Headlines from Around The Continuum (October 10, 2015)

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A sampling of baseball-related headlines from the Newseum, as well as occasionally some websites, with the occasional note from me on what they are talking about:

Headline: Rangers beat Blue Jays in 14, take 2-0 lead

Dallas News: Two in a row, quite a show

(Toronto) Globe and Mail: On the brink

Toronto Star: SHATTERED

Calgary Herald: JAYS FACE ELIMINATION IN TEXAS

Chronicle-Herald (Halifax): Noooooo!!!

Hamilton Spectator: ANOTHER LOSS

Ottawa Citizen: 1ST INNING JITTERS HAUNT JAYS

El Universal (Cartagena, Colombia): RANGERS, ARRIBA

El Nuevo Diario (Managua, Nicaragua): Texas pone contra la pared a Toronto (It means either “Texas placed against the wall in Toronto”- referring to how it took 14 innings, but I think it might more mean “Texas puts Toronto’s backs against the wall”, as in they have pushed Toronto to the brink of elimination)

El Nacional (Caracas, Venezuela): Texas repitió en Toronto (“Texas repeated in Toronto”)

Headline: Royals tie up series with Astros

Kansas City Star: Houston, we have a series

Houston Chronicle: Astros, Royals all tied up

St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press: SQUARED AWAY

Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World: OUT OF A JAM

Headline: Cardinals win Game 1 against Cubs

Chicago Tribune: BACK TO EARTH

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: ROOKIES ROCK & ROLL

Daily Herald (Suburban Chicago): Lester bested

Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat: RED OCTOBER IS HERE (needless to say, Belleville is in solid Cardinals territory)

Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.): Lackey, long ball life Cards to Game 1 win

Peoria (Ill.) Journal-Star: WELCOME TO ARMAGEDDON (It’s for a column about the series)

Post-Tribune (Merrillville, Ind.): LACKING

The Times (Munster, Ind.): CUBS BESTED IN GAME 1

Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, Ind.): Clash of Clans (on divided fan loyalties)

The Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa): HOUSE DIVIDED (similarly on divided fan loyalties)

The Gleaner (Henderson, Ky.): CARDINALS TAKE LEAD

 

Headline: deGrom wins match-up with Kershaw (due to how late the game ended, not as many papers had it on their front page)

New York Post: Wright on!

Daily News (from their website): deGROM-INANT

Pasadena Star-News: OLD-SCHOOL FANS KNOW THE SCORE: 3-1 (As there was also an article on people who keep score the old-fashioned way)

El Vigia (Ensenada, Mexico): Se repite la historia (“History repeats itself”- with a picture of Kershaw. Ouch.)

 

 

Yesterday’s MR. OCTOBERS (LDS Day 2)

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The Mr. Octobers of Yesterday…

In Texas/Toronto, they were Shawn Tolleson (pitcher) and Delino DeShields (position player).

In Royals/Astros, they were Salvador Perez (position player) and Ryan Madson (pitcher).

In Cubs/Cards, they were Jon Lackey (pitcher) and Stephen Piscotty (position player).

And, finally, in Mets/Dodgers, they were Jacob deGrom (pitcher) and David Wright (position player). An interesting thing to note is that while deGrom tied Tom Seaver‘s Mets single-game postseason strikeout record (set in Game 1 of the 1973 NLCS), he did it in 7.0 IP, while Seaver had 8.1 IP in that game.

Standings so far (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher, * means eliminated from playoffs):

P Jake Diekman 3

PP Rougned Odor 3

P Collin McHugh 3

PP Kendrys Morales 3

P Shawn Tolleson 3

PP Delino DeShields 3

PP Salvador Perez 3

P Ryan Madson 3

P Jon Lackey 3

PP Stephen Piscotty 3

P Jacob deGrom 3

PP David Wright 3

P Dallas Keuchel 1

PP Colby Rasmus 1

PP Kyle Schwarber 1

P Jake Arrieta 1

Headlines From Around The Continuum (October 9, 2015)

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A sampling of baseball-related headlines from the Newseum, as well as occasionally some websites, with the occasional note from me on what they are talking about:

Headline: Rangers go up 1-0 on Blue Jays

Dallas Morning News: Rangers take Game 1

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Rangers turn the tables, beat Blue Jays with homers

(Toronto) Globe and Mail: Everything goes bizarrely wrong for Blue Jays

Metro Toronto: OUCH! (on Donaldson’s injury)

National Post: TWO INJURIES AND A LOSS AT JAYS OPENER

Toronto Star: Relax: They’re down, not out

Other Canadian Metro Papers (Edmonton, Calgary, Halifax, etc.): JAYS BANGED UP BY TEXAS IN GAME 1

Calgary Herald: JAYS STUMBLE IN GAME 1

Longview (TX) News-Journal: RANGERS TAKE DOWN BLUE JAYS

Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator: ROUGH GAME

Ottawa Citizen: HIT BY A TEXAS STORM

Winnipeg Free Press: Jets fly, Jays Crash (on how the Winnipeg Jets won their opening game of the season, but the Jays lost)

