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10/14 - ALCS: Rays @ Yankees: Game 2
Andy Sonnanstine vs. Chien-Ming Wang

NEW YORK -- The Rays have now won the first two games of the 2008 ALCS. The Yankees scored their only two runs in the first with RBI doubles by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi. The Rays then came up big in the sixth with four runs. Akinori Iwamura and B.J. Upton hit back-to-back RBI doubles to tie the game, and Evan Longoria capped it off with a tw-run homer to take a two-run lead. The rest of the game was all homers as the Rays homered three straight innings; Rocco Baldelli with a solo homer in the seventh, B.J. Upton with a solo blast in the eighth, and Dioner Navarro with his own solo shot in the ninth as the Rays beat the Yankees two straight games.

Final Score:
Rays: 7
Yankees: 2


Andy Sonnanstine (W): 8 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Dan Wheeler: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Akinori Iwamura: 1-5, 2B, RBI, R
B.J. Upton: 3-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Evan Longoria: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
Dioner Navarro: 1-4, HR, RBI, R
Rocco Baldelli: 2-4, HR, RBI, R
Jason Bartlett: 1-4, R


Chien-Ming Wang (L): 5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Billy Traber: 3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Sanhueza*: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Bobby Abreu: 2-4, 2B, R
Alex Rodriguez: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R
Jason Giambi: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K



Brewers: 4 (2)
Reds: 1 (0)



Wow, I can't believe I'm beating the Yankees like this. I promise I didn't do anything to the settings for the playoffs; same settings as usual, the playoffs just must be lucky for me.

10/16 - ALCS: Yankees @ Rays: Game 3
Andy Pettitte vs. Derek Lowe

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays have finally lost a playoff game, losing in extra innings to the Yankees led by the bats of Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giabmi. B.J. Upton hit a solo homer in the first to get things started, but it was tied up in the second on a sacrifice groundout by Robinson Cano. Then in the sixth, Alex Rodriguez belted a two-run homer, and Jason Giambi also hit a solo shot to take a three-run lead. Then in the bottom of the sixth, Jason Bartlett brought that lead to two with a solo homer. Carl Crawford narrowed it to one in the seventh with a solo shot, and Akinori Iwamura gave the Rays the lead in the eighth with a two-run homer, but Hideki Matsui tied it up in the top of the ninth with a solo shot, and this game would remain tied until the thirteenth inning. Once again, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi homered in the same inning to give the Yankees the win.

Final Score:
Yankees: 7
Rays: 5
F/13


Andy Pettitte: 8.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
LaTroy Hawkins: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Joba Chamberlain (W): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Mariano Rivera (SV): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Johnny Damon: 1-6, R, K
Alex Rodriguez: 2-6, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Jorge Posada: 1-6, R, K
Jason Giambi: 4-6, 2 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Robinson Cano: 1-6, 2B, RBI, K
Hideki Matsui: 1-5, HR, RBI, R, K


Derek Lowe: 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Al Reyes: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Dan Wheeler: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Troy Percival: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Hideo Nomo (L): 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Akinori Iwamura: 1-6, HR, 2 RBI, R
B.J. Upton: 1-5, HR, RBI, R
Carl Crawford: 1-5, HR, RBI, R
Jason Bartlett: 2-5, HR, RBI, 2 R, K



Reds: 1 (0)
Brewers: 2 (3)



Dang. I had been keeping A-Rod and Giambi relatively quiet so far in this series, and they both just exploded in this game. I really lost focus in this game I can't let it happen again.

10/17 - ALCS: Yankees @ Rays: Game 4
Mike Mussina vs. Matt Garza

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are now one game away from winning their first pennant in franchise history. In the first inning, Alex Rodriguez belted a solo homer to left to give the Yankees an early one-run lead, but the Rays tied it up in the bottom of the inning with a fielder's choice allowing Akinori Iwamura to score from third, the Rays then took the lead in that inning on a wild pitch allowing Carlos Pena to score from third. The Rays scored twice more in the third on back-to-back solo jacks by Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria. The Rays then took a three-run lead in the fourth with an RBI single off the bat of Jason Bartlett. The Yankees then homered back-to-back innings in the fifth and six to narrow the lead; Hideki Matsui in the fifth, and Bobby Abreu in the sixth. B.J. Upton belted a solo homer in the seventh to go up by three, but then Alex Rodriguez hit a solo homer in the eighth, his second of the game. Then in the bottom of the inning, Akinori Iwamura came up with an RBI single to get that run back. Jason Giambi tried to spark something in the top of the ninth with a solo homer, but the Rays held on and are just one win away from winning the pennant.

