the mad sports man

The Dodgers have forced a 7th game with a 3-1 win. Tony Watson with the win, Justin Verlander with the loss and Kenley Jansen with the save. Game 7 is tomorrow.

some records have fallen.  they include:  most homers in a series - 22 and this series isn't over yet.  previous record was 21 in 2002 between Giants and Angels.  2.  14 different players have hit homers in this series.  previous was 13 in 1953 between Yankees and Dodgers. 3.  the Astros 5 homers tied a record for homers in a game, tying the 1989 A's (game 3) and 1928 Yankees (game 4) 4.  game  5 was 5h 17m  making this the second longest game in the world series behind game 3 of the 2005 series between Houston and the White Sox (5h 41m  Chicago 7 Houston 5 in 14 innings) 5.  game 5 marked the 4th time both teams scored more than 10 runs and second time both teams scored 12.  the other time was game 4 of the 1993 world series (Toronto 15 Philadelphia 14) 6.  that Toronto vs Philly game still has the record for most runs in a world series game with 29. 7.  Jose Altuve has seven homers in the series putting him away from tying Nelson Cruz (2011 Rangers), Carlos Beltra

The Astros are up 3 games to 2 after winning a wild one 13-12. Quite an exciting one.  Joe Musgrove with the win and Kenley Jansen with the loss. Game 6 is Tuesday night.

The Dodgers have evened the series with a 6-1 win in Houston. Joc Pedersen hit a key 3 run homer in a five run 9th.  Tony Watson with the win and Ken Giles with the loss. Game 5 is tomorrow.

The Astros are up two games to one after beating the Dodgers 5-3 in game three. An early 4-0 jump helped. Lance McCullers with the win, Yu Darvish with the loss and Brad Peacock with the save. Game 4 is tomorrow night.

this stat i saw on twitter the other night.  ties in with lengendary broadcaster Vin Scully and one time A's manager Connie Mack.  Scully's first season broadcasting was Mack's last season as Philadelphia A's manager.  the season - 1950.  Scully retired at the end of last season (wow 66 years) and Mack was A's manager for the first 50 years of the A's (1901-1950).  1901 was also the beginning of the american league.  so there.

boy was this nuts.  Astros tie it at 3-3 in the 9th to send it to extras.  Astros score two to go up 5-3 in the top of the 10th.  bottom of the 10th, Dodgers score two to even it at five.  Astros score two to go up 7-5 in the top of the 11th.  Dodgers score only one in the bottom half, Yasiel Puig was the final out as the Astros win 7-6 to even the series.  Chris Devenski with the win and Brandon McCarthy with the loss.  game three is tomorrow in Houston

On a 35c day in L.A. the Dodgers win game one 3-1. Clayton Kershaw strikes out 11 in the win, Dallas Keuchel takes the loss and Kenley Jansen with the save. Game 2 is tomorrow.

The Astros are in the world series after shutting out the Yankees 4-0 to win the ALCS.  The Astros are there for the first time in the A.L. and first time since 2005 when they lost to the White Sox. Game 1 is Tuesday night.

The Astros have forced a 7th game after beating the Yankees 7-1. Justin Verlander with the win and Luis Severino with the loss.  Game 7 is tomorrow.

this is one of the 2018 medals looks like.  not sure when they came out.  they are pretty cool looking i think.  can't wait till February.

The Dodgers are going to the World Series after beating the Cubs 11-1 and knocking out the defending champs. They will face either Houston or New York starting on Tuesday. Clayton Kershaw with the win and José Quintana with the loss.

The Cubs extend their season, beating the Dodgers 3-2 to force a game five. Jake Arrieta with the win, Alex Wood with the loss and Wade Davis with the save. Game 5 is tomorrow.

The Yankees are a win away from the World Series after beating the Astros 5-0 in game 5. Masahiro Tanaka with the win and Dallas Kuecher with the loss. Game 6 is Friday night.

