Archive for October, 2005
Monday, October 17th, 2005
This is my first attempt at live blogging. I've decided to give my thoughts on game five of the National Leage Championship Series between the Astros and the Cardinals as the game progresses, but there is no guarantee I will be able to blog the whole game. We'll see. All ...
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Sunday, October 16th, 2005
The Houston Astros defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 today to take a 3 games to 1 lead in the National League Championship Series. While today's win was huge, the Astros are still waiting for their most difficult victory yet over the resilient Cardinals.
In last season's NLCS, Houston went to ...
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Saturday, October 15th, 2005
First let me say I am not a USC fan. Very rarely have I ever rooted for USC in a football game. I did my undergraduate work at the University of Texas at Austin, and for the remainder of this season, I will be rooting very hard against USC.
But, wow, ...
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2005
The Los Angeles Angels were robbed of their chance to continue into extra innings of game two of the American League Championship Series tonight. It was the bottom of the ninth, two on and two out. Kelvim Escobar pitches strike three to A.J. Pierzynski. Pierzynski swings and misses, which should ...
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
Wow. I'm impressed. I wrote yesterday that I thought the Angels might struggle to keep tonight's game with the Chicago White Sox close, given how tired the team must be and how depleted the pitching staff is. To my very pleasant surprise, the Angels were able to nip the White ...
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Monday, October 10th, 2005
The Los Angeles Angels eliminated the New York Yankees from Major League Baseball's postseason this evening, and I must admit I am quite happy about it. Not only are the Angels one of my newly adopted hometown teams, but there are very few teams I root harder against than the ...
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