September 2008

“Let down and hanging around” – ‘Let Down’ by Radiohead. What a sorry mess of a way to end the regular season.  No, I’m not referring to the Mets’ annual…

The final scheduled day of the regular season brings a host of day games, allowing British fans to watch all of the drama unfold live at a convenient hour. 

All the fun of the ‘fair’ Baseball fans have enjoyed a compelling play-off race during the final week of the regular season, one in which two postseason places are still…

A press conference was held in Regensburg, Germany two weeks ago to announce details of next year’s IBAF Baseball World Cup.  The marquee international tournament is being held in Europe…

Now that Yankee Stadium has staged its final game, the players, coaches, Front Office and owners have nothing else to divert their attention.  Up until now, their minds could be…

It’s scarcely believable, but we have reached the final week of the 2008 regular season already.  With several play-off places still up for grabs, it promises to be a fascinating…

Tonight’s game sees the Baltimore Orioles making a rare appearance on Five as they take on the Yankees.  The game itself will be something of a sideshow though.  Yankee Stadium…

After the persistent rain made the National Finals rather less enjoyable than they could have been back on the first weekend of this month, the September sun is familiarizing itself…

Yost is toast With only two weeks of the season left to go, the Brewers shockingly sacked manager Ned Yost last Monday. While a poor September had caused a growing…

The third use of instant replay in MLB occurred in last night’s game between the Twins and the Rays and it produced the first occasion in which the call on…