Archive for October, 2015

Yankees And Rangers Clinch Playoff Berths, Questionable Calls In Ravens TNF Win

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Yankee StadiumThe New York Yankees clinched a playoff spot with a win over the Red Sox Thursday night. The Yankees are the first American League franchise to clock 10,000 wins. In more playoff news, for the first time since 2012, the Texas Rangers will also appear in the postseason.

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The Baltimore Ravens came from a 13 point deficit to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers on a field goal in overtime. QB Michael Vick subbed for the injured Ben Roethlisberger and played well but coach Mike Tomlin had some questionable calls during OT that has had fans scratching their heads. Not only did Tomlin opt against field goal attempts and go for it on 4th down (both failures but understandable as Josh Scobee had already missed 2 field goals during the game) but he also failed to get the ball to their best player LeVeon Bell. Ravens 23, Steelers 20.

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Cardinals And Blue Jays Clinch Titles, Rose Back In 2 Weeks

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St Louis CardinalsThe St. Louis Cardinals have won their 3rd straight NL Central title.  The Cardinals have been a force in the past post-seasons.  Even though they don’t have marketable stars, they have superstar level talent that other teams fear.   St. Louis 11, Pittsburgh 1.

The Toronto Blue Jays haven’t seen the playoffs in quite a long time.  This season, however, they have been stock piling talent, especially at the trade deadline, and seem to be on course to get to the World Series.  They clinched their first AL East title since 1993 by slaughtering the Orioles.  Toronto 15, Baltimore 2.

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In an update on the Derrick Rose story:  he underwent surgery and will apparently be back in 2 weeks.  The Bulls are optimistic they will have a relatively healthy Rose this season to help them compete with an Eastern Conference that gets a bit better every year.  Cleveland is the team to beat, but unlike last year, the competition to make the playoffs is much stiffer.

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