World Series 2012

Detroit Tigers versus San Francisco Giants

Game 1 – Giants beat Tigers by a score of 8 to 3 at San Francisco

Game 2 – Giants beat Tigers by a score of 2 to 0 at San Francisco

Game 3 – Giants beat Tigers by a score of 2 to 0 at Detroit

Game 4 – Giants beat Tigers by a score of 4 to 3 at Detroit


San Francisco Giants won the series four games to zero games

I rooted for the Detroit Tigers

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National League Championship Series 2012

St. Louis Cardinals versus San Francisco Giants

Game 1 – Cardinals beat Giants by a score of 6 to 4 at San Francisco

Game 2 – Giants beat Cardinals by a score of 7 to 1 at San Francisco

Game 3 – Cardinals beat Giants by a score of 3 to 1 at St. Louis

Game 4 – Cardinals beat Giants by a score of 8 to 3 at St. Louis

Game 5 – Giants beat Cardinals by a score of 5 to 0 at St. Louis

Game 6 – Giants beat Cardinals by a score of 6 to 1 at San Francisco

Game 7 – Giants beat Cardinals by a score of 9 to 0 at San Francisco


San Francisco Giant won the series four games to three games

I rooted for the San Francisco Giants

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American League Championship Series 2012

Detroit Tigers versus New York Yankees

Game 1 – Tigers beat Yankees by a score of 6 to 4 at New York

Game 2 – Tigers beat Yankees by a score of 3 to 0 at New York

Game 3 – Tigers beat Yankees by a score of 2 to 1 at Detroit

Game 4 – Tigers beat Yankees by a score of 8 to 1 at Detroit


Detroit Tigers won the series four games to zero games

I rooted for the Detroit Tigers

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National League Division Series 2012

Cincinnati Reds versus the San Francisco Giants

Game 1 – Reds beat Giants by a score of 5 to 2 at San Francisco

Game 2 – Reds beat Giants by a score of 9 to 0 at San Francisco

Game 3 – Giants beat Reds by a score of 2 to 1 at Cincinnati

Game 4 – Giants beat Reds by a score of 8 to 3 at Cincinnati

Game 5 – Giants beat Reds by a score of 6 to 4 at Cincinnati


San Francisco Giants won the series three games to two games

I did not root for either team


Washington Nationals versus the St. Louis Cardinals

Game 1 – Nationals beat Cardinals by a score of 3 to 2 at St. Louis

Game 2 – Cardinals beat Nationals by a score of 12 to 4 at St. Louis

Game 3 – Cardinals beat Nationals by a score of 8 to 0 at Washington

Game 4 – Nationals beat Cardinals by a score of 2 to 1 at Washington

Game 5 – Cardinals beat Nationals by a score of 9 to 7 at Washington


St. Louis Cardinals won the series three games to two games

I rooted for the Washington Nationals

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American League Division Series 2012

Oakland Athletics versus Detroit Tigers

Game 1 – Tigers beat Athletics by a score of 3 to 1 at Detroit

Game 2 – Tigers beat Athletics by a score of 5 to 4 at Detroit

Game 3 – Athletics beat Tigers by a score of 2 to 0 at Oakland

Game 4 – Athletics beat Tigers by a score of 4 to 3 at Oakland

Game 5 – Tigers beat Athletics by a score of 6 to 0 at Oakland


Detroit Tigers won the series three games to two games

I rooted for the Detroit Tigers


New York Yankees versus Baltimore Orioles

Game 1 – Yankees beat Orioles by a score of 7 to 4 at Baltimore

Game 2 – Orioles beat Yankees by a score of 3 to 2 at Baltimore

Game 3 – Yankees beat Orioles by a score of 3 to 2 at New York

Game 4 – Orioles beat Yankees by a score of 2 to 1 at New York

Game 5 – Yankees beat Orioles by a score of 3 to1 at New York


New York Yankees won the series three games to two games

I rooted for the Baltimore Orioles

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Wild Card Games 2012

Red Sox 2012 Season Overview

GAMES

Games won 69, Games lost 93, Percentage: .426

Games won at home 34, Games lost at home 47, Percentage: .420

Games won on the road 35, Games lost on the road 46, Percentage: .432

HITTING

Top Three: Homeruns: Jarrod Saltalamacchia (25), David Ortiz (23), Cody Ross (22)

