Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Final Regular Season Standings and Post-Season Madness: Athletics Win 2013 World Series in Seven Games




Larry Division
1. x-Giants (47-33), .588, 0.0 GB
2. y-Cardinals (45-35), .563, 2.0 GB
3. Cubs (37-43), .463, 10.0 GB

Curly Division
1. x-Athletics (47-33), .588, 0.0 GB
2. Mets (41-39), .513, 6.0 GB
3. Pirates (30-50), .375, 17.0 GB

Moe Division
1. x-Rockies (40-40), .500, 0.0 GB
2. Reds (38-42), .475, 2.0 GB
3. Yankees (35-45), .438, 5.0 GB

x - clinched divisional championship
y - clinched wild card

World Series

Athletics (number 2 seed) vs. Rockies (number 4 seed)

Athletics win series 4 games to 3.

The Athletics overcame a valiant Rockies squad to win the 2013 World Series in seven games. The teams split the first four games, with the Rockies winning Games 1 and 3 and the A's prevailing in Games 2 and 4. Rockies easily won Game 5 by a very large margin, only to lose two in Games 6 and 7 back in Oakland. The Athletics' David Wright, who had 10 hits and batted .370 during the series, was named MVP by Rockies manager Jim Lewman.

Game 1: Rockies 5, Athletics 1 (Lohse scatters 6 hits in 7 2/3 innings)

WP-Lohse
LP-Medlen

Game 2: Athletics 6, Rockies 2 (Athletics trail 2-0 before scoring 6 in the eighth inning)
WP-Valdes
LP-League

Game 3: Rockies 2, Athletics 1 (First inning Cano two-run shot holds up as Athletics strand 11 base runners)
WP-Griffin
LP-Lilly

Game 4: Athletics 6, Rockies 4 (12 innings) (Rockies come back from 4-0 deficit to tie but lose in extra innings)
WP-Rodney
LP-Tazawa

Game 5: Rockies 14, Athletics 1 (Rockies destroy Kris Medlen for the second time in five games, scoring 10 in the second inning)
WP-Lohse
LP-Medlen

Game 6: Athletics 7, Rockies 2 (Beachy, Valdes and Rodney combine on 6-hitter)
WP-Beachy
LP-Bumgarner

Game 7: Athletics 10, Rockies 3 (Rockies score 3 in top of the first but are shut out after that, while Jackson and Ortiz hit Athletics' first home runs of the series; Lilly escapes bases loaded-no out jam in the third with a strikeout/techno-double-play combo)
WP-Janssen
LP-Griffin


Divisional Playoffs

In the Divisional Playoffs the Rockies rocked the Giants' world with a 4-0 sweep to advance to the World Series, while the Athletics dispatched the Cardinals four games to one.

Giants (number 1 seed) vs. Rockies (number 4 seed)
Rockies win series 4 games to 0

Athletics (number 2 seed) vs. Cardinals (number 3 seed)
Athletics win series 4 games to 1



2014 Draft Order

1. Pirates
2. Yankees
3. Cubs
4. Reds
5. Mets
6. Cardinals
7. Giants
8. Rockies
9. Athletics

Next action: Hot stove begins now! See you in February for yuletide celebrations!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Final Regular Season Standings and Post-Season madness: World Series Update




Larry Division
1. x-Giants (47-33), .588, 0.0 GB
2. y-Cardinals (45-35), .563, 2.0 GB
3. Cubs (37-43), .463, 10.0 GB

Curly Division
1. x-Athletics (47-33), .588, 0.0 GB
2. Mets (41-39), .513, 6.0 GB
3. Pirates (30-50), .375, 17.0 GB

Moe Division
1. x-Rockies (40-40), .500, 0.0 GB
2. Reds (38-42), .475, 2.0 GB
3. Yankees (35-45), .438, 5.0 GB

x - clinched divisional championship
y - clinched wild card


The Divisional Playoffs are in the books. The Rockies rocked the Giants' world with a 4-0 sweep to advance to the World Series, where they will face the Athletics, who dispatched the Cardinals four games to one. Rockies versus Athletics in the 2013 World Series!

The Rockies and Athletics split the first four games, with the Rockies winning Games 1 and 3 and the A's prevailing in Games 2 and 4. The Athletics are quite lucky to be tied at this point, as it took a fluky six-run uprising in the eighth inning of Game 2 to avoid what was looking like a 2-games-to-0 Rockies advantage at that point. And in Game 4 they blew a 4-0 lead before squeaking out a win in twelve innings. Meanwhile the Rockies cruised in games 1 and 3. The much-maligned Maddigan Rule again had an impact, as the Athletics ran out of pitchers in Game 4 and were forced to leave Fernando Rodney in the game for six innings, as extra inning after extra inning unfolded. Will Rodney's arm survive the ordeal? Will the Strat Gods punish the Athletics for overusing their best reliever? Stay tuned!

Divisional Playoffs

Giants (number 1 seed) vs. Rockies (number 4 seed)
Rockies win series 4 games to 0

Athletics (number 2 seed) vs. Cardinals (number 3 seed)
Athletics win series 4 games to 1



World Series

Athletics (number 2 seed) vs. Rockies (number 4 seed)
Series tied 2 games to 2.

Game 1: Rockies 5, Athletics 1 (Lohse scatters 6 hits in 7 2/3 innings)
WP-Lohse
LP-Medlen

Game 2: Athletics 6, Rockies 2 (Athletics trail 2-0 before scoring 6 in the eighth inning)
WP-Valdes
LP-League

Game 3: Rockies 2, Athletics 1 (First inning Cano two-run shot holds up as Athletics strand 11 base runners)
WP-Griffin
LP-Lilly

Game 4: Athletics 6, Rockies 4 (12 innings) (Rockies come back from 4-0 deficit to tie but lose in extra innings)
WP-Rodney
LP-Tazawa

2014 Draft Order

1. Pirates
2. Yankees
3. Cubs
4. Reds
5. Mets
6. Cardinals
7. Giants
8-9. TBA

Next action: World Series will conclude Monday, December 9, at the Chateau. Come and get in on that great booth action and watch the Rockies and A's sweat it out!

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