Old Friend Adrian Beltre Homers Thrice, Leads Rangers To ALCS
by Eric Stephen on Oct 4, 2011 6:11 PM PDT
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The Dodgers may not be involved in the postseason, but we can still live vicariously through old friends. Adrian Beltre was the story of the day on Tuesday, hitting three home runs in St. Petersburg to lead the Texas Rangers to their second straight 4-3 road win to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays, three games to one. The Rangers are in their second straight ALCS.
Beltre joins a select list of six men to have hit three home runs in a postseason game, including Babe Ruth twice. Ruth and Reggie Jackson are the only two of the six to do so in the World Series, with Jackson's coming in the championship clinching Game 6 of the 1977 World Series off three different Dodgers pitchers.
I can still hear the call of Rory Markas of Adam Kennedy's three home runs for the Anaheim Angels against the Minnesota Twins in Game 5 of the 2002 ALCS ("He has homered THREE TIMES"), but I can never remember Bob Robertson, who slugged three homers in Game 2 of the 1971 NLCS for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the San Francisco Giants.
Beltre has hit 15 home runs in his last 20 games.
Texas will open the ALCS at home if the Detroit Tigers can finish off the New York Yankees. Rick Porcello and A.J. Burnett are battling in Game 4 at Comerica Park right now (Gameday here, on TV on TBS). Detroit leads the series 2-1.
The Philadelphia Phillies got six shutout innings from Cole Hamels, then a three-run pinch-hit home run from Ben Francisco, and held on for a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in Game 3 of their NLDS. Albert Pujols had four hits, including three doubles, for the Cardinals, while old acquaintance Ryan Theriot had four singles of his own for St. Louis in the loss. Philadelphia leads the series 2-1.
Shaun Marcum and the Milwaukee Brewers try to complete their sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who counter with rookie Josh Collmenter in Game 3 of their NLDS at Chase Field. That on is on TNT (Gameday here) at 6:30 p.m. PDT.
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They are a good team, as I recall from last year. Heard part of their call last night, still good.
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I hope the DBacks clubhouse door is strong.
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2-0 D-Backs
as Vin would say, “They will not go quietly into that good night.”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
interesting
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
man,
we coulda used a Beltre type player during the season.
"Next year, we're definitely going to make the playoffs."
-MVP
FTFY
we coulda used a Beltre type player during the season
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Lol
Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
After A-Rod’s first hit of the series, Miguel Cabrera just looked in the Yankees’ dugout and jokingly asked if they wanted the ball for him.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 4, 2011 8:10 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
funny
but that is as the Tigers are imploding. I guess it will be Fister/Nova in game 5?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Things that sound dirty but aren't
Fister/Nova
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A-rod has an impressive number of rbis via sacrifice and ground balls. #notatrueyankee.
Holy shit avila got blasted
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 4, 2011 8:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
One of my co-workers is a huge Yankee fan.
I’m never going to hear the end of this from her tomorrow.
Nothing is ever easy.
same here
but my co-worker is a guy, and a friend. I already gave him some grief about CC losing.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 4, 2011 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
looks like
there will be game 4 between the D-backs and Brewers.
Goldscimidt Grand Slam
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
Goldschmidt with a D-Back postseason record tying 5 RBI
Danny Bautista(2001) and Steve Finley(1999)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
haha
dickhead Parra is 0-10 in the series. what does your crotch think of that, fuckface?
by Jack Huber on Oct 4, 2011 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
It's not often
you see a mascot with a fluffer
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
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