Top Three: RBIs: Adrian Gonzalez (86), Cody Ross (81), Dustin Pedroia (65)

Top Three: Batting Average: David Ortiz (.318), Scott Podsednik (.302), Adrian Gonzalez (.300)

Top Three: Runs Scored: Dustin Pedroia (81), Cody Ross (70), David Ortiz (65)

Top Three: Stolen Bases: Dustin Pedroia (20), Pedro Ciriaco (16), Mike Aviles (14)

PITCHING

Top Three: Wins: Clay Buchholz (11), Felix Doubront (11), Jon Lester (9)

Top Three: ERA: Clay Buchhholz (4.56), Jon Lester (4.82), Felix Doubront (4.86)

Top Three: Strikeouts: Felix Doubront (167), Jon Lester (166), Clay Buchholz (129)

Top Three: Complete Games: Jon Lester (3), Clay Buchholz (2), Aaron Cook (1)

Top Three: Saves: Alfredo Aceves (25), Andrew Bailey (6), Four players tied at (1)


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American League East Final 2012 Standings: Wednesday 3 October 2012

American League East Standings

New York	95	67	.586
Baltimore	93	69	.575
Tampa Bay	90	72	.556
Toronto	73	89	.451
Boston	69	93	.426

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Red Sox End Season Swept By Yankees

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	0
Yankees	0	3	2	0	2	2	5	0	X	14	15	0

Red Sox highlight: Eight hits
Red Sox lowlight: Six men left on base
Yankees highlight: Four homeruns
Yankees lowlight: Eight men left on base

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Daisuke Matsuzaka; Losing Pitcher: Daisuke Matsuzaka (7)
YANKEES: Starting Pitcher: Hiroki Kuroda; Winning Pitcher: Hiroki Kuroda
YANKEES: Homeruns: Curtis Granderson (two), Robinson Cano (two)

Red Sox: Wins 69, Losses 93, Percentage: .426

Next game: Monday 1 April 2013, TBA, New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium

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Red Sox Blow Lead And Suffer Extra Innings Loss To Yankees

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Red Sox	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Yankees	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Teams	10th	11th	12th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	0	0	0	3	8	1
Yankees	0	0	1	4	16	0

Red Sox highlight: One homerun
Red Sox lowlight: One throwing error
Yankees hihglight: One homerun
Yankees lowlight: Fourteen men left on base

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester; Losing Pitcher: Andrew Miller (2)
YANKEEs: Starting Pitcher: David Phelps; Winning Pitcher: Derek Lowe
BOSTON: Homerun: James Loney (6)
YANKEES: Homerun: Raul Ibanez

Red Sox: Wins 69, Losses 92, Percentage: .429

Next game: Wednesday 3 October 2012, 4:05 p.m.PT/7:05 p.m.ET, New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, Daisuke Matsuzaka

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Red Sox Rolled Over By Yankees

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	0
Yankees	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	10	13	0

Red Sox highlight: One homerun
Red Sox lowlight: Starting pitching
Yankees highlight: Four homeruns
Yankees lowlight: Seven men left on base

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz; Losing Pitcher: Clay Buchholz (8)
YANKEES: Starting Pitcher: C. C. Sabathia; Winning Pitcher: C. C. Sabathia
BOSTON: Homerun: Daniel Nava (6)
YANKEES: Homeruns: Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Russell Martin, Mark Teixeira

Red Sox: Wins 69, Losses 91, Percentage: .431

Next game: Tuesday 2 October 2012, 4:05 p.m.PT/7:05 p.m.ET, New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, Jon Lester

