-4 in ...
Phillies rally in ninth, KO RockiesNY Post: Sports 10/13/2009
DENVER -- The collapsing closers club got another member last night when the Rockies' Huston Street blew the save in Game 4 of their NLDS with the Phillies. Street gave up three runs in the ninth to give the Phillies a dramatic 5-4 victory and a...
Analysis: The Phillies Are Definitely Ready for Prime TimeNYT > Baseball 10/13/2009
Philadelphia is as formidable as ever, showing the same resilience in edging the Rockies as it did in winning the World Series last fall.