The San Francisco Giants secured a 3-1 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies in last night’s game.  They’ll look to put an end to the 2010 NLCS and get their ticket to the World Series and get the Phillies a one-way ticket back home.  If they are unable to succeed tonight then the Giants will travel to Philadelphia for a game on Sunday.

The Giants will put starting pitcher Tim Lincecum on the mound for Game 5 tonight.  Linecum has already achieved one win in the NLCS and will hope to achieve another postseason win.  In Game 1, he did allow two home runs in an inning that isn’t even worth talking about; however, he played well enough to get the Giants the first win of the NLCS.  Continue Reading…

The San Francisco Giants head into Game 4 of the 2010 NLCS with a 2-1 lead in the series against the Philadelphia Phillies.  The Giants will look to secure that lead with another win while the Phillies will look to tie the series.

The Giants, who have been out-pitching the Phillies in the Championship Series this year, will put left-handed 21-year-old rookie Madison Bumgarner on the mound for Game 4 tonight.  Against Atlanta in the clincher for the NLDS, he pitched six innings allowing only two runs.  Through the regular season, this first year starter went 7-6 with a 3.00 earned run average.  For the postseason, he is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA. Continue Reading…

Last night, the Texas Rangers handed it to the New York Yankees in the ALCS Game 4 ending with a final score of 10-3 in the Rangers favor.  This afternoon, the Rangers will look to complete Game 5 with a victory and have their ticket to the 2010 MLB World Series as they currently lead the series 3-1.

The Rangers will hand their fate over into the hands of starting pitcher C.J. Wilson, who pitched Game 1 of the 2010 ALCS.  Wilson is currently 1-0 in his two playoff starts with an ERA of 2.03.  In the 2010 ALDS Game 2 against the Tampa Bay Rays, he pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings.  Only two hits and two walks were allowed.  In the ALCS Game 1 against the Yankees, he allowed just three runs in a little over seven innings.  Tonight, he’ll look to pitch the game that he didn’t pitch then. Continue Reading…

The Texas Rangers lead the ALCS 2-1 over the New York Yankees.  They really need this third win tonight and if they can secure it, they’ll only need one more to win the ALCS.  The Rangers are going into the game with the exact lineup as they had in Game 3.

The Rangers will send Tommy Hunter to the mound for Game 4 – his last Game 4 in the ALDS was a 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in which he allowed three runs in four frames; therefore, leaving him in the postseason as 0-1 with an ERA of 4.50.  In September, he made a single start against New York allowing two runs over five innings.   Continue Reading…

If you are at work today and can’t get off by 4:00 p.m. ET or can’t get in front of a TV by that time then I’ve got bad news for you – you may very well miss the beginning of the 2010 NLCS Game 3 between the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies.

Heading into Game 3 Tuesday afternoon, the Phillies and the Giants are tied in the Championship Series.  In the first game the Giants took the Phillies in a victory of 5-4 but Game 2 on Sunday fell in the Phillies’ favor coming out in a victory of 6-1. Continue Reading…

Illegal hits shouldn’t be taken lightly whether it’s in the NFL or the NHL.  The NHL took action today by suspending forward Shane Doan of the Phoenix Coyotes for a total of three games due to an illegal, blindside hit to the Anaheim Ducks’ Dan Sexton’s head.  Along with this three-game suspension that Doan was handed by the NHL, he is also going to lose a chunk of his salary – more than $73,000.

The hit initially came in Sunday night’s game, in which the Phoenix Coyotes lost 3-2.  Referees can call these illegal hits during the game and issue in-game penalties, but many do not.  This was the case for this hit – Doan wasn’t penalized during the game but instead after the game. Continue Reading…

Game 3 of the 2010 ACLS gets under way tonight in New York at Yankee Stadium at 8:07 p.m. ET.  The Yankees will look to gain their second victory after being defeated during Game 2 on Saturday night.  The Rangers, on the other hand, will look for their second straight victory after winning Game 2.  The teams are currently tied for the postseason best of seven and they both have their best pitchers on the mound.

The Rangers will look to their ace pitcher, Cliff Lee.  For his two American League Division starts, he was 2-0 with an earned run average of 1.13.  In seven starts in the postseason, the 32-year-old left-handed ace is now 6-0 with an earned run average of 1.44.  Continue Reading…

The Detroit Lions went into today’s game with the New York Giants 1-4 with the Lions’ original starting quarterback Matthew Stafford dressed as the team’s No. 3 quarterback, who hasn’t played since the first half of Game 1 when he sprained his right shoulder.  That season opener ended in a loss for the Lions.

Next week is the bye week for the Lions and I don’t think Shaun Hill could be any happier about that.  Hill was injured in the first half of the game today, just prior to halftime.  He suffered a hit by Barry Cofield, a defensive tackle for the Giants, on an incomplete.  His left arm was hurt and he immediately ran to the locker room for an evaluation of his injured after the Lions called a timeout. Continue Reading…

After starting off well in the 2010 National League Championship Series, the San Francisco Giants will look to make a sweep of the first two games at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.  In Saturday night’s Game 1 of the NLCS, the Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3.  If the Giants can secure a second win tonight, they will head back to their home ground for Game 3 of the NLCS on Tuesday.

Tonight, the Giants will send starting left-handed pitcher Jonathan Sanchez to the mound.  Through the regular season, Sanchez was 13-9 with an earned run average of 4.26. Sanchez is 0-0 in the postseason with an earned run average of 1.23. Continue Reading…

Along with the Game 2 of the ALCS, Saturday also is when Game 1 of the National League Championship Series gets underway at Citizens Bank Park.  The Phillies will be hosting the Giants for the first game of the 2010 NLCS.  The Phillies will be defending their NL pennant and you can bet that this best of 7 games will be dominated by pitching and more pitching.

The Giants will have 26-year-old right-hander Tim Lincecum, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, as starting pitcher.  When it comes to the best pitchers in the league this is definitely one of them.  Through the regular season, Lincecum was 16-10 with an earned run average of 3.43. Continue Reading…