The Baseball Continuum

P Gerrit Cole– 3

PP Pedro Alvarez– 3

P Mike Minor– 3

PP Hanley Ramirez– 3

PP Yoenis Cespedes– 3

P Jason Grilli– 3

PP Carl Crawford– 3

P Chris Capuano– 3

PP Seth Smith– 3

P Dan Otero– 3

PP Juan Uribe-3

PP (Position Player) Russell Martin– 1

P (Pitcher) Francisco Liriano– 1

PP Desmond Jennings– 1

P Alex Cobb– 1

Headlines from around the Continuum: October 29, 2013

Posted on October 29, 2013 by danglickman

Baseball-related headlines from the Newseum:

Headline: Red Sox take 3-2 lead in Series heading back to Fenway

Boston Globe: Fenway-bound, 1 win away from title

Boston Herald: OUR TIME!

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: DOWN AGAIN

The Herald (Monterey, CA): SOX IN COMMAND

The Record (Stockton, CA): RED HOT

Hartford (CT) Courant: Riding High Back To Fenway

Naples (FL) Daily News: BEARDS ON BRINK

News-Gazette (Champaign, IL): BACKS TO THE WALL

Herald News (Fall River, Mass.): ONE TO GO

Standard-Times (New Bedford, Mass.): LESTER DELIVERS

Taunton (Mass.) Daily Gazette: HOME STRETCH

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Mass.): Rack up number three!

Joplin (MO) Globe: UPHILL CLIMB

Springfield (MO) News-Leader: UH-OH

Times-News (Lehighton, PA): JON-NY ON THE SPOT

(The various foreign papers generally had a variation of the Red Sox being one win away)

Mr. Octobers of Yesterday (October 27, 2013)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by danglickman

The Mr. Octobers of Yesterday? Jonny Gomes and Felix Doubront. Gomes is an obvious pick, as his three-run homer is what proved to be the difference for the Red Sox. But Doubront’s 2.1 innings of relief helped rescue the Red Sox bullpen after Clay Buchholz had a less-than-ideal start.

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher):

PP David Ortiz– 28

PP Matt Holliday– 18

PP Carlos Beltran– 16

P Koji Uehara– 16

P Justin Verlander– 14

P Michael Wacha– 13

P Jon Lester– 13

P Clayton Kershaw– 11

P Max Scherzer– 11

PP Shane Victorino– 11

P Zack Greinke– 10

P Carlos Martinez– 10

PP Yadier Molina– 10

PP Jonny Gomes – 10

P Felix Doubront- 10

P Adam Wainwright– 9

PP Jhonny Peralta – 8

PP Adrian Gonzalez– 8

PP David Freese – 6

PP Miguel Cabrera– 6

P Anibal Sanchez – 5

P Hyun-jin Ryu– 5

PP Yasiel Puig– 5

P Carlos Martinez– 5

P John Lackey– 5

PP Austin Jackson– 5

P Doug Fister– 5

PP Mike Napoli– 5

P Gerrit Cole– 3

PP Pedro Alvarez– 3

P Mike Minor– 3

PP Hanley Ramirez– 3

PP Yoenis Cespedes– 3

P Jason Grilli– 3

PP Carl Crawford– 3

P Chris Capuano– 3

PP Seth Smith– 3

P Dan Otero– 3

PP Juan Uribe-3

PP (Position Player) Russell Martin– 1

P (Pitcher) Francisco Liriano– 1

PP Desmond Jennings– 1

P Alex Cobb– 1

Headlines from around the Continuum: October 28, 2013

Posted on October 28, 2013 by danglickman

Baseball-related headlines from the Newseum:

Headline: Red Sox tie series at 2 on Gomes’ HR and wild walk-off pick-off

Boston Globe: Resilient Red Sox tie it up

Boston Herald: JONNY ROCKET!

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: CARDS’ TURN TO CRY

La Opinión (Spanish-Language Los Angeles): BOSTON VOLVERA A CASA (Boston will return home)

San Mateo (CA) Daily Journal: ON TO GAME FIVE

Hartford (CT) Courant: GO… JONNY… GONE

Stuart (FL) News: IT’S A BEST-OF-3

Press Journal (Vero Beach, FL): DOWN TO THE WIRE

News-Gazette (Champaign, IL): ROOKIE MISTAKE (on Kolten Wong)

Journal Star (Peoria, IL): RED SOX GET EVEN

Herald News (Fall River, Mass.): GETTING EVEN

Cape Cod Times: JONNY ON THE SPOT

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Mass.): Homer high-fives all around

Joplin (MO) Globe: TWO APIECE

Springfield (MO) News-Ledger: FIT TO BE TIED

New York Times: No obstruction for Boston

The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City): A BIG HIT (Image of Gomes)

The Citizens’ Voice (Wikes-Barre, PA): DEUCES WILD

El Norte (Monterrey, Mexico): !Cañonazo! (Roughly “GUNSHOT!” or “CANNON SHOT!”)

Vanguardia (Saltillo, Mexico): !Boston reacciona y empata! (“Boston reacts and ties!”)

