CC Sabathia Gets Tattooed by Orioles

Baltimore - It was time for George Steinbrenner and one of baseball’s most storied franchises to begin their season at Camden Yards in Baltimore.  On the mound for the Yankees was the newly acquired CC Sabathia, and on the mound for “The Birds” was Jeremy Guthrie.  The “Pin-Stripers” took out an early 1-0 lead and didn’t waste time for Sabathia to take to the hill, but in the bottom of the third Sabathia got tattooed as a Baltimore hitter scored a 3-1 lead.  Sabathia had no fast-ball whatsoever yesterday.  He was not locating his pitches in the strike zone, so the “O” could easily hit them.  MLB is all about good pitching and good hitting.  CC falls to a record of 0-1, while Guthrie and the Orioles goes to a record of 1-0.  This series will continue in Baltimore tomorrow night, when the Yankees look to even the series.  Here are the probable pitchers for tomorrow night’s game two of the season/series: Chien-Ming Wang for the Yankees and Koji Uehara for the Orioles.

Coste’s Phillies One Win Away From World Series Championship

Tampa Bay’s magical run was fun to watch while it lasted, but now it’s time to focus on former Fargo/Moorhead RedHawks Chris Coste.  Coste, who had been languishing in the minor leagues, is one win away from tasting the thrill of being on top of the baseball world.  The city of Philadelphia has not tasted the thrill of any professional title since the 1980s.  Coste will join fellow North Dakotan Darin Erstad as a world champion.

Champs’ Back Against the Wall

Bean Town (Boston) - For the Boston Red Sox, their captain, and their catcher, Jason Varitek, they had a perfect opportunity to snap the momentum away from the surprising Rays at one of the most venerable ball parks, Fenway Park.  The Tampa Bay Rays had other ideas as they tattooed Boston’s starter, Jon Lester, with four home runs.  In route to a 9-1 drubbing, which now has Boston 2 games away from elimination, has the Tampa Bay Rays on their possible way to an American League Title.  Former Minnesota Twin, Matt Garza, pitched 6+ innings of near shutout baseball, until Boston ruined the bid for a shutout with a line drive single (Jacoby Ellsbury) in the top of the 4th for Boston’s only run of the night.  Boston’s pitching starter will be knuckleballer, Tim Wakefield, and pitching for the Rays will be Andy Sonnanstine.