September 20, 2007: J.R. Towles leads Astros to 18-1 victory
In most seasons in the first decade of the 21st century, a September…
September 23, 2007: Washington Nationals win in RFK Stadium farewell
When baseball returned to Washington in 2005 after an absence…
September 28, 2007: Jimmy Rollins’s bat, Cole Hamels’ arm lift Phillies into first place
The Philadelphia Phillies team that assembled in Clearwater,…
September 29, 2007: Biggio dons the tools of ignorance one final time
Baseball fans, more than fans of any other sport, are lovers…
September 29, 2007: Maine, Mets beat Marlins 13-0 to stay tied for division lead
The New York Mets’ playoff hopes hung on by a thread. They…
September 30, 2007: Jimmy Rollins’ rousing triple sends Phillies to the playoffs
In 2006 the New York Mets ran away with the National League East…
October 1, 2007: Holliday leads Rockies to 13-inning win in Game 163
After the full 162-game schedule had been played, the Colorado…
October 5, 2007: Midges invade Jacobs Field, attack Yankees’ Joba Chamberlain in ALDS
Midge: Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of…
October 21, 2007: Red Sox win Game 7 of ALCS, rally from 3-1 comeback vs. Cleveland
The Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox had some postseason…
October 24, 2007: Rockies’ juggernaut hits a roadblock in Boston for Game 1
The Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies took wildly different…
October 25, 2007: Curt Schilling’s final game gives Red Sox a triumph in Game 2
The Boston Red Sox had won three games in a row by spectacular…
October 27, 2007: Boston’s bats push Rockies to the brink in Game 3
Naturally, the Rockies were glad to return home to Denver, even…
October 28, 2007: Red Sox complete sweep of Rockies to win World Series
By the seventh-inning stretch, a feeling of doom pervaded Denver.…
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…