El Expreso de Campeche (San Francisco de Campeche, Mexico): NO SE RINDE (“NO SURRENDER”)

Mi Diario (Panama City, Panama): Serie pareja (roughly “Series even” or “Series level”)

Headlines from around the Continuum: October 27, 2013

Posted on October 27, 2013 by danglickman

Baseball-related headlines from the Newseum:

Story: Obstruction play helps Cardinals win Game 3, take 2-1 lead

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A LEG UP

Boston Globe: Cardinals win in wild finish

Boston Herald: FOR THE BIRDS!

The Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA): What a trip!

The Herald (Monterey, CA): WILD ENDING

Belleville (IL) News-Democrat: CARDS TRIP UP RED SOX

News-Gazette (Champaign, IL): SAFE AT HOME

Journal Star (Peoria, IL): WILD CARDS

Portland (Maine) Press: An ugly finish for Sox

The Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, Mass.): A tangled web in Game 3

Herald News (Fall River, Mass.): BITTER END

Cape Cod Times: WILD, WACKY, PAINFUL STUFF

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Mass.): A long night (The game wasn’t done by press time for the Telegram & Gazette)

Burlington (VT) Free Press: OBSTRUCTED

Novedades de Quintana Roo (Cancun, Mexico): Triunfo cardenal de alarido (something to do with a howl or a screech, may mean “Cardinals screech to victory” or something like that)

Vanguardia (Saltillo, Mexico): POLEMICA VICTORIA (“Controversial victory”)

El Universal (Caracas, Venezuela): LOS CARDENALES TOMARON VENTAJA (“The Cardinals took advantage.”)

Mr. Octobers of Yesterday (October 24, 2013)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by danglickman

The Mr. Octobers of last night are Carlos Martinez and David Ortiz. Yes, David Ortiz was on the losing team, but his two hits and two RBIs (the result of a HR) made him the biggest offensive force of the game. As for Martinez, he spent two innings making the Red Sox look like fools, including this utterly amazing pitch to finish Shane Victorino. It helped keep the Cardinals in the game.

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher):

PP David Ortiz– 28

PP Carlos Beltran– 16

P Koji Uehara– 16

P Justin Verlander– 14

P Michael Wacha– 13

P Jon Lester– 13

P Clayton Kershaw– 11

P Max Scherzer– 11

PP Shane Victorino– 11

P Zack Greinke– 10

P Carlos Martinez- 10

P Adam Wainwright– 9

PP Jhonny Peralta – 8

PP Matt Holliday– 8

PP Adrian Gonzalez– 8

PP David Freese – 6

PP Miguel Cabrera– 6

P Anibal Sanchez – 5

P Hyun-jin Ryu– 5

PP Yasiel Puig– 5

P Carlos Martinez– 5

P John Lackey– 5

PP Austin Jackson– 5

P Doug Fister– 5

PP Mike Napoli– 5

P Gerrit Cole– 3

PP Pedro Alvarez– 3

P Mike Minor– 3

PP Hanley Ramirez– 3

PP Yoenis Cespedes– 3

P Jason Grilli– 3

PP Carl Crawford– 3

P Chris Capuano– 3

PP Seth Smith– 3

P Dan Otero– 3

PP Juan Uribe-3

PP (Position Player) Russell Martin– 1

P (Pitcher) Francisco Liriano– 1

PP Desmond Jennings– 1

P Alex Cobb– 1

Mr. Octobers of Yesterday (October 23, 2013)

Posted on October 24, 2013 by danglickman

While some could argue the MVPs for the Red Sox yesterday were the Cardinals’ defense in the first three or so innings of the game, in reality the Mr. Octobers are Jon Lester (who pitched 7.2 shutout innings) and David Ortiz (who had 3 RBIs and would have had 4 more if not for Carlos Beltran sacrificing his ribs stopping a would-be grand slam).

We’re in the World Series now, so that means a 10-point addition for each of them! And that is good enough to shoot “Big Papi” to the top and place Lester above every “eliminated” player except for Justin Verlander.

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher):

PP David Ortiz– 18

PP Carlos Beltran– 16

P Koji Uehara– 16

P Justin Verlander– 14

P Michael Wacha– 13

P Jon Lester– 13

P Clayton Kershaw– 11

P Max Scherzer– 11

PP Shane Victorino– 11

P Zack Greinke– 10

P Adam Wainwright– 9

PP Jhonny Peralta – 8

PP Matt Holliday– 8

PP Adrian Gonzalez– 8

PP David Freese – 6

PP Miguel Cabrera– 6

P Anibal Sanchez – 5

P Hyun-jin Ryu– 5

PP Yasiel Puig– 5

P Carlos Martinez– 5

P John Lackey– 5

PP Austin Jackson– 5

P Doug Fister– 5

PP Mike Napoli– 5

P Gerrit Cole– 3

PP Pedro Alvarez– 3

P Mike Minor– 3

PP Hanley Ramirez– 3

PP Yoenis Cespedes– 3

P Jason Grilli– 3

PP Carl Crawford– 3

P Chris Capuano– 3

PP Seth Smith– 3

P Dan Otero– 3