The Chicago Cubs, who did not start the World Series with home-field advantage even thought they won nine more games then the Cleveland Indians, take Game 2 by a score of 5-1 to even the series at 1-1. One down. #FlyTheW pic.twitter.com/lrlKuvs07C — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 27, 2016 The …
Read More »Cubs Rely On Jake Arrieta To Even Up World Series
The Indians notched a Game 1 World Series win against Chicago and the Cavaliers received their championship rings. Suffice to say that the evening of Oct.25 in Cleveland was sublime. But despite a convincing Game 1 victory for Cleveland, it’d be unwise to start doubting the Cubs, the team expected to …
Read More »Indians Take Game 1 of the World Series
Either the Cleveland Indians, or Chicago Cubs, will be crowned the next reigning champion of the baseball world. On Tuesday night, the Indians were the first to put in their bid for the throne with a 6-0 shutout of the Cubs. Tribe Pitching Corey Kluber and Gainesville native, Andrew Miller, were …
Read More »World Series Preview: Indians Take on Cubs in Game 1
No matter the outcome of the 2016 World Series, one thing is sure: a generation-long drought will come to an end. The Chicago Cubs have not won the World Series since 1908. The Cleveland Indians have not won the World Series since 1948. That’s a combined title-winning drought of 176 …
Read More »Chicago Cubs Ready for World Series
Saturday night, The Chicago Cubs punched their ticket to The World Series for the first time since 1945. Five years ago, the Cubs signed former Boston Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein. Epstein was hired by the Red Sox in 2002, and in 2004 led Boston to their first World …
Read More »Revitalized Cubs Ready For Game 5 of NLCS vs. Dodgers
Twenty-four hours ago, the insidious whispers about the Cubs began. How could the best team in baseball get shut out in two consecutive games? How could they actually fall to a 2-1 series deficit? But after a 10-2 rout of the Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS, Chicago heads into Game 5 …
Read More »Gainesville Native Andrew Miller Named ALCS MVP
On Wednesday night, Buchholz High School alum Andrew Miller joined Dennis Eckersley, Mariano Rivera and Koji Uehara as one of only four relievers to win an ALCS MVP. Miller was lights out in the American League Championship Series vs. Toronto, pitching 7 2/3 innings while giving up no runs, no walks, …
Read More »Gainesville’s Andrew Miller Lights Out for Indians
The New York Yankees’ may be shaking their heads over trading their relief pitcher to the Cleveland Indians. Gainesville native Andrew Miller has become the face of the Indians en route to pitching nine scoreless innings this postseason. Currently in the ALCS Since the Yankees sent Miller to Cleveland for …
Read More »MLB Hunt for October
With under 30 games to play in the 2016 Major League Baseball season, three divisions are separated by five games or less, and both wild card spots are crapshoots with six AL teams within five games vying for that second spot, and four NL teams within four games. Let’s get …
Read More »MLB Closes in on Opening Day
The Major League Baseball season will begin this Sunday, April 3 with three games to be televised on ESPN and ESPN2. The season begins with the Cardinals taking on the Pirates in Pittsburg at 1:05 p.m., the Blue Jays at the Rays at 4:05 p.m., and the Mets at the …
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