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2007 Baseball Playoffs

This year's roster of eight teams was a mix of regular participants (Yankees, Red Sox, Angels), historic franchises trying to overcome years of heartbreak (Cubs, Indians, Phillies), and two young upstart squads (Diamondbacks, Rockies)

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October 2007
- Sox 1 Away From Series Sweep
  
  newser | Boston Herald | Oct 28, 07 6:10 AM CDT
  
  The Red Sox are one win away from another World Series title, thanks to the heart of their lineup—the 9, 1 and 2 spots—of Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia. Matsuzaka pitched 5 1/3 solid innings, and together the three scored and drove in nine runs in Boston's 10-5 victory, reports the Boston Herald. More »
- Pedroia Powers Sox Into Series
  
  newser | Boston Globe | Oct 22, 07 3:02 AM CDT
  
  The smallest guy on the field struck the biggest blows last night as the Red Sox turned a tense ALCS Game 7 into a late-inning laugher. With the Sox leading the Indians 3-2, rookie second baseman Dustin Pedroia hit a 2-run HR in the 7th inning, then a bases-loaded double in the 8th, and Boston cruised into the World Series with an 11-2 win, the team's third straight victory after trailing the series 3-1. More »
- Cleveland Pitcher Bought HGH
  
  newser | San Francisco Chronicle | Oct 21, 07 3:00 PM CDT
  
  Paul Byrd, the pitcher who's been critical in the Cleveland Indians' successful playoff run this season, bought almost $25,000 worth of human growth hormone between 2002 and 2005, the San Francisco Chronicle learned today. Byrd admitted taking HGH, but told Fox Sports he was using it legally with a prescription. The Chronicle report, however, says two of Byrd’s prescriptions came from a dentist whose license was suspended in 2003 for fraud. More »
- Drew Slams Sox Past Indians
  
  newser | Boston Herald | Oct 21, 07 5:13 AM CDT
  
  Curt Schilling pitched seven strong innings last night and the Boston offense came through in a big way to launch the Red Sox over the Indians, 12-2, and force Game 7 of the ALCS, reports the Boston Herald . J.D. Drew set the tone in the first with a two-out grand slam off Cleveland ace Fausto Carmona. More »
- Beckett Is Boston's Life Support
  
  newser | Providence Journal | Oct 19, 07 3:52 AM CDT
  
  It was do or die for the Red Sox last night, and this time they did. Josh Beckett posted 11 strikeouts and one walk in eight powerful innings, and Kevin Youkilis led a surging Boston offense with a triple and homer, reports the Providence Journal. The 7-1 win keeps the Sox alive in the series, which the Indians lead 3-2. More »
- Indians Poised to Eliminate Sox
  
  newser | Associated Press | Oct 17, 07 4:24 AM CDT
  
  The Cleveland Indians moved to within one game of the World Series last night with a 7-3 takedown of the Red Sox, reports the AP. Cleveland's runs came in a breakout fifth inning against knuckleballer Tim Wakefield and reliever Manny Delcarmen. Despite making postseason history two innings later, the Red Sox couldn't avoid falling into a 3-1 series hole. More »
- Indians Roll Dice For Series Lead
  
  newser | Providence Journal | Oct 16, 07 3:54 AM CDT
  
  Daisuke Matsuzaka's second postseason outing for Boston last night went much like his first: he gave up four runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings. Unlike his last appearance, Matsuzaka got the loss, as Cleveland's Jake Westbrook reigned in the Red Sox for a 4-2 defeat. The Indians now have a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, reports the Providence Journal. More »
- Rockies Sweep to World Series
  
  newser | Rocky Mountain News | Oct 16, 07 2:44 AM CDT
  
  Apparently having forgotten how to lose a game, the Colorado Rockies completed their sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks last night with a 6-4 win. The team that was only four games above .500 a month ago is now headed to its first World Series after going 21-1 so far to end a Cinderella season, reports the Rocky Mountain News. More »
- D-Backs Can't Stop Streaking Rockies
  
  newser | Rocky Mountain News | Oct 15, 07 2:40 AM CDT
  
  The freight train that is the Rockies didn't lose any steam last night in Colorado, taking the third NLCS game 4-1 to put the Arizona Diamondbacks on the verge of extinction. Only one team has come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a championship series, but the Diamondbacks are determined to "defy history," Justin Upton told the Arizona Republic. More »
- Rockies Remain Undefeated
  
  newser | Denver Post | Oct 13, 07 5:31 AM CDT
  
  The Colorado Rockies held on to their postseason win streak last night courtesy of Arizona closer Jose Valverde, who walked in the winning run with two out in the 11th. The Diamondbacks put up a good fight, tying the game in the ninth and outhitting the Rockies, but the return of Willy Taveras spelled doom for Arizona, reports the Denver Post . More »
- Red Sox Cruise Behind Beckett
  