Final Score:
Yankees: 5
Rays: 7


Mike Mussina (L): 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Carl Pavano: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Bobby Abreu: 1-4, HR, RBI, R
Alex Rodriguez: 2-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
Jason Giambi: HR, RBI, R, K, 2 BB
Hideki Matsui: 1-3, HR, RBI, R, BB


Matt Garza (W): 8 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Dan Wheeler (SV): 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Akinori Iwamura: 2-5, 2B, RBI, R
B.J. Upton: 2-5, 2B, HR, RBI, R
Carlos Pena: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Evan Longoria: 1-4, HR, RBI, R
Cliff Floyd: 2-4, R
Rocco Baldelli: 0-4, R
Jason Bartlett: 2-4, RBI



Reds: 3 (0)
Brewers: 5 (4)

10/18 - ALCS: Yankees @ Rays: Game 5
Phil Hughes vs. Scott Kazmir

ST. PETERSBURG -- THE TAMPA BAY RAYS ARE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES! They swept the Athletics, and they've beaten the Yankees four games to one and are going to the 2008 World Series to face the Milwaukee Brewers. The Rays scored three runs in the third; one on a sacrifice fly by B.J. Upton to bring home the runner from third, and Carlos Pena with a monster two-run homer to go up by three. B.J. Upton knocked in another in the fifth with an RBI single to take a four-run lead. The Yankees scored their only run in the sixth on a bases loaded infield single for Robinson Cano to bring home the runner from third. Scott Kazmir led the Rays in this one with a ten hit, one run complete game for the victory.

Final Score:
Yankees: 1
Rays: 4


Phil Hughes (L): 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Sanhueza*: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Johnny Damon: 2-4
Alex Rodriguez: 2-4, R
Robinson Cano: 2-4, RBI
Melky Cabrera: 2-4


Scott Kazmir (W): 9 IP, 10 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

Akinori Iwamura: 1-4, 2B, R
B.J. Upton: 2-3, 2 RBI
Carlos Pena: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
Rocco Baldelli: 1-3, R
Jason Bartlett: 2-3, R

congrats

you'll make easy work of the brewers after beating the Yankees

Yay!

I still can't believe I beat the Yankees! I discovered the secret to getting A-Rod and Giambi out was throw more fastballs than breaking balls. I don't think I've thrown a single slider this entire postseason, so in that last game, I went the entire game on just 4SFB and changeup, and maybe a couple 2SFB here and there.

10/22 - 2008 World Series Starts Tomorrow
The 2008 Major League Baseball World Series starts tomorrow, with the opening game in Milwaukee. It has been a long and difficult road for both teams to get to this point. Both teams are the Wild Card winners for their league, and both teams had to play division rivals in the LCS with better records than themselves. It's going to be a great series to see who comes out on top as the best team in baseball for 2008.


Tampa Bay Rays vs. Milwaukee Brewers

10/23 - World Series: Rays @ Brewers: Game 1
James Shields vs. Pachot*

MILWAUKEE -- The Rays have lost the opening game of the 2008 World Series in a Milwaukee slugfest. The Brewers scored three in the first with a lead-off homer by Ricky Weeks, later followed by a two-run shot off the bat of Bill Hall. The Rays then hit four homers in the fourth inning, going back-to-back twice. B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena hit back-to-back solo shots, and later in the inning, Dioner Navarro went back-to-back to take the lead. Prince Fielder put the Brewers ahead in the fifth with a three-run jack, but Carlos Pena tied it up in the eighth with a two-run shot, his second of the game. Ryan Braun homered in the bottom of the inning to give the Brewers the final lead as they win game one of the World Series.

Final Score:
Rays: 6
Brewers: 7


James Shields (L): 7 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Dan Wheeler: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Akinori Iwamura: 2-4, R
B.J. Upton: 1-4, HR, RBI, R, K
Carlos Pena: 2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Dioner Navarro: 1-4, HR, RBI, R
Rocco Baldelli: 1-4, HR, RBI, R


Pachot: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Manny Parra: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Brian Shouse (W): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Eric Gagne (SV): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Ricky Weeks: 2-4, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 R
Prince Fielder: 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Ryan Braun: 1-4, HR, RBI, R
Bill Hall: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
Manny Parra: 1-2, R, K

10/24 - World Series: Rays @ Brewers: Game 2
Andy Sonnanstine vs. Jeff Suppan

MILWAUKEE -- The Rays have now lost the first two games of the World Series to the Milwaukee Brewers. Carlos Pena belted a solo home run in the fourth to get the Rays on the board first, but in the fifth inning with the bases load, Mike Cameron jacked a grand slam to take a three-run lead. B.J. Upton blasted a solo homer in the sixth, but Corey Hart got that run back in the bottom of the inning with an RBI double. In the eighth inning, Carlos Pena hit an RBI double, but once again, the Brewers got that one back in the bottom of the inning with a Ryan Braun solo home run as the Brewers hang onto this lead to win.

