World Series 2010

The fifth (and final) game of the 2010 World Series has produced a champion. Although I was not rooting for them, the San Francisco Giants have won the World Series Championship. My condolences to the Texas Rangers - I and other Boston Red Sox fans were supporting you in your first appearance in a World Series. The Boston Red Sox maintain their current position of being the only two-time World Series Champions in the 21st century. The result of the World Series is as follows:

Wednesday 27 October 2010-SF Giants 11, Texas Rangers 7
Thursday 28 October 2010-SF Giants 9, Texas Rangers 0
Saturday 30 October 2010-Texas Rangers 4, SF Giants 2
Sunday 31 October 2010-SF Giants 4, Texas Rangers 0
Monday 1 November 2010-SF Giants 3, Texas Rangers 1

San Francisco beat Texas four game to one out of the seven game series. The Giants scored a total of twenty-nine runs over the five games; while the Rangers scored a total of twelve. The total number of runs scored in the series was forty-one and the Giants had 70.73% of those runs, while the Rangers had 29.27%.

World Series logo is from the website mlb.com

National League Championship Series 2010

Yes, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies to advance to the World Series! The result of the series is as follows:

Saturday 16 October 2010-SF Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Sunday 17 October 2010-Philadelphia Phillies 6, SF Giants 1
Tuesday 19 October 2010-SF Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Wednesday 20 October 2010-SF Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5
Thursday 21 October 2010-Philadelphia Phillies 4, SF Giants 2
Saturday 23 October 2010-SF Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2

San Francisco beat Philadelphia four games to two out of the seven game series. The Giants scored a total of nineteen runs over the six games, while the Phillies scored a total of twenty. The total number of runs scored in the series was thirty-nine and the Giants had 48.72% of those runs, while the Phillies had 51.28%.

In the World Series I’ll be rooting for the Texas Rangers over the San Francisco Giants.

San Francisco Giants logo is from the website mlb.com

American League Championship Series 2010

Yes, the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees to advance to the World Series! The result of the series is as follows:

Friday 15 October 2010-New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 5
Saturday 16 October 2010-Texas Rangers 7, New York Yankees 2
Monday 18 October 2010-Texas Rangers 8, New York Yankees 0
Tuesday 19 October 2010-Texas Rangers 10, New Yankees 3
Wednesday 20 October 2010-New York Yankees 7, Texas Rangers 2
Friday 22 October 2010-Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 1

Texas beat New York four games to two out of the seven game series. The Rangers scored a total of thirty-eight runs over the six games, while the Yankees scored a total of nineteen. The total number of runs scored in the series was fifty-seven and the Rangers had 66.67% of those runs, while the Yankees had 33.33%.

In the World Series I’ll be rooting for the Texas Rangers over either the San Francisco Giants or the Philadelphia Phillies.

Texas Rangers logo is from the website mlb.com

American League Division Series 2010

Well only one of the two teams that I wanted to win their respective American League division series did so; the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays. The other team, the Minnesota Twins, lost to the New York Yankees. The results of the two series are as follows:

Wednesday 6 October 2010–New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Thursday 7 October 2010–New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Saturday 9 October 2010–New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 1

New York swept Minnesota three games to none out of the five game series. The Yankees scored a total of seventeen runs over the three games, while the Twins scored a total of seven. The total number of runs scored in the series was twenty-four and the Yankees had 70.83% of those runs, while the Twins had 29.17%.

Wednesday 6 October 2010–Texas Rangers 5, Tampa Bay Rays 1
Thursday 7 October 2010–Texas Rangers 6, Tampa Bay Rays 0
Saturday 9 October 2010–Tampa Bay Rays 6, Texas Rangers 3
Sunday 10 October 2010–Tampa Bay Rays 5, Texas Rangers 2
Tuesday 12 October 2010-Texas Rangers 5, Tampa Bay Rays 1

Texas beat Tampa Bay three games to two out of the five game series. The Rangers scored a total of twenty-one runs over the five games, while the Rays scored a total of thirteen. The total number of runs scored in the series was thirty-four and the Rangers had 61.76% of those runs, while the Rays had 38.24%.

Now, for the American League Championship Series, I’ll be rooting for the Texas Rangers over the New York Yankees.


Images:
Left: New York Yankees logo is from the website mlb.com
Center: ALDS 2010 logo is from the website mlb.com
Right: Texas Rangers logo is from the website mlb.com

National League Division Series 2010

Well the two teams, the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, that I wanted to win their respective National League division series, lost to the Philadelphia Phillies and to the San Francisco Giants. The results of the two series are as follows:

Wednesday 6 October 2010–Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 0
Friday 8 October 2010–Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 4
Sunday 10 October 2010–Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 0

Philadelphia swept Cincinnati three games to none out of the five game series. The Phillies scored a total of thirteen runs over the three games, while the Reds scored a total of four. The total number of runs scored in the series was seventeen and the Phillies had 76.47% of those runs, while the Reds had 23.53%.

Thursday 7 October 2010–San Francisco Giants 1, Atlanta Braves 0
Friday 8 October 2010–Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 4
Sunday 10 October 2010–San Francisco 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Monday 11 October 2010–San Francisco 3, Atlanta Braves 2

San Francisco beat Atlanta three games to one out of the five game series. The Giants scored a total of eleven runs over the four games, while the Braves scored a total of nine. The total number of runs scored in the series was twenty and the Giants had 55.00% of those runs, while the Braves had 45.00%.

Now, for the National League Championship Series, I’ll be rooting for the San Francisco Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies.


Images:
Left: Philadelphia Phillies logo is from the website mlb.com
Center: NLDS 2010 logo is from the website mlb.com
Right: San Francisco Giants logo is from the website mlb.com

Postseason Participants 2010

At the end of last year, I made a prediction as to who the participants in the 2010 postseason would be. My prediction turned out to be somewhat off the mark. I had predicted the following:

AL East – New York Yankees
AL Central – Minnesota Twins
AL West – Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Card – Boston Red Sox

NL East – Atlanta Braves
NL Central – St. Louis Cardinals
NL West – Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card – Houston Astros

Two of the AL teams (the Twins and the Yankees) I predicted did make it this year and only one NL team (the Braves) did so. That is 50.00% for the AL, 25.00% for the NL, and 37.50% overall. The 2010 postseason is as follows:

AL East – Tampa Bay Rays
AL Central – Minnesota Twins
AL West – Texas Rangers
AL Wild Card – New York Yankees

NL East – Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central – Cincinnati Reds
NL West – San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Card – Atlanta Braves


Since the Boston Red Sox are not in the postseason, in the Divisional Series I will be rooting for the Minnesota Twins (playing the New York Yankees) and the Texas Rangers (playing the Tampa Bay Rays) in the AL and for the Cincinnati Reds (playing the Philadelphia Phillies) and the Atlanta Braves (playing the San Francisco Giants) in the NL


Images:
Left: ALDS 2010 logo is from the website mlb.com

Right: NLDS 2010 logo is from the website mlb.com