El Vigia (Ensenada, Mexico): Yovani Gallardo pega primero (roughly “Yovani Gallardo strikes first”, referring to the Mexican-born Texas starter)

El Nacional (Caracas, VZ): Poder venezolano guió a los Rangers (“Venezuelan power led the Rangers”)

 

Headline: Astros defeat Royals to take 1-0 lead

Houston Chronicle: 2 out of 3 ain’t bad (referring to fact that three Houston teams- including the Astros, were in action yesterday, and two of them won)

Kansas City Star: GAME 1… GONE

Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader: HOMER-HAPPY ASTROS

Hutchinson (KS) News: SORRY SERIES START

Omaha World-Herald: Postseason thud for Kansas City

The Eagle (Bryan-College Station, TX): SO FAR, SO GOOD

 

Yesterday’s MR. OCTOBERS (LDS Day 1)

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The Mr. Octobers in the Texas-Toronto game were Jake Diekman (pitcher) and Rougned Odor (position player), while the Mr. Octobers in Houston-Kansas City game were Colin McHugh (pitcher) and Kendrys Morales (position player, even though they lost).

Standings so far (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher, * means eliminated from playoffs):

P Jake Diekman 3

PP Rougned Odor 3

P Colin McHugh 3

PP Kendrys Morales 3

P Dallas Keuchel 1

PP Colby Rasmus 1

PP Kyle Schwarber 1

P Jake Arrieta 1

 

Yesterday’s Mr. Octobers (NL Wild Card Game)

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Jake Arrieta was unstoppable and Kyle Schwarber sent a ball into the stratosphere, making them the easy picks for last night’s Mr. Octobers.

With the LDS round about to begin, all Mr. Octobers of the coming round get 3 points (6 if it’s a Game 5).

Standings so far (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher, * means eliminated from playoffs):

P Dallas Keuchel 1

PP Colby Rasmus 1

PP Kyle Schwarber 1

P Jake Arrieta 1

 

NEXT TIME ON BREAKING OOTP: MARIO vs. PABLO SANCHEZ

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Next time on BREAKING OOTP, the Seattle MARIOners from last time face off with the Backyard Baseball Kids in a 7-game series to determine who is the greatest video game baseball team ever.

Yes, you’ll hear about Princess Peach pitching to Pablo Sanchez. You will learn the result of Angela Delvecchio vs. Bowser. Pete Wheeler might challenge Petey Piranha’s arm!

Look out for it this coming weekend or so.

Yesterday’s Mr. Octobers (October 6, 2015)

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It’s time for the Mr. Octobers of Yesterday!

What are the Mr. Octobers of Yesterday? Simple, for each postseason game (not day), there will be a Mr. October pitcher and a Mr. October position player. They will be awarded points based on the round and situation:

  • 1 for Wild Card Game
  • 3 for LDS (6 if a Game 5)
  • 5 for a LCS (10 if a Game 7)
  • 10 for a World Series (20 if a Game 7)

At the end of the postseason, the ones with the most will be the MR. OCTOBER of 2015.

So, for example, the Mr. Octobers of last night were Dallas Keuchel (pitcher) and Colby Rasmus (position player). So they each get one point to start.

Standings so far (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher, * means eliminated from playoffs):

P Dallas Keuchel 1

PP Colby Rasmus 1

My Completely-Without-Explanation 2015 Postseason Picks

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I predict…

WILD CARDS:

Yankees over Astros

Cubs over Pirates

LDSes:

Royals over Yankees (in four)

Blue Jays over Rangers (in five)

Cardinals over Cubs (in five)

Dodgers over Mets (in five)

LCSes:

Blue Jays over Royals (in six)

Dodgers over Cardinals (in six)

WORLD SERIES:

Blue Jays over Dodgers (in six)

Over at @HOVG: Wisdom and Links looks at the Theme Songs of Postseason Teams

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Over at the Hall of Very Good, the latest Wisdom and Links looks at the theme songs of the 2015 postseason teams, and also has links!

Check it out!

On C.C. Sabathia and Addiction

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I know a man who struggled with addiction. It nearly cost him everything. To this day, he admits that facing it isn’t an easy thing to do, and neither is staying sober. It is a fight, one that may never truly end.

And that’s what makes what C.C. Sabathia did so notable and, in a way, noble.

As you probably heard already, Sabathia has checked himself into a alcohol rehabilitation center. He will miss the postseason, although that certainly isn’t what is important right now.

What is important is that Sabathia has recognized he needs help, and is apparently serious enough about facing his demons that he is doing it despite the fact that the playoffs are about to begin.

Hopefully that is a good sign, a sign that Sabathia is fully committed, and that he will win this fight. In one way, however, it could be said he already has done some good: his actions have brought this issue into the public eye, raising awareness, and perhaps inspiring others to seek help.

And that is a more important thing than any game.

Get well, C.C.