Final Score:
Rays: 3
Brewers: 6


Andy Sonnanstine (L): 7 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Dan Wheeler: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Akinori Iwamura: 1-4, R, 2 K
B.J. Upton: 1-4, HR, RBI, R, 2 K
Carlos Pena: 3-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, R


Jeff Suppan (W): 6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Brian Shouse: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Eric Gagne (SV): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Ricky Weeks: 1-4, R
Mike Cameron: 1-4, HR, 4 RBI, R
Ryan Braun: 2-4, HR, RBI, 2 R
Corey Hart: 2-4, 2B, RBI
Craig Counsell: 1-3, R, 2 K
Jeff Suppan: 1-2, R

10/26 - World Series: Brewers @ Rays: Game 3
Yovani Gallardo vs. Derek Lowe

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Milwaukee Brewers are one game away from a four game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays in this World Series. Prince Fielder supplied the offense for the Brewers with two solo homers; one in the second, and another in the seventh. The only Rays run came in the bottom of the seventh on an Evan Longoria RBI double, but they couldn't come back to win this one as the Brewers go for the sweep tomorrow.

Final Score:
Brewers: 2
Rays: 1


Yovani Gallardo (W): 9 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Prince Fielder: 2-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, K, BB


Derek Lowe (L): 9 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

B.J. Upton: 1-4, R, K
Evan Longoria: 2-4, RBI

So much for easy work of the brewers
being down 3-0 and coming back is gonna be almost impossible but the Brew Crew have some strong bats like Fielder, Braun, Hart, Hardy, Cameron, Hall and sometimes Weeks

10/27 - World Series: Brewers @ Rays: Game 4
Dave Bush vs. Matt Garza

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Milwaukee Brewers have won the 2008 World Series, sweeping the Tampa Bay Rays four games straight. Both teams scored in the first; Prince Fielder with an RBI single for the Brewers, and Carlos Pena with a two-run homer to take the lead, but the Brewers tied it up in the fifth when Bill Hall belted a solo shot to left. The game would remain tied at two until the eleventh when Mike Cameron blasted a solo shot. Eric Gagne came on in the bottom of the inning to close it out.

Final Score:
Brewers: 3
Rays: 2
F/11


Dave Bush: 8.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Brian Shouse (W): 1.1, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Eric Gagne (SV): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Ricky Weeks: 1-5, R, K
Mike Cameron: 1-5, HR, RBI, R
Prince Fielder: 1-5, RBI
Bill Hall: 3-4, HR, RBI, R


Matt Garz (L): 10.1 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Al Reyes: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

B.J. Upton: 3-5, 2B, R
Carlos Pena: 1-5, HR, 2 RBI, R, K
Carl Crawford: 2-5, 2B

so much for that season, i hate losing in the playoffs

Retiring Players
Juan Castros (Mariners)
Mike DiFelice (Orioles)
Greg Norton (Mariners)
Jamie Burke (Mariners)
Gary Bennett (Dodgers)
Chris Gomez (Pirates)
So Taguchi (Phillies)
Chris Coste (Phillies)
Arthur Rhodes (Mariners)
Rudy Seanez (Mariners)
Alan Embree (Athletics)
Kent Mercker (Royals)
Great Clark (Rockies)
Doug Brocail (Astros)
Keiichi Yabu (Giants)
Tom Glavine (Padres)

Awards:

American League:
MVP: Jorge Posada (Yankees)
Pitcher of the Year: Dan Wheeler (Rays)
Hank Aaron Award: Jorge Posada (Yankees)
Relief Pitcher of the Year: Troy Percival (Rays)
Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria (Rays)

National League:
MVP: Dan Uggla (Marlins)
Pitcher of the Year: Roy Halladay (Braves)
Hank Aaron Award: Dan Uggla (Marlins)
Relief Pitcher of the Year: Francisco Rodriguez (Diamondbacks)
Rookie of the Year: Kosuke Fukudome (Cubs)

All-Star Game MVP: Yorvit Torrealba (Rockies)
World Series MVP: Prince Fielder (Brewers)