Archive for October 16th, 2009
We are giving away Bears and Jets tickets!
Friday, October 16th, 2009 | Free Ticket Giveaway, NFL | No Comments
We know that the last year has been tough for a lot of people, so we decided it was time to giveaway some free stuff. We are giving away NFL tickets to two games. The Bears on Dec 6th and for all of our east coast fans the Jets on Nov 29th. All you have to do is go to our web site and sign up. Tell as many people as you want, who knows if they win they might take you with to the game!
Sign up for the Chicago Bears here
Sign up for the New York Jets here
Phillies Deliver Knock Out Punch – Take Game 1 over Dodgers 8-6
Friday, October 16th, 2009 | Brad Lidge, Carlos Ruiz, Clayton Kershaw, Cole Hamels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Raul Ibanez, Sports | No Comments
The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 8-6 in Game 1 of the NLCS to take a 1-0 lead in the best of 7 series – home field advantage right back to Philly. For the 1st 4 innings, it looked like we were going to have a pitcher’s duel between Cole Hamels and Clayton Kershaw. Up until that point, the Dodgers led the Phillies 1-0 with the lone run scoring on a solo home run by James Loney in the 2nd inning.
But with the 5th inning came an explosion of offense – - Carlos Ruiz’s 3-run bomb to deep left gave the Phillies a 3-1 lead and Ryan Howard’s 2-run double increased that lead to 5-1.
But the Dodgers answered right back in the bottom of the inning with 3 runs of their own – 1 run on Andre Ethier’s RBI groundout and 2 runs on Manny Ramirez’s 2-run bomb to deep left center. 5-4 Phillies on top.
It looked like the Phillies had put the game away for good in the top of the 8th inning when Raul Ibanez’s 3-run HR gave the Phillies an 8-4 lead. But the Dodgers answered in the bottom of the inning with 2 runs on a Russell Martin RBI single and a Rafael Furcal sacrifice fly.
Give some props to Brad Lidge for closing out the game in the 9th inning. We only know about Lidge’s struggles in 2009 – 0-8 record, 7.21 ERA, 31 saves but 11 blown saves. But after a lead-off single by Matt Kemp, Lidge induced a Casey Blake double play to pick up 2 quick outs. And even after a James Loney walk, Lidge buckled down and got Ronnie Belliard to pop out to end the game. Despite shaken confidence during the regular season, Lidge has earned the save in 3 of the 4 Phillies wins in the 2009 post-season, and he has yet to give up a run in 2 1/3 innings pitched.
Hamels notched the win, despite giving up 4 ER on 8 hits and 1 walk in 5 1/3 innings. Kershaw struggled with his control too much on Thursday night – walking 5 and giving up 5 ER on 4 hits without even making it out of the 5th inning.
The 2 teams won’t have much time to dwell on Game 1, as they square off in Game 2 at 4:07PM EST today on TBS. Pedro Martinez will take the bump for the Phillies against Vincent Padilla of the Dodgers. It will mark Martinez’s 1st post-season start since he won a World Series game for the Boston Red Sox back in 2004. It becomes a must-win for the Dodgers who do not want to go down 2-0 to the Phillies having to face ace Cliff Lee in Game 3 back in Philadelphia on Sunday…
NHL Scores
Friday, October 16th, 2009 | NHL | No Comments
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MLB Scores
Friday, October 16th, 2009 | MLB | No Comments
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Philadelphia (1-0) « | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| L.A. Dodgers (0-1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
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W: C. Hamels (1-1) L: C. Kershaw (0-1)
S: B. Lidge (3) HR: PHI – C. Ruiz (1), R. Ibanez (1) LA – J. Loney (1), M. Ramirez (1) |
ALCS Starts Tonight – Sabathia, Yankees v. Lackey, Angels
Friday, October 16th, 2009 | CC Sabathia, Joe Girardi, John Lackey, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mike Scioscia, MLB, New York Yankees, Sports | No Comments
The New York Yankees will square off against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2009 ALCS that begins tonight at the New Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. What a way to usher in a new era in a new stadium – with a potential October/November World Series run.
Angels Manager Mike Scioscia has decided to go with veteran starter John Lackey. Lackey dominated the Red Sox in Game 1 of the ALDS, pitching 7 1/3 scoreless innings and leading the Angels to a convincing 5-0 victory that set the tone for the series. In 12 career post-season games (10 starts), Lackey has gone 3-3 with a spectacular 3.02 ERA. Lackey even won Game 7 of the 2002 World Series as a major league rookie.
Yankees Manager Joe Girardi has hinted that he might go with a 3-man rotation – CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettite. Sabathia will start in Game 1 of the ALCS tonight. After a rough final start to the season (9 runs on 8 hits in just 2 2/3 innings against the Rays), Sabathia looked like himself in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Minnesota Twins. Sabathia gave up just 1 ER on 8 hits over 6 2/3 solid innings. He struck out 8 as well. The Yankees are hoping to get off to a quick start with Sabathia and Burnett pitching well at home.
Catch it all tonight at 7:57PM EST on Fox.
