Articles Written by:    JOHN BRANCH     

Phillies Beat Rockies to Take 2-1 Series Lead

DENVER The hottest player in baseball’s postseason demonstrated just how vital a leadoff hitter is to a team. One of the coldest players showed just how damaging a single well-timed lead-off hit can be. Pitcher Brad Lidge, right, of the Philadelphia ...

From JOHN BRANCH, The New York Times,  12 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies,  Carlos Gonzalez,  National League,  Cliff Lee,  Jimmy Rollins

Phillies 1, Rockies 1: Game Analysis: Phillies 1, Rockies 1

Update | 10:38 p.m. Rockies leadoff hitter Carlos Gonzalez continued to play a surprisingly large role in the series, singling to center field and boosting his series batting average to .600 (6 for 10). He advanced to third on Dexter Fowler’s single, ...

From JOHN BRANCH, The New York Times,  11 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Carlos Gonzalez,  Dexter Fowler,  Matt Holliday,  J.A. Happ,  St. Louis Cardinals

Phillies Change Starters, but Mercury Stays Put

DENVER Postponing a game for a day in the hope of warmer weather did not have much effect on the game-time temperature at Coors Field, but it altered the makeup of the National League division series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado ...

From JOHN BRANCH, The New York Times,  11 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Charlie Manuel,  Jim Tracy,  Mercury,  Pedro Martinez,  Philadelphia Phillies

In Hardy Denver, Baseball Calls a Snow Day

Snow covered Denvers Coors Field on Saturday. Game 3 of the Rockies series against the Phillies was postponed because of cold. Keep up with the latest news on The Timess baseball blog. First, the postponement was due mostly to the predicted ...

From JOHN BRANCH, The New York Times,  10 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Charlie Manuel,  Major League Baseball,  Florida Marlins,  Pedro Martinez,  J.A. Happ

Ruth Video Is Under Further Review

It is Babe Ruth, but maybe not Lou Gehrig. It is probably 1928. And it may just be Sept. 9, part of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics at Yankee Stadium, rather than an October World Series game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Keep up ...

From JOHN BRANCH, The New York Times,  10 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Babe Ruth,  Major League Baseball,  New York Yankees,  St. Louis Cardinals,  Lou Gehrig

Babe Ruth Like You’ve Never Seen Before

SECAUCUS, N.J. Babe Ruth has struck out looking. Displeased, he leans on his bat, right hand on his hip, and looks back at the umpire. He utters something that can only be imagined. Lou Gehrig, on deck, leans on his bat, too, as if he has seen this act ...

From JOHN BRANCH, The New York Times,  8 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Babe Ruth,  Major League Baseball,  New York Yankees,  Lou Gehrig,  St. Louis Cardinals

A Pitcher Comes in, and a City Holds Its Breath

Of all the characters and story lines queued up for Wednesday’s start of the major league baseball postseason, none provide the can’t-look-away, can’t-bear-to-watch drama that surrounds Brad Lidge, a once-trusted relief pitcher for the Philadelphia ...

From JOHN BRANCH, The New York Times,  6 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies,  Brad Lidge,  Tom McCarthy,  National League,  Charlie Manuel

Afternoon Starts Put Shadows in Play

PHILADELPHIA The sun was sinking in the west, behind the grandstand at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies. The shadow perfectly traced the third-base line. Foul territory was in the shade. The playing field was bathed in sunlight, ...

From JOHN BRANCH, The New York Times,  6 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies,  Mark Teixeira,  Cole Hamels,  Major League Baseball,  New York Yankees

At Sold-Out Fenway, a Way in for Those Fans Willing to Wait

BOSTON Joan George was in the mood to treat herself to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, where every game since May 15, 2003, has sold out. Joan George was first in the Red Sox game-day ticket line, paying $160 for a seat in the front row atop the Green ...

From JOHN BRANCH, The New York Times,  2 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Boston Red Sox,  Major League Baseball

Giants Like the Outcomes but Are Puzzled by the Method

The Giants could not be happier with the results of their first two games, a pair of victories over division rivals. But the wins are not coming the way the Giants are used to getting them, or the way they planned to get them, and certainly not the way ...

From JOHN BRANCH, The New York Times,  21 Sep 2009
Related Topics: New York Giants,  Steve Smith,  Mario Manningham,  New York Jets,  Eli Manning

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