Baseball Digest back issues from October 2008:
The fans speak out.
Oct 01, 2008; ... I enjoyed the article on "Stars Who Played Their Entire Careers with One Team" (August Baseball Digest). I was deeply disappointed there was no mention of Yogi Berra anywhere in the article. Berra was a three-time MVP award winner for the Yankees in the 1950s. He owns ten World ...
Baseball's ultimate game: no. 7: nothing compares to the excitement of a League Championship series or World Series title coming to a conclusion in the seventh and final contest.
Oct 01, 2008; ... THE MAGIC NUMBER? It's "7" although not in the dice game of craps but as in Major League Baseball's supreme challenges, Games 7 of those League Championship Series (LCS) and World Series that are extended to the limit. No. 7 is the Ultimate Game. Nothing in "the national ...
Ryan Dempster Cubs' joker becomes an ace: Chicago right-hander who suffered an injury that moved him into a closer role, enjoys his return as a starting pitcher.
Oct 01, 2008; ... WHEN THE CHICAGO CUBS left spring training this year, the team breathed a sigh of relief and Ryan Dempster breathed his own sigh of non-relief. The Cubs decided that Dempster's days as a reliever were over. He was put into the starting rotation after pitching a combined 203 ...
When the Yankees won five consecutive World Series titles: club's roster was filled with talented players, led by manager Casey Stengel who believed in their abilities.(Turn Back The Clock ... 1949-1953)
Oct 01, 2008; ... "WINNING A WORLD SERIES is a thrill. Even winning as many as the New York Yankees have over the years is great. "But to win five World Series titles in a row, that is something special. There is only one team to accomplish that feat: the Yankees. "On top of that ...
Tim Lincecum: big-time pitcher in San Francisco: giants right-hander baffles hitters with a fastball reaching 97 mph and a devastating changeup.
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LONG BEFORE HE BECAME THE Franchise at Third and King, Tim Lincecum was a puny kid with boundless athletic ability, rampant curiosity and an unusual need for order in his life. His brother Scan, almost four years older and also a standout ...
Memories of Yankee Stadium: players recall special events at the House That Ruth Built, a ballpark that opened in 1923 and was home to some of baseball's greatest stars.
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE YANKEES' NEWEST HALL OF Famer will never forget his first visit to the House That Ruth Built. The historic ballpark, whose final season wound down this year, has affected generations of ballplayers the same way. From Monument Park to the ...
Former Orioles pitcher Mike Boddicker: right-hander stepped into a Baltimore rotation in 1983 to fill in for injured starters and helped lead club to its last World Series title.(Where Are They Now?)
Oct 01, 2008; ... DIEHARD ORIOLES FANS COULD have been forgiven for feeling tinges of panic when Mike Flanagan hobbled off the mound on May 17, 1983. With Jim Palmer already on the shelf and Dennis Martinez unable to find any consistency, Flanagan's twisted knee made him the third mangled piece ...
Baseball quick quiz.
Oct 01, 2008 ... 1. Since 1955 when the first World Series Most Valuable Player Award was presented, who was the youngest player to capture the honor: Josh Beckett, Livan Hernandez, Bret Saberhagen or Johnny Podres? 2. Who is the oldest player to win a World Series MVP Award: Willie Stargell, ...
Former Pitcher Tracy Stallard recalls game with Mets against Dodgers in 1963: right-hander remembers 5-1 victory over Los Angeles at Polo Grounds on Casey Stengel's 73rd birthday.(The Game I'll Never Forget)
Oct 01, 2008; ... WHAT EVERYONE REMEMBERS me for is, of course, giving up Roger Marls' record 61st home run at Yankee Stadium while pitching for the Boston Red Sox on the final day of the 1961 season. I have no regrets about it. I was behind in the count, 2-0, and trying to throw a fastball for a ...
Justin Morneau--Minnesota Twins.(Baseball Profile)(Biography)
Oct 01, 2008; ... FULL NAME: Justin Ernest George Morneau AGE, HT., WT: 27, 6-4,230 THROWS: Right BATS: Left BORN: May 15, 1981 in New Westminster, British Columbia. Canada HOME: Scottsdale, Arizona STATUS/FAMILY: Engaged LIFE ...
Cards' Ryan Ludwick: from Quad-A slugger to big league hitter: St. Louis outfielder has matured as a player and continues to improve as a batter, using the entire field and not just pulling the ball for power.
Oct 01, 2008; ... WHEN THE CARDINALS SIGNED Ryan Ludwick, they knew they were adding someone with legitimate power--major league power. Yet, Ludwick was ticketed for Triple-A Memphis. Lots of players with similar skill sets to Ludwick's are bouncing around in the minor leagues. Or, at least, lots ...
It's uncommon for a force play to develop at home plate.(Baseball Rules Corner)
Oct 01, 2008; ... IT IS EXTREMELY RARE THAT WE SEE A force play at the plate on an apparent base hit to the outfield. But when the runner on third gets a late start, this can happen. The Mets and Astros played in Houston on August 2. With the Mets leading, 4-2, in the bottom of the ninth inning ...
World Series results.
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Fall Classic has been a best-of-seven series except for 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the World Series was a best-of-nine game showdown between the National and American League pennant winners. Listed on these pages are World Series results and the Most Valuable Players of each ...
League championship series results.(Table)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The League Championship Series began in 1969 with a best-of-five game series before moving to a best-of-seven game format in 1985. Below are the results of each LCS by league. <Pre> AMERICAN LEAGUE Year Winner Loser Gms 1969 Baltimore ...
Divisional series results.(Table)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The divisional round of playoffs began in 1995. Note: There was a division playoff round in 1981 when the season was interrupted by a strike. <Pre> AMERICAN LEAGUE Year Winner, Division Loser, Division Gms 198 Oakland A's, West ...
World Series Record Book: high marks for a single series.
Oct 01, 2008 ... <Pre> World Series Record Book High Marks For a Single Series HITTING Record SeriesPlayer TeamYear Total AT-BATS 4 games David Eckstein Cardinals 2006 22 5 games Hal Janvrin Red Sox 1916 23 ...
Pitching statistics.(Table)
Oct 01, 2008 ... <Pre> PITCHING STATISTICS RUNS WORLD SERIES Mickey Mantle 42 Yogi Berra 41 Babe Ruth 37 Lou Gehrig 30 Joe DiMaggio27 Derek Jeter ...
Players who hit a double, triple, home run in one World Series.
Oct 01, 2008 ... IN THE 103 WORLD SERIES PLAYED THROUGH THE 2007 SEASON, A PLAYER HAS HIT A DOUBLE, TRIPLE AND HOME RUN IN ONE SERIES 52 TIMES, A FEAT accomplished by 48 different players--only Irish Meusel, Hank Greenberg, Gene Woodling and Lou Brock have done it two times. Paul Molitor is the only player ...
Players who hit .400 in a world series.
Oct 01, 2008 ... <Pre> PLAYERS WHO HIT .400 IN A WORLD SERIES (Minimum 10 at-bats) Player, Team Year AB H BA Billy Hatcher, Reds 1990 12 9.750 Babe Ruth, Yankees1928 16 10.625 Ricky Ledee, Yankees 1998 10 ...
Choices for individual awards often wrapped in controversy.(Warm Up Tosses)
Oct 01, 2008; ... WITH ANOTHER MAJOR LEAGUE SEASON NEARING AN END, IT'S TIME TO RUFFLE few feathers and select leading candidates being considered for sorted individual awards. Through the years, these awards, most of them voted upon by writers on the baseball beat, celebrate the achievements of ...