Tag Archives: world series
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David Freese Walk-Off Homer Caps An Entertaining Game 6 Of The World Series (Video)
Nineteen total runs, eleven total innings, six home runs, and on two separate occasions the Texas Rangers found themselves one strike away from winning the World Series, only to have hits by David Freese in the bottom of the ninth and Lance Berkman in the bottom of the tenth spoil their celebration. And then came [...]
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Let’s All Watch Ron Washington Dance (Video)
The 2011 World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals has been an entertaining one, with two games finishing within one run, another finishing with a total of 23 runs, and the Rangers holding a 3-2 lead as the series shifts back to St. Louis for the final two games. But despite [...]
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9 Most Unlikely World Series MVPs
The 2011 World Series is in full swing, with the Rangers headed back to St. Louis for Game 6 with a 3-2 series lead over the Cardinals thanks to a huge 4-2 victory last night. And in such a tightly contested series—it looks like we have a pretty decent shot at a Game 7 for [...]
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Derek Holland Is A Man Of Many Impersonations (Video)
On Sunday night Rangers pitcher Derek Holland was giving us his best impersonation of Cliff Lee from last post-season, as he took to the mound and pitched 8.1 innings of two-hit baseball to lead his club to an important World Series Game 4 victory. Last night Holland had the night off on the mound, but [...]
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Dancing Rangers Grounds Crew Member Has Some Killer Moves (Video)
The Rangers were in need of a victory during Game 4 of the World Series last night, and they got exactly what they were looking for, as they beat the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 4-0 and evened their series at 2-2. That was enough to get everyone at the Rangers Ballpark in [...]
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Rangers Fan Ejected After Throwing Wiffle Ball Onto The Field (Video)
With the Texas Rangers trailing the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 14-6 in the bottom of the seventh inning during Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday, a few fans at the Ballpark in Arlington were looking to help their team anyway they could. For two fans seated along the front row [...]
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Elvis Andrus Was Flashing The Leather Last Night (Video)
While some great work in the field didn’t earn the Texas Rangers’ Elvis Andrus the “Stat Line of the Night,” it did earn his team the victory in Game 2 of the World Series. And it will also earn him his very own post, featuring two of his incredible plays with the glove that helped [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 21st) – Philadelphia Phillies
It was on this day in 1980 that the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-1 in Game 6 of the World Series. The win gave Philadelphia their first World Series title in franchise history. The Phillies made it to the World Series by winning the National League East by one game over the [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 13th) – Bill Mazeroski
It was on this day in 1960 that the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees in game seven of the World Series. Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning with a solo home run off of Yankees pitcher Ralph Terry. The Yankees entered the series as [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Never!
Since 1908, fans of the Chicago Cubs have been asking themselves “When,” as in “When will the next World Series come?” And with each passing year, it seems more and more likely that the answer to that question will be an emphatic “Never!” But as the image above indicates, that clearly won’t stop Cubs fans [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Sign Of The Apocalypse?
The Cubs have defeated the Yankees in the 2011 World Series? Where have I been for the past seven months? Who won the Stanley Cup and the NBA Championship? What else did I miss? Has hell frozen over? Are pigs flying yet? Perhaps I am dreaming? Or maybe I slipped into a coma last night [...]
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Giants Win! Oldest Fan Celebrates! Brian Wilson Wants To Rage! (PIC + VIDS)
Since obtaining the Giants MLB franchise from New York in 1958, the people of San Francisco have waited a long time to see their hometown team take home a World Series Championship. Last night, the Giants were awarded with their first since moving to the Bay area after defeating the Texas Rangers 3-1 during Game [...]
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1950s Civil Defense Movie Predicts World Series Game 2 Score (Video)
After creating a huge buzz last week, the Charlie Chaplin time traveler mystery was quickly debunked as the supposed cell phone turned out to be nothing more than an old hearing aid. Fair enough! But how do all these experts expect to explain the latest case of “time traveler sightings”, which was discovered during a [...]
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Giants Fans Brawl Inside McDonalds (Video)
I’m no detective, but I think I can figure out what caused this brawl to erupt at a San Francisco McDonalds following the Giants victory. A bunch of drunk fans were too cheap to buy some over-priced food at AT&T Park, so immediately following the game they all rushed over to the nearest McDonalds. Unfortunately, [...]
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Sweet October: The 9 Most Memorable World Series Moments
Rather than consisting of a constant flow of players moving up and down a basketball court or hockey rink, baseball’s roots are situational, with the memorable moments being defined not so much by the actions themselves as they are by the anticipation of the moment and the moments leading up to it. This has long [...]