The Dodgers are a win away from the World Series after beating the Cubs 6-1 in game 3.  Yu Darvish with the win and Kyle Hendricks with the loss. Game 4 is tomorrow.

The Yankees have evened the series after coming back from 0-4 to win game 4 6-4. Two in the 7th and 4 in the 8th did it. Chad Green with the win, Ken Giles with the loss and Ardolis Chapman with the save. Game 5 is tomorrow.

The Yankees are back in the series after blowing out Houston 8-1.  C.C. Sabathia with the win and Charlie Morton with the loss. Game 4 is tomorrow.

The Dodgers are up two games after Justin Turner hits a walk off three run homer to give the Dodgers a 4-1 win.  Kenley Jansen with the win and Brian Duensing with the loss. Game 3 is Tuesday.

The Dodgers opens the NLCS after beating the Cubs 5-2. Kenta Maeta with the win, Hector Rondon with the loss and Kenley Jansen with the save. Game 2 is tomorrow.

The Astros go up two scoring the winner in the 9th to win 2-1. Justin Verlander with the win and Ardolis Chapman with the loss.  Game 3 is Monday.

The Astros draw first blood winning the ALCS opener 2-1.  Dallas Kuecher gets the win, Masahiro Tanaka with the loss and Ken Giles with the save. Game 2 is tomorrow afternoon in Houston.

The Cubs are facing the Dodgers in the NLCS after beating the Nationals 9-8 in a wild one. Brian Duensing with the win, Max Scherzer with the loss and Wade Davis with the save. NLCS starts Saturday.

The Yankees come back from a two game hole to beat the Indians 5-2 in game five and the series three to two.  They will face the Astros in the ALCS starting Friday night. David Robertson with the win, Cory Kluber with the loss and Ardolis Chapman with the save.

Washington evens the series with a convincing 5-0 win over Chicago. Game 5 is tomorrow.  Stephen Strasbourg with the win and Jake Arrieta with the loss. Game 5 is tomorrow.

Four more have qualified for the World Cup in Russia.  Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia  (South America) and Panama  (CONCACAF) are in.  Honduras plays Australia and Peru plays New Zealand in interconference match ups for two spots, three in Africa and 4 in UEFA.  23 in and 9 left. Who qualifies? Stay tuned.

game 4 between Chicago and Washington postponed due to rain.  rescheduled to tomorrow

Portugal (group B) and France (group A) have qualified for the world cup.  Portugal beat Switzerland 2-0 to win group B and France beat Belarus 2-1 to clinch group A.  19 in, 13 left.  the eight second place finishers in the uefa group play will play in a two game series with the four winners moving onto the world cup. until then stay tuned.

The Dodgers are in the NLCS after beating Arizona 3-1 in game three and sweeping the Diamondbacks.  Yu Darvish with the win, Zac Greinke with the loss and Kenley Jansen with the save. Game one of the NLCS is Sunday.

The Yankees force a game 5 on Wednesday after beating the Indians 7-3. Five runs after three innings helped.  Luis Severino with the win, Trevor Bauer gets the loss and Tommy Kahnle with the save.

the Cubs are up 2-1 in the series after winning game three 2-1.  Carl Edwards Jr with the win, Brandon Kintzler with the loss and Wade Davis with the save.  game 4 is tomorrow,

The Houston Astros are in the ALCS with a 5-4 win.  JustinVerlander with the win, Chris Sale with the loss and Ken Giles with the save.  Game 1 of the ALCS is Saturday.

Iceland (group I) and Serbia (group D) have both qualified for the world cup.  Iceland will be making it's first appearance in the event.  that now makes 17 in and 15 spots left.  stay tuned.

Greg Bird scores the only run of the game  (home run) as the Yankees win game 4 1-0. Masahiro Tanaka with the win, Andrew Miller with the loss and Ardolis Chapman with the save.  Game 4 is tomorrow.

