MLB BASEBALL MULTIMEDIA  REPORT FOR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Brian ” Professer B ” Davis staff writer- This just in Tim Lincecum wins the National League Cy Young award for the second year in a row. Lincecum edged out St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright despite the fact that Lincecum got fewer first-place votes than Wainwright in the vote proceeded by the Baseball Writer’s Association of America announced today. Lincecum finished the 2009 campaign with a (15-7,2.48 ERA with 261 strikeouts) received  11 first-place votes and 100 points. Lincecum becomes the first pitcher to win back to back Cy Young awards since Randy Johnson did that with the Arizona Diamonbacks by winning four Cy Young Awards  from 1999-2002. Also Lincecum led the National League with strikeouts becoming the first Giant to accomplish that feat since Christy Mathewson did back in 1907-08 seasons.

The Giants ace also started the mid-season classic in St. Louis also led the National League with 26 quality starts with 26 while ranking second in ERA and tied teammate Matt Cain  for the National League with for complete games.

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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2009
BRIAN ” Professer B” Davis Staff Writer- On Wednesday both Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy and Los Angeles  Angles manager Mike Scioscia both won their respective annual consensus manager of the year in their respective leagues. Tracy won the award in the National League as he led the Rockies after replacing Clint Hurdle on May 29 as he guided the Rockies to a 74-42 record with the best record in the the all of baseball only the World Champion New York Yankees had a better record from June 1st of this year and addition to being named manager of the year in the National League the Rockies have agreed on a 3-year contract terms of the contract are undisclosed as he led the Rockies to a 92-70 record this year a new franchise record since it’s inception in 1993.

                      Colorado Rockies Manager of the Year Recipient
                      
                                     Don Baylor 1995
                                     Jim Tracy   2009
  

Also the 2009 American League Manager of The Year went to Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia who guided the Angles to their fifth A.L. West title in the last six years and their sixth postseason appearance since 2002 in that same year he also won the AL manager of the year with a World Series title over the San Francisco Giants. In the 10 years as Angles manager most experts could claim incuding myself could have Scioscia’s best managing and the challenges that his team and the entire Angles origanization had to face with the tragedy loss of rookie Angles pitcher Nick Adenhart who died in a car accident  along with Courtney Steward and Henry Pearson by a drunk driver back on April 9 of this year. In the aftermath of the death of 22-year old Nick Adenhart the Angles rallied after losing the services of John Lackey for extended period of time and adversity to win their third A.L. West title.

And finally the two-time National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies are seeking the interest of utility infielder Mark De Rosa to replace Pedro Feliz at third base. De Rosa in 2009 hit batted .250 with 23 homers and 78 RBIs overall with his time split between the Cleveland Indians and the St.Louis Cardinals. The reason would be that De Rosa is from New Jersey and attended Penn University in Philadelphia and according to foxsports.com reported that the Phillies  are the favorite via from a Major Legue source but the Phillies are are interested in Placido Polanco and Adrian Beltre. Other choices like former American League MVP Miguel Tejada.

Or the Phillies and Placido Polanco could re-unite  as Polanco  who came in return in the Scott Rolen trade from the Cardinals at the 2002 trade deadline played 3.5 years before  helping the Detroit Tigers to their first American League Pennant since 1984 and was named the ALCS MVP and he is not looking for a mega deal. Polanco made $4.6 million this past season. But threr is a twist with Polanco he is a Type A free agent and if the Tigers offer him salary arbitration, the Phillies will forfiet their first-round pick to the Tigers in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft if the Phillies sign him.

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MLB BASEBALL MULTIMEDIA REPORT FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Brian ” Professer B ” Davis Baseball Multimedia Staff  Writer – On Friday the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th World Series title with traditional ticker tape parade down in lower Manhattan with the traditional Canyon of Heroes then the team assembled at City Hall where New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave Yankees players and team administration gave them keys to the city as an estimate 1 million attended and another 500,000 attended the Yankee rally at City Hall a lot of dignitaries including former New York Mayors Rudy Guliani David Dinkins , and Ed Koch and Yankees greats Yogi Berra and Mr. October himself  Reggie Jackson.

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The Yankees will soon have to make some tough decisions  World Series MVP Hideki Matsui who will  be a free agent after the season and also Johnny Damon and some reports from various  media outlets reports that both may not return next season and that may open the door for Yankees outfield prospect Austin Jackson  from triple-A Sracnton-Wilkes Barre. The 22-year old prospect down in Triple-A batted a even .300 with four homers, 65 RBI’s, and 504 at-bats in 132 games could be a replacement next year for the club.