  newser | Providence Journal | Oct 13, 07 12:53 AM CDT
  
  Game 1 of the ALCS did not prove to be the pitching duel between Cy Young candidates that many had expected, as the Red Sox battered Cleveland starter C.C. Sabathia en-route to a 10-3 victory, the Providence Journal reports. Sabathia was rocked for eight runs in four and a third innings, while Josh Beckett coasted through six, giving up two runs on four hits. More »
- Colorado Starts Strong Against Arizona
  
  newser | Rocky Mountain News | Oct 12, 07 2:29 AM CDT
  
  The Colorado Rockies rode Jeff Francis' solid pitching performance to a win last night, their first in the NLCS against Arizona and their 18th in 19 games. Francis allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings in a game that Diamondback fans delayed in the 7th by throwing debris onto the field to protest a call, reports the Rocky Mountain News. More »
- Indians Send Yankees Home
  
  newser | Associated Press | Oct 9, 07 3:45 AM CDT
  
  The Cleveland Indians took Game 4 of the ALDS, defeating the Yankees 6-4 last night to advance to the ALCS, reports the AP. While the Indians have their eye on their first World Series title since 1948, questions consume the Bronx: Will Joe Torre get the ax? Can the Yanks afford to keep their free agents? And where was Alex Rodriguez throughout this series? More »
- Angels Fall as Sox Sweep ALDS
  
  newser | Boston Globe | Oct 8, 07 1:35 AM CDT
  
  Curt Schilling pitched seven shutout innings as his teammates put together a 9-1 thrashing of the Angels yesterday to sweep the American League Division Series, the Boston Globe reports. The Red Sox outscored the Angels 19-4 and owned all five home runs in the series, two of which came back-to-back from David Ortiz and Manny Ramierez yesterday. More »
- Steinbrenner to Torre: Win or You're Fired
  
  newser | Bergen County Record | Oct 7, 07 12:29 PM CDT
  
  Joe Torre is one loss away from unemployment. Last night George Steinbrenner told the Bergen County Record the skipper is finished in New York unless the Yankees rally to beat the Cleveland Indians. “He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him back if we don't win this series,” Steinbrenner said, in a vintage threat-filled rant. More »
- Winter Starts Now For Cubs
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | Oct 7, 07 4:31 AM CDT
  
  The Arizona Diamondbacks ensured another year without a Cubs championship title last night, shutting down Chicago 5-1 for a sweep of the National League Division Series. The Cubs are "disappointed" to end their 99th season without a World Series win, but manager Lou Pinella promised that "this is just the start," reports the Chicago Tribune. More »
- Yankees Stung at Cleveland
  
  newser | Associated Press | Oct 5, 07 11:22 PM CDT
  
  The Indians lead the Yankees 2-0 in their ALDS series, following Friday night's 11-inning victory. A game which saw phenomenal pitching from starters Pettitte and Carmona is destined to become famous for the insect swarm that arrived in the later innings. The pests certainly got to Yankee reliever Joba Chamberlain, who gave up a game tying run on a wild pitch in the eighth. More »
- Indians Rout Yanks in Game 1
  
  newser | Cleveland Plain Dealer | Oct 5, 07 4:43 AM CDT
  
  Anchored by a gutsy C.C. Sabathia performance, the Indians beat the heavily favored Yankees 12-3 to take a 1-0 series lead. Sabathia walked six and needed 114 pitches to go 5 innings, but it was enough to get the win, particularly with Asdrubal Cabrera, Victor Martinez, Travis Hafner and Ryan Garko all homering to back him. More »
- Diamondbacks Take 2-0 Series Lead
  
  newser | Arizona Republic (Phoenix) | Oct 5, 07 4:38 AM CDT
  
  The Diamondbacks roughed up Ted Lilly early on the way to an 8-4 win and a 2-0 series lead that leaves the favored Cubs on the brink of elimination. Chris Young hit a 3-run homer, Eric Byrnes had an RBI triple, and Stephen Drew drove in two, knocking a frustrated Lilly out in the sixth. More »
September 2007
- Red Sox Clinch Best Record in Baseball
  
  newser | MLB.com | Sep 30, 07 4:31 AM CDT
  
  J.D. Drew's clutch home run last night secured Boston's 6-4 victory over the Twins, which in turn ensured that the Red Sox will go down as having the top regular-season record in 2007. This distinction allowed the Sox to choose the longer, 8-day schedule for their playoff series against the Angels, reports MLB.com. More »

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