Friday, October 12, 2012
It comes down to winner-take-all for both Washington and Baltimore.
It might be the biggest day of baseball this region has seen in decades. On Friday evening, both the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles will play the final—and decisive—games of their respective divisional series. Just 24 hours ago, it wasn't clear that either team would live to see action beyond Thursday, with the Nats trailing the St. Louis Cardinals and the O's trailing the New York Yankees by two games to one. But in thrilling, late-inning play, both teams slipped ahead yesterday to seize 2-1 wins and even up each best-of-five series at two games apiece. Washington's saving grace came in the form of a walk-off solo home run by right fielder Jayson Werth in the bottom of the ninth, which snapped a 1-1 tie that had held since…
Monday, October 1, 2012
There's plenty of baseball yet to be played, but for the first time ever, a Nationals-Orioles World Series is a real possibility.
It's been 15 years since the Baltimore-Washington area fielded a Major League Baseball team with a winning record, let alone sent one to the postseason. But as of the final out in last night's Rangers-Angels game, the Orioles—improbably, unfathomably—became the second playoff-bound ballclub in the corridor, clinching at least a wild card spot for the first time this century. Their 6-3 win over Boston earlier in the day also kept the O's tied with the New York Yankees for first place in the American League East. The Nationals' shining moment came 10 days earlier as Washington closed the deal on a postseason berth with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. This year marks just the second time the organization has made the playoffs and its…
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Barons baseball to face Walt Whitman Monday afternoon.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School's baseball team scored nine runs in the first two innings of its first playoff game on Friday, then coasted home to a 9-1 victory over visiting Northwest High School Friday afternoon behind the masterful pitching of Nico Norel-Aguilar, the junior who has been the ace of the Barons’ pitching staff all season. The Barons advanced in the state's 4A baseball playoffs to play the Walt Whitman High School Vikings Monday at 4 p.m. at Whitman. Norel-Aguilar went the distance in Friday’s game allowing only three hits and striking out seven. He also delivered a key two-run triple, which sparked a four-run outburst in the first inning. “Nico definitely was the catalyst for us today,” B-CC head coach John Schmidt told …
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Girls' and boys' lacrosse teams, the softball team and the baseball team start the playoffs this week.
The playoff games are beginning this week for Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School's spring sports teams. Here's the run-down on the first games: Varsity Girls' Lacrosse: B-CC High School will play Walt Whitman High School in the first round of the playoffs on Thursday, May 12, at 5:15 p.m. at Walt Whitman High School. Varsity Boys' Lacrosse: B-CC High School will play Springbrook High School in the first round of the playoffs on Thursday, May 12, at 7 p.m. at B-CC High School. Softball: B-CC High School will play Northwest High School in the first round of the playoffs on Thursday, May 12, at 4 p.m. at Northwest High School. Baseball: B-CC High School will play Northwest High School in the first round of the playoffs on Friday, May 13, at 4 …
Sean
1:52 pm on Friday, October 5, 2012
Yes, it should be the Parkway Series. I used to live in both Maryland and Montreal, and I don't resent the city of DC for taking our team (MLB took it) so I'll be really conflicted if it comes down to a Parkway Series. more ›