Archive for October, 2007
Keys to Game 5 of the ALCS
By Peter Schiller Boston Red Sox Beckett needs to pitch like Mr. October (He’s done that so far in this post season) Need to get the human spark plug, Jacoby Ellsbury into the game to create some excitement like he did for most of September! He can steal bases, keeping them out of possible double plays [...]
ALCS Game 4 Wrap Up
By Peter Schiller Indians go up 3 – 1, Win 7 – 3 This game was a pitcher’s duel outside of 2 halves of an inning. The Red Sox pitched well through 4 innings yet again, but gave up another 7-run inning, this time in the 5th. Wakefield pitched well until he deflected a liner [...]
Pete’s Rose
By Mishael Schiller The Colorado Rockies are in the World Series?! The Colorado Rockies? They need to change their name to the Colorado Boulders! How would you like to be the Red Sox or Indians clawing it out in the American League while Todd Helton & Co. have the next 8 days to cool their [...]
League Championship Series Update
By Peter Schiller American League Indians Go Up 2 – 1 The story of this game was Jake Westbrook (1 – 1)! His sinkerball had the Red Sox batters pounding the ground with the ball, causing them to hit into 3 double plays in his 6.2 innings. He was a completely different pitcher than we [...]
Pete’s Rose…A Game of Inches…
By Mishael Schiller If you’re a baseball fan, you acknowledge that you’re subjecting yourself to a game of inches. For both Sox and Indians fans, game 3 was just that. Lofton’s HR was no bomb. . . it cleared by inches. Twice, the Red Sox had disciplined at bats and should have walked after they [...]
LCS Game 3 Notes
By Peter Schiller NLCS Post Game 3 Notes Colorado Rockies Lead this Series 3 – 0 Last night’s National League Championship Series game added yet another Rox hero to the list. This time the heroics came from the bat of catcher Yorvit Torrealba, who just this year broke the 100 game mark after breaking into [...]
Two Down In the LCS
National League The Rockies lead the series 2 – 0 So far, it looks as if the Rox are just bound and determined to represent the NL in the World Series. They dominated game 1, winning 5 to 1, beating the Diamondback’s Ace Brandon Webb (NL Cy Young candidate) while in the other dugout, Rox [...]
This Just In…
Dusty Baker has just agreed to become the next manager for the Reds. Apparently, the Reds are trying to improve their image by hiring the high profile Baker who last managed in the NL Central for the Cubs! Help support Baseball Reflections and buy me a coffee with PayPal!
October News
Some of the Top Stories of this week Leo Mazzone was let go by the Orioles today with one year left on his contract. For more on this, please see Baseball Musings, “No Mazzone” The Pirates fired manager Jim Tracy last week. They seem to be going in a new direction with a new GM [...]
2007 ALCS Preview
2007 ALCS Preview By Peter Schiller Players to watch in this series: Boston Red Sox Starting Pitchers: Josh Beckett: is a BIG time playoff pitcher and one of the top Cy Young Award Candidates this year! He’s coming off a complete game, 4 hit shutout with 8K’s in game 1 of the ALDS & will [...]
Pete’s “Rose” (My Wife’s Reflections)
By Mishael Schiller It doesn’t make any logical sense, when you think about it: 25 men in uniforms hold the hopes of a city, state or region in their hands. A select military group? No. I’m talking about a baseball team. Every year I promise myself that I’m not going to get emotionally involved. During [...]
2007 NLCS Preview
2007 NLCS Preview By Peter Schiller **Playoff Note: The Rockies, as a team, voted that a share of the money they generate from the playoffs will go to Mandy Coolbaugh, the wife of the late Mike Coolbaugh a minor league coach in the Rox organization who died after being struck in the head with a lined [...]
AL 4 to 2 part 2
The Bronx Bombers Bombed! By Peter Schiller Once again, the highest payroll in baseball is eliminated in the first round! If I was Brian Cashman, and I was concerned with winning in the postseason, I would let A-Rod walk. His HR in game 4 of the ALDS was his first RBI in the post season [...]
AL 4 to 2 part 1
What was LA’s Story? Red Sox Sweep! By Peter Schiller Let’s be real here, with the Angels injuries that they had going into this series to Colon, Matthews, Anderson (although he did play some, but was obviously hampered), Vlad had to carry this team & the Boston pitching & coaching staff knew it! They gave [...]
NL 4 to 2
What Happened in Chicago & Philly? By Peter Schiller Chicago’s Downfall The NLDS between the Arizona Diamondbacks & the Chicago Cubs boiled down the no-frills youth movement of the Diamondbacks. The Cubs bats just fell asleep! They were out-hit in BA a mediocre .266 to a dreadful .194; they were out slugged .532 to a [...]
Baseball Reflections Introduction:
Baseball Reflections: Where Old School Baseball Meets Sabermetrics By Peter Schiller Welcome to my Baseball Blog! It is my hope & intention to provide a site that is factual, analytical, yet still fun and entertaining. I will be posting periodic trivia, the latest goings on in Major League Baseball (MLB ), introspective articles on the [...]
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