Egypt is into the world cup after finishing first in group E in the African qualification.  they beat Congo 2-1 to do so. still three days left of.  who will be next? stay tuned.

the Red Sox force a game 4 after blowing out Houston 10-3.  a 6 run 7th was plenty. Joe Kelly with the win and Francisco Liriano with the loss.  Game 4 is  tomorrow.

Poland has qualified for the world cup by winning group E in the European qualifying, beating Montenegro 4-2 today.  14 are now in and 18 left.  getting fun now. stay tuned.

The Dodgers are up two games after beating Arizona 8-5.  They are a game from the NLCS.  Kenta Maeta with the win, Robbie Ray with the loss and Kenley Jansen with the save.  Game 3 is Monday.

Costa Rica and Nigeria are in the world cup. Costa Rica clinched it yesterday and is second in CONCACAF and Nigeria clinched it today finishing first in one of the CAF groups with one game left.

The Nationals even the series after winning game two 6-3. Five runs in the eighth did it. Oliver Perez with the win, Carl Edwards Jr with the loss and Sean Doolittle with the save. Game three is Monday.

the Dodgers took game one 9-5.  Clayton Kershaw with the win, and Taijuan Walker. game two is tonight at 7pm

The Cleveland Indians are one win away from the ALCS with a come from behind win over the Yankees. The Yankees were up 8-3,but the Indians came back to win 9-8 in 13 innings. Josh Tomlin with the win and Dellin  Betances with the loss.  Yan Gomez knocked in the winner.  Game 3 is Sunday. Meanwhile the Chicago Cubs open their world series defense with a 3-0 win in Washington. Kyle Hendricks with the win, Stephen Strasbourg with the loss and Wade Davis with the save. Game 2 is tomorrow.

The Astros are a win away from the ALCS after blowing our Boston 8-2.  Dallas Kuecher gets the win and Drew Pomeranz gets the loss.  Game 3 is Sunday in Boston.

Spain has qualified for the World Cup, wrapping up top spot in their qualification group after beating Albania 3-0 to finish it off with one game left.  who will join them?  stay tuned.

The Cleveland Indians shut out the New York Yankees 4-0.  Trevor Bauer gets the win, Sonny Grey takes the  loss and Cody Allen gets the save. Game 2 is tomorrow.

Houston opens the ALDS with an 8-2 win over Boston.  Justin Verlander with the win, while Chris Sale takes the loss.  Game 2 is tomorrow.

Germany and England are in next years World Cup, Germany winning group C and England  winning group F.  10 teams in.  Who is next?  Stay tuned.

the Diamondbacks won the N.L. wild card 11-8 after going up 6-0 and will face the Dodgers in the NLDS.  tonight the ALDS begins with Houston vs Boston at 2pm (Justin Verlander for Houston and Chris Sale for Boston), followed by the Yankees vs Cleveland at 5:30pm (Sonny gray for New York and Trevor Bauer for Cleveland). and today marks another round of world cup qualifying.  nothing yet so far stay tuned for updates on this as qualifying goes along

last night the Yankees beat the Twins 8-4in the A.L. wild card and will face Cleveland in the ALDS.  that series starts tomorrow, along with Houston vs Boston  that should be a good series.  tonight the Diamondbacks face the Rockies in the N.L. wild card game with the winner facing the Dodgers in the NLDS, along with Washington vs Chicago. meanwhile later tonight the NHL season kicks off with four games - Toronto at Winnipeg, St.Louis at Pittsburgh, Calgary at Edmonton and Philadelphia at San Jose.  oh October is on now.

the post season is set with only today left.  the Rockies will take on the D'Backs for the wild card and the winner faces the Dodgers in one NLDS while the Cubs and Nationals face off in the other.  in teh AL., the Yankees and Twins face off in the wild card and the winner faces Cleveland in one ALDS, while the Red Sox and Astros face off in the other.  post season starts Tuesday.