March 25, 2008: Matsuzaka, Okajima book-end Opening Day win for Red Sox at the Tokyo Dome
The reigning World Series champion Boston Red Sox played two…
March 26, 2008: Oakland A’s even Japan Opening Series with a win over Red Sox
After playing 10 innings the night before, the Boston Red Sox…
March 29, 2008: Record 115,300 fans see Red Sox beat Dodgers at L.A. Coliseum exhibition
The largest crowd to ever watch a baseball game was 115,300…
March 30, 2008: Ryan Zimmerman sends D.C. fans home happy with walk-off homer in Nationals Park debut
With Washington’s new ballpark due to open, the Nationals lobbied…
May 7, 2008: Minnesota’s Carlos Gomez hits for reverse natural cycle
A month into the 2008 season, the top two teams in the American…
May 10, 2008: Washington’s Joel Hanrahan allows four inherited runners to score in one inning
Baseball is a game of statistics, and there appears to be a number…
May 12, 2008: Nick Adenhart earns first and only career win for Angels
The hopes of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of repeating as…
May 12, 2008: Asdrúbal Cabrera turns unassisted triple play
The crowd of 16,045 who braved the 55-degree temperature to see…
May 19, 2008: Boston’s Jon Lester no-hits Royals at Fenway Park
It was quite a 10-month stretch for left-hander Jon Lester in…
May 25, 2008: Padres win on Adrian Gonzalez’s walk-off homer in 18th inning
San Diego Padres fans had already witnessed three extra-inning…
May 28, 2008: Twins cause a Royal ruckus with large comeback win
Allowing five runs in the top of the ninth inning, the Kansas…
May 30, 2008: Cubs overcome eight-run deficit to defeat Rockies
When Cubs fans preview the day’s game, they look at the weather…
June 5, 2008: Cardinals reliever Mark Worrell crushes home run in first career at-bat
Mark Worrell enjoyed a memorable few days in Washington, DC,…
June 13, 2008: Phillies score 20 runs on Friday the 13th
The Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis entered the opening game…
June 16, 2008: Matsuzaka thrills Allentown, earns rehab win on rainy night
The rain delay at the start of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs’…
June 25, 2008: Tim Wakefield outduels Randy Johnson in battle of starters over age 40
When the Boston Red Sox hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks on June…
June 27, 2008: C.C. Sabathia hurls eight shutout innings in his final Cleveland home start
The visiting Cincinnati Reds faced the hosting Cleveland Indians…
June 27, 2008: Carlos Delgado sets Mets record with 9 RBIs in opener at Yankee Stadium
The Mets and Yankees woke up on Friday morning and readied themselves…
June 28, 2008: Dodgers defeat Angels, 1-0, despite getting no hits
“Zero hits and 50,000 cheers.”1 That’s the best way to…
June 28, 2008: Seeking return ticket to majors, J.D. Durbin pitches Reading Phillies to victory
Going into the Saturday night Double-A Eastern League game in…
June 29, 2008: Hagerstown Suns defeat Lake County after beanball battle with five ejections
The near-sellout crowd of 6,901 fans who filled Classic Park…
July 3, 2008: Diamondbacks’ late heroics tap Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers experienced a lot of ups and downs during…
July 4, 2008: Rockies out-blast Marlins 18-17 in Fireworks Night game in Denver
The Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins celebrated the Fourth…
July 15, 2008: American League bids farewell to Yankee Stadium with a 15-inning win in longest All-Star Game
As the construction timeline for the new Yankee Stadium emerged,…