Monthly Archives: September 2008

NY Mets flop on final day again, miss Major League playoffs (GMA News)

NEW YORK - Doomed by a dreadful bullpen that failed them again in Major League Baseball Sunday, the New York Mets completed their second consecutive September slide with a 4-2 loss to Florida that knocked them out of playoff contention in the final game at Shea Stadium.

1 playoff spot left, Major League season goes extras (GMA News)

For the first time since 1982, when it was a member of the American League (AL) and well before wild cards even existed, Milwaukee is going to the Major League Baseball playoffs.

A Roller-Coaster Ride To The End Of Baseball (NPR)

NPR’s Tom Goldman speaks to host Andrea Seabrook about the end of Major League Baseball’s regular season and the playoff picture.

Today in Major League Baseball (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

The White Sox send Mark Buehrle (14-12) to the mound with their playoff hopes possibly on the line. A tall order, too, going against Cliff Lee (22-3) and the Indians.

Pirates and Top Pick Close In on Deal - New York Times

New York Magazine

Pirates and Top Pick Close In on DealNew York Times, United States - Sep 23, 200815, the parties disagreed over exactly when he gave his approval and whether Major League Baseball broke any rules by extending the deadline past midnight …Bucs ink No. 2 overall pick Alvarez MLB.comGoing out on Lidge for MVP Rocky Mountain [...]

Janice Ann’s Journal: ‘Big’ Max Alvis gets a major league tribute (The Lufkin Daily News)

A trip of “major” significance for Max Alvis and his family was when they joined his brother David Alvis (who works for Temple) and his family and their parents, Honey and Max Alvis, for a baseball weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. “Big” Max of Jasper played for the Cleveland Indians in the 1960s. The Wahoo Club [...]

This date in baseball: September 28 (The Kansas City Star)

1919: In the shortest nine-inning game in major league history, 51 minutes, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1.

Giants, Lincecum lose case (San Jose Mercury News)

Major League Baseball denied the Giants’ appeal to change a scoring decision from Tuesday’s game, a decision that effectively will cost Tim Lincecum the ERA title.

Baseball league to hold HR derby (The Brunswick News)

The Robinson Baseball League, an 18-and-over men’s league begun by St. Simons Island mortgage broker Rob Robinson, will hold a home run derby on Oct. 4 at Edo Miller Park.The derby, to be set up in much the same manner as major league baseball’s home run derby, will begin at 11 a.m. at the park [...]

Major League Baseball (The Uniontown Herald Standard)

Phillies move closer to clinching NL East title