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American League East Standings: Sunday 30 September 2012

American League East Standings

Baltimore	92	67	.579
New York	92	67	.579
Tampa Bay	88	71	.553
Toronto	70	89	.440
Boston	69	90	.434

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Boston Broomed By Baltimore

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	9	0
Orioles	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	X	6	9	0

Red Sox highlight: Two homeruns
Red Sox lowlight: Three men left on base
Orioles highlight: Three homeruns
Orioles lowlight: Four men left on base

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Zach Stewart; Losing Pitcher: Zach Stewart (4)
BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: Joe Saunders; Winning Pitcher: Joe Saunders
BALTIMORE: Save: Jim Johnson
BALTIMORE: Homeruns: Nate McLouth, J. J. Hardy, Chris Davis
BOSTON: Homeruns: Cody Ross (22), Daniel Nava (5)

Red Sox: Wins 69, Losses 90, Percentage: .434

Next game: Monday 1 October 2012, 4:05 p.m.PT/7:05 p.m.ET, New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, Clay Buchholz

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Boston At Bottom By Baltimore

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	5	1
Orioles	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	X	4	7	1

Red Sox highlight: One homerun
Red Sox lowlight: One throwing error
Orioles highlight: Two homeruns
Orioles lowlight:nOne fielding error

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Felix Doubront; Losing Pitcher: Felix Doubront (10)
BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: Steve Johnson; Winning Pitcher: Tommy Hunter
BALTIMORE: Save: Jim Johnson
BOSTON: Homerun: Jarrod Saltalamacchia (25)
BALTIMORE: Homeruns: Chris Davis, Manny Machado

Red Sox: Wins 69, Losses 89, Percentage: .437

Next game: Sunday 30 September 2012, 10:35 a.m.PT/1:35 p.m.ET, Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park, Zach Stewart

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Boston Blasted And Battered By Baltimore

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Orioles	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	X	9	12	2

Red Sox highlight: One run in the first
Red Sox lowlight: Starting pitching
Orioles highight: Two homeruns
Orioles lowlight: Two throwing errors

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Aaron Cook; Losing Pitcher: Aaron Cook (11)
BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: Chris Tillman; Winning Pitcher: Chris Tillman
BALTIMORE: Homeruns: Chris Davis, Ryan Flaherty (grand slam)

My Comment: It was a ONE day for the Boston Red Sox. One run, one hit, and one error. Too bad it didn't turn out to be a WON game for the team. Five games left in the 2012 regular season for Boston and the question now is - will they end up with at least seventy wins or not? Even though they have played "better" on the road than at home, both the Orioles and the Yankees have much at stake and may be successful in preventing the Red Sox from being spoilers and getting to seventy. So glad this season is almost over.

Red Sox: Wins 69, Losses 88, Percentage: .439

Next game: Saturday 29 September 2012, 4:05 p.m.PT/7:05 p.m.ET, Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park, Felix Doubront

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Diamond Defined: Touch To Wind-Up Position

From the 2006 book, The Official Rules of Baseball Illustrated, by David Nemec, I will present Rule 2 of the Code - the definitions of baseball terms - over the course of the 2012 baseball season. Today’s terms are: Touch, Triple Play, Wild Pitch, Wind-Up Position.

Touch – touch a player or umpire is to touch any part of her body, her clothing or her equipment.

Triple Play – a play by the defense in which three offensive players are put out as a result of continuous action, providing there is no error between putouts.

Wild Pitch – one so high, so low, or so wide of the plate that it cannot by handled with ordinary effort by the catcher.

Wind-Up Position – one of the two legal pitching positions.



