With Age Comes a Big Bat

Dreadlocks! Beards! MVPs! Saves! Your Guide to NLCS Hyperbole

Posted 10/9/2008 on FanHouse

Somehow, the MLB playoffs just aren't dramatic enough for the people charged with announcing them. As if simply describing what's happening in front of them isn't enough, baseball announcers tend to go far past the realm of reality during the playoffs. This hyperbolic tendency is what gave rise ...

Which Dodgers Scare You? It May Not Be Who You Think

Posted 10/9/2008 on The Good Phight

Dodgers fans and the national media are in a tizzy over Los Angeles' now complete lineup.  No longer are they giving plate appearances to Andruw Jones, Juan Pierre, and Nomar Garciaparra.  Instead, they have Manny Ramirez, Casey Blake, and Rafael Furcal.  Along with Matt Kemp, ...

Casey at the Bat

Posted 10/8/2008 on Nick & Nick's Twins Blog

I've spent the last two days discussing the pros and cons relating to a couple of potential offseason free agent targets for the Twins. Today I will discuss one more, and it's a name that most fans around here should be familiar with: Casey Blake. He's spent the majority of his career in the AL ...

Somebody Pinch Me

Posted 10/3/2008 on Rockin' the Ravine

Is this happening? Are the Dodgers really up two games to none against the Cubs in the National League Division Series? It’s hard to believe, but we are just one game away from advancing to the NLCS after Thursday night’s 10-3 win. The Dodgers used the same ingredients to win game two that ...

Byrd, like CC, Blake, enjoys playoff ride

Published 10/3/2008 on Major League Baseball News

Paul Byrd, CC Sabathia and Casey Blake are all in the postseason. Just the way the Tribe had it all planned out. Well, not quite, all three are no longer with the Tribe. Byrd, assigned to a long relief role with Boston in the ALDS, finds the entire ...