In the MLB playoffs, the Boston Red Sox sent the Tampa Bay Rays packing yesterday, defeating the Rays 3-1 and take the series three games to one. They will enjoy a few days of rest as they watch the outcome of the Detroit Tigers and Oakland A’s series, now tied at 2 games apiece, after the Tigers got past the A's yesterday, 8-6. The deciding game 5 of that series will be played tomorrow.
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals duke it out in game five of their division series tonight in St. Louis. First pitch will be at 8:07 pm. Adam Wainwright will be on the mound for the Cardinals, Gerrit Cole will toe the rubber for the Pirates.
Here are the game capsules and summaries for both the National League and American League divisional series:
Today
Pirates @ Cardinals (Series tied, 2-2)
Gerrit Cole vs Adam Wainwright 8:00 pm TBS
Tomorrow
Tigers @ A’s (A’s lead series 2-1)
Justin Verlander vs (Sonny Gray or Bartolo Colon) 5:00 pm TBS
Here is the complete post season schedule in MLB:
In other baseball news,
For all the Yankee fans out there, here are five reasons to believe in next year’s Yankees:
Hal Steinbrenner comments about the Yankee universe in general, including Robinson Cano and Joe Girardi:
My take on Cano: Robinson Cano is a great player, the best player on the Yankees. However, 10 years and $305 million is too much to pay. Cano is 31 years old, and a contract until the age of 41 is not feasible. If I am a GM, nothing more than a 6 year deal would be on the table for Cano. 6 years, $150 million sounds right to me.
The Angels keep manager Mike Scioscia and GM Jerry Dipoto
Why do baseball players talk into their gloves?
TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Even a hobbled Miguel Cabrera makes a huge difference. Last night, Miggy set a new postseason record by reaching base in his 28th consecutive postseason game. Who held the record before Cabrera? The answers comes later, alligator.
Let’s go to the gridiron:
Here is this week’s schedule in the NFL, along with the early point spreads. The Dolphins and the Atlanta Falcons are off this week.
THURSDAY
NY Giants @ Chicago -6 1/2 8:25 pm NFL Network
YESTERDAY
Cincinnati @ Buffalo +5 1/2 1:00 pm CBS
Oakland @ Kansas City -9 1/2 1:00 pm CBS
Pittsburgh @ NY Jets -3 1:00 pm CBS
Detroit @ Cleveland +3 1:00 pm FOX
Carolina @ Minnesota -1 1:00 pm FOX
Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay +1 1:00 pm FOX
St. Louis @ Houston -9 1:00 pm FOX
Jacksonville @ Denver -27 4:05 pm CBS
Tennessee @ Seattle -13 4:05 pm CBS
New Orleans @ New England -3 4:25 pm FOX
Arizona @ San Francisco -13 4:25 pm FOX
Washington @ Dallas -6 8:30 pm NBC
MONDAY
Indianapolis @ San Diego -2 8:30 pm ESPN
I will have my pick for the Thursday night game tomorrow, and the rest of the picks on Friday. My season numbers so far are: 20-14-2 against the spread, and 25-11 straight up. Good, but not good enough.
Here is the schedule for this week’s games, which begin on Thursday, with the NY Giants visiting the Chicago Bears.
The Fins have their bye week this week. In other Dolphin news:
Armando Salguero has more:
In other NFL news, the league is considering eliminating the fourth preseason game and adding two more playoff teams. Good idea, especially since the players union don’t want to just switch the last two preseason games to expand the regular season to 18 games.
Here’s ESPN’s NFL Nation Blog, with more news from all around the league:
Of course, we can all continue to sleep at night, knowing full well that Aaron Hernandez remains in jail, where he belongs.
In college football:
The Canes are off this week. Manny Navarro and Susan Miller Degnan have all the latest from Coral Gables:
Here’s the latest from FIU, courtesy of David J. Neal:
Here’s the latest from Tallahassee and FSU:
From Gainesville and the University of Florida:
Here are the NCAA Football rankings for this week. Florida State moves up to #6, Miami is #13, and the Gators are #17:
Here is the complete schedule in College Football for week 7, including TV listings:
Let’s talk hoops. The Heat’s next preseason game will be tomorrow night, in Detroit, against the Pistons. Here is the Heat’s complete preseason schedule:
In other Heat news,
In the NHL, the Florida Panthers lost to Philadelphia last night, and their goalie was injured in the process:
George Richards has all the latest on the Panthers:
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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Even a hobbled Miguel Cabrera makes a huge difference. Last night, Miggy set a new postseason record by reaching base in his 28th consecutive postseason game. Who held the record before Cabrera?
Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies reached base 27 straight games from 2007 to 2009.
Behave yourselves, and always remember that tomorrow will bring us a brand new day.
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