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American League East Standings: Wednesday 26 September 2012

American League East Standings

New York	90	65	.581
Baltimore	89	67	.571
Tampa Bay	85	70	.548
Boston	69	87	.442
Toronto	68	87	.439

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Red Sox Lead Fades Against The Rays

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Rays	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	8	0
Red Sox	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	0

Rays highlight: Two homeruns
Rays lowlight: Five men left on base
Red Sox highlight: Four hits
Red Sox lowlight: Six men left on base

TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: Alex Cobb; Winning Pitcher: Alex Cobb
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester; Losing Pitcher: Jon Lester (14)
TAMPA BAY: Save: Fernando Rodney
TAMPA BAY; Homeruns: Carlos Pena, Ben Francisco

Red Sox: Wins 69, Losses 87, Percentage: .442

Next game: Friday 28 September 2012, 4:05 p.m.PT/7:05 p.m.ET, Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park, Aaron Cook

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No Red Sox Rally Against Rays

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Rays	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	11	1
Red Sox	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1

Rays highlight: One homerun
Rays lowlight: One throwing error
Red Sox highlight: Relief pitching
Red Sox lowlight: One fielding error

TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: David Price; Winning Pitcher: David Price
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz; Losing Pitcher: Clay Buchholz (7)
TAMPA BAY: Homerun: Jeff Keppinger

Red Sox: Wins 69, Losses 86, Percentage: .445

Next game: Wednesday 26 September 2012, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Tampa Bay Rays, Fenway Park, Jon Lester

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Diamond Defined: Tag To “Time”

From the 2006 book, The Official Rules of Baseball Illustrated, by David Nemec, I will present Rule 2 of the Code - the definitions of baseball terms - over the course of the 2012 baseball season. Today’s terms are: Tag, Throw, Tie Game, “Time”.

Tag – the action of a fielder in touching a base with her body while holding the ball securely and firmly in her hand or glove; or touching a runner with the ball, or with her hand or glove holding the ball, while holding the ball securely and firmly in her hand or glove.

Throw – the act of propelling the ball with the hand and arm to a given objective and is to be distinguished from the pitch.

Tie Game – a regulation game which is called when each team has the same number of runs.

“Time” – the announcement by an umpire of a legal interruption of play, during which the ball is dead.

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Right: Time illustration from the website njsfu.com
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American League East Standings: Sunday 23 September 2012

American League East Standings

New York	88	64	.579
Baltimore	87	65	.572
Tampa Bay	83	70	.542
Boston	69	85	.448
Toronto	66	85	.437

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Boston Barely Beats Baltimore, 2 To 1

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Orioles	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
Red Sox	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	X	2	9	0

Orioles highlight: One run in the fifth
Orioles lowlight: One fielding error
Red Sox highlight: Relief pitching
Red Sox lowlight: Eight men left on base

BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: Chris Tillman; Losing Pitcher: Luis Ayala
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Felix Doubront; Winning Pitcher: Junichi Tazawa (1)
BOSTON: Save: Andrew Bailey (6)

Red Sox: Wins 69, Losses 85, Percentage: .448

Next game: Tuesday 25 September 2012, 4:10 p.m.ET/7:10 p.m.ET, Tampa Bay Rays, Fenway Park, Clay Buchholz

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Boston Never Ahead In Extra Innings Loss To Baltimore

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Orioles	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0
Red Sox	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0

Teams	10th	11th	12th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Orioles	0	0	3	9	15	1
Red Sox	0	0	0	6	13	1

Orioles highlight: Two homeruns
Orioles lowlight: One fielding
Red Sox highlight: One homerun
Red Sox lowlight: One pickoff error

BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: Randy Wolf; Winning Pitcher: Tommy Hunter
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Aaron Cook; Losing Pitcher: Alfredo Aceves (10)
BALTIMORE: Save: Jim Johnson
BALTMORE: Homeruns: Mark Reynolds, Adam Jones
BOSTON: Homerun: Danny Valencia (3)

Red Sox: Wins 68, Losses 85, Percentage: .444

Next game: Sunday 23 September 2012, 10:35 a.m.PT/1:35 p.m.ET, Baltimore Orioles, Fenway Park, Felix Doubront

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