In other baseball news the National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies have picked up the option on left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee  worth  $8 million. Lee went 7-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 12 regular season starts  for the Phillies whom after him and outfielder Ben Francisco were both acquired from the Cleveland Indians  for prospects Jason Knapp, Carlos Carrasco, Jason Donald, and Lou Marson. Lee also went 4-0 in the postseason with a 1.56 ERA in five starts as help the Phillies to their second straight National League Pennant.

Also on Friday  the Milwaukee Brewers have traded shortstop J.J. Hardy to the Minnesota Twins for speedy outfielder Carlos Gomez . Gomez who will turn 24 next month came to the Twins from the Mets in the blockbuster trade that sent lefthander Johan Santana  to the Mets  prior to the start to the 2008 campaign.Gomez made 90 starts as the Twins leadoff hitter in 2008 batting .258 with 59 RBIs, 79 runs scored and 33 stolen bases but this past season he lost his starting job to Denard Span when he batted only .195  with a .279% on-base percentage.

And Finally San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum and the DA of Clark County of Washington reached an agreement in which the pitcher will have to pay a $250 fine for possesion of pot & with a marijuana pipe as the drug charges will be dropped and Linceum also will have to pay a $122 fine for the speeding ticket.

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BASEBALL MULTIMEDIA WORLD SERIES REPORT FOR LATE EDITION FOR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2009 BRIAN “Professer B” Davis Staff Writer- On Wednesday night at the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx the Yankees dethrone the defending World Champion Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 7-3 as for the ninth consecutive year there will be a new World Champion and there have not been a repeat World Series winner since the Joe Torre Yankees did that feat since 2000. The Yankees jumped on starter Pedro Martinez in the second inning with a two-run homer by World Series MVP Hideki Mastsui  who batted .615 in the series including a two-run homer off Pedro Martinez in game became the first designated hitter since it’s inception back in 1973 for the American League. Yankees stater Andy Pettite  who pitched on three days rest went 5 2.3 innings  giving up three runs on four hits while striking out five. The 37-year old now has 18 career postseason wins including the hatrick  starting in all three clinching series for the Yankees during the postseason. The Phillies bats were totally silent for most of their stars including National League Championship Series MVP Ryan Howard who set a new World Series record with 13 strikeouts surpassing the original mark by Willie Wilson of the Kansas City Royals with 12 back in 1980 while last year’s NLCS and World Series MVP Cole Hamels never duplicated his herorics from last year’s fall classic went 0-2 with an ERA over 6.00. Phillies closer Brad Lidge who was perfect in saves last year  led the majors in 11 blown saves in the regular season, made one appearance against the Yankees entered the top half of the ninth inning with the game tied at 4-4 after retiring the first two batters with two-outs then Lige gave up three runs in a Phillies 7-4 loss in game 4.
If there was a positive in the series it was Phillies second baseman Chase Utley who became the only the second player ever in the World Series to hit and tie with the great Mr. October Reggie Jackson who establish the World Series record with five homers including his historic three-homer World Series against the Los Angles Dodgers in game 6 in 1977 World Series.

The Phillies as a team will now be tied for third with the 2004 Houston Astros with 25 homers in 15 games.

The Yankees by winning their first title since 2000 and their 27th in their franchise history the original four Yankees from the 1996 team who begin their run has the best team in baseball Yankee captain Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte  and the greatest closer of all-time Mariano Rivera now has combined for 20 rings between them and the original four will be reciving their fifth ring known as one for the thumb coming up next year. The Yankees by no accident with by winning 103 games in the regular season them going 11-4 in this postseason showed why they were the best team in baseball and with by spending an astronomical record $423 million on free agents first baseman Mark Teixeria and pitchers including Vallejo California native C.C. Sabathia & A.J. Burnett and Alex Rodriguez who has been totally criticize and rip by the New York media & tabloids in recent years from steroid alligations to a messy divorced from his wife Cynthia to his surgery that repair on his hip that would sideline him for the first two months of the season to batting .365 with six homers while driving home 18  RBI’s  now have revendicated to him and to all of Yankee fans. and last but not least Yankees second year manager Joe Girardi  who picked number 27 jersey and vowed to win  number 27 for the Yankees and as for the Phillies they have nothing to be ashamed about as the Phillies made it to the World Series in consecutive years for the first time ever will learn from this loss and will be back in the hunt for another title run next year.

The World Champion Yankees will have their canyon of heroes parade and it will begin on Friday at 11am est and the parade will end at City Hall were all of the Yankees players will recieve their key to the city by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and you can catch all the action on the MLB Network.

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