Sentences with phrase «gtsa series championship»

He'd run a team that was a perennial contender, had won the 2005 World Series championship and earned a Manager of the Year award.

That was the first year he ran full - time in the series and the year he won his first XFINITY series championship... driving a car owned by his father, Dale Earnhardt, Sr..

In 1996, Boggs and the team took home the World Series championship title.

This quote was taken from 2013, after the San Francisco Giants won their second World Series championship.

The Houston Astros won their first World Series championship this week.

John Carmichael segued from marking the 20th anniversary of the Toronto Blue Jays» first World Series championship to worrying that a cap - and - trade system would leave Canadians with less money to spend on baseball.

Watching the Chicago Cubs battle to their first World Series championship since 1908, I sensed my latent sentimental streak for the game's early days returning, so I picked up a copy of Lawrence S. Ritter's The Glory of Their Times.

He swings at the first pitch, grounds right to Jose Altuve in right field, who gets the throw to Yuli Gurriel to secure the Astros» first - ever World Series championship.

Instead, Hamlin was focused on advancing out of the semifinal round and winning a first - ever series championship.

The Cubs lost to the Washington Nationals, 8 - 4, on Wednesday and fell to 39 - 39 on the season, after winning 200 games over the last two seasons, including the club's first World Series championship in 108 years last fall.

Childers, who guided Harvick to the 2014 Cup Series championship, said a rear window brace broke and that is what caused the irregular shape.

For those who are familiar with All Sports Series, they will need no intro... All the way back in 2010, Captain Daniel Dorfman, led his franchise to the very first All Sports Series championship.

Team Bulwa's defense led by Captain Zach «MLB» Bulwa had done everything they could to hold the speedy Dorfman O to just 13 points, and now the Team Bulwa O would have the ball with a chance to win the All Sports Series championship.

They have several members who have won All Sports Series championships before and in time you'll see them climb up the Power Rankings.

Because of the heightened stakes, this triumph was more comparable to winning the season - end Cup Series championship finale.

Instead, Johnson wants to continue his pursuit of a record - breaking eighth Cup Series championship and insists his career is not reaching its ending point.

Nor does it give back the seven playoff points that were stripped that may be critical come the postseason when Harvick is chasing a second Cup Series championship.

But there is a new behemoth in the National League Central in the Chicago Cubs, who captured their first World Series championship in 108 years on Thursday night.

With those venues making up a bulk of the schedule, team officials may even see Bourdais, with his multiple street course series championships and Formula 1 experience as an upgrade.

Mike Redmond, who served as a backup catcher for the then - Florida Marlins from 1998 - 2004 and was part of their 2003 World Series championship team, has been named the team's manager, according to Jon Heyman:

To win a first series championship, Truex faces stiff competition in Busch, Harvick, and Keselowski, all of whom are former title holders.

An association forged by six Cup Series championships with that number on the side of his car and a swashbuckling driving stylish that earned him nicknames like «The Man in Black» and «The Intimidator.»

Over the next 10 weeks, 16 drivers will vie for the Monster Energy Cup Series championship.

Martin Truex Jr. is the favorite to win the Cup Series championship, a status earned by winning a NASCAR Cup Series - best seven races and leading in every major statistical category.

However, being a competent big leaguer with AS experience and World Series championship ring must be frustrating.

That was again the case on Tuesday night when Letterman played host to Scott Dixon two weeks after the Aussie captured his third IZOD IndyCar Series championship at Auto Club Speedway.

Any potential repercussions stemming from the Kenseth incident may factor heavily whether Logano can capture a first series championship.

Only Jones is not among the 16 playoff - eligible drivers vying for the series championship.

Seems like he might have indirectly hurt the team's ability to chase a World Series championship because he was so productive.

And Jimmie Johnson doesn't at all resemble the driver who's won a record - tying seven Monster Energy Cup Series championships.

Joe Girardi, who beat the Twins in the ALDS in his second and third seasons as manager of the Yankees on his way to a World Series championship in 2009, agrees with Mauer.

The Royals are at the doorstep of a World Series championship, and nobody's sure how to act, other than fans cheering wildly because any team that's gotten this far by doing that deserves it.

There are a combined 158 seasons of World Series championship drought among these four teams, with neither the Astros nor Rangers ever even winning the whole thing — the Cubs aren't the only suffering fan base around here, you know.

The Astros had a chance to win their first World Series championship in franchise history — a history that dates back to 1962 when they were, briefly, the Houston Colt.45's — but even without a lengthy Rich Hill start, the Dodgers were able to prevent that and force a Game 7.

They played.500 ball for months at a time in 2016, however, and still managed to win over 100 games and eventually, a World Series championship.

Joe Gibbs: Four - time premier series championship owner (Bobby Labonte, 2000; Tony Stewart, 2002, 2005; and Kyle Busch, 2015).

Kyle Busch has heard the talk, the whispers that the Cup Series championship he won in 2015 should come with an asterisk.

Bowyer hopes his breakthrough mirrors Truex, who after snapping his streak in 2013 began a career resurgence that culminated with him capturing the Cup Series championship last year.

The Yankees go on to win the last of their AL pennants and World Series championships to date.

He won a World Series championship with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a player in 1981, and led playoff runs with all four of the clubs he's managed, including a World Series appearance with San Francisco in 2002.

We're deep into Game 2 of the College World Series championship series, and Florida and LSU have already delivered on what was a much ballyhooed best - of - three tilt.

On the strength of having won the 2015 Xfinity Series championship, the 23 - year - old had proven to be deserving of a promotion.

Only eight years removed from their team's last World Series championship, Twins fans have replaced their Homer Hankies with white flags, essentially surrendering the season before it begins.

Hinchcliffe is currently eight in the IZOD IndyCar Series championship standings and has collected three victories this season.

Ever since, the lucky charm has had a permanent place in his trophy case — until Friday, when he gave it Truex, who was one of four NASCAR drivers vying for the Monster Energy Cup Series championship at Homestead - Miami Speedway.

Other notable additions to next year's ballot include Andy Pettitte, who won 256 games and was a part of five Yankees World Series championship teams; switch - hitter Lance Berkman, who posted a 144 OPS + in 15 years; and 2002 American League MVP a Miguel Tejada.

The 2017 NCAA Division 1 baseball season began back February and will conclude on June 27 with the College World Series championship in Omaha, Nebraska.

Each of them have tasted All Sports Series championships in the past..

He had a fast car and accompanied with Brad Keselowski's struggles, Hamlin was seemingly set to earn himself a spot in the Cup Series championship final.

Despite all this, he's likely leaving the Royals he helped bring a World Series championship to.