Sentences with phrase «world championships series»

Next weekend, I'll be watching the Sydney triathlon — the first stop on this year's world championships series, and the first race on this course since Simon Whitfield's immortal gold - medal performance in 2000.

Not exact matches

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.

After Game 1 of the World Series, Schultz went to dinner with his close friend Tony La Russa, the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, who would go on to win the championship and retire.

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.

A World Series showdown between the 104 - 58 Los Angeles Dodgers and 101 - 61 Houston Astros appeared inevitable when they each won their first two games in the respective league championship series, but the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs had other Series showdown between the 104 - 58 Los Angeles Dodgers and 101 - 61 Houston Astros appeared inevitable when they each won their first two games in the respective league championship series, but the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs had other series, but the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs had other plans.

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.

One reason is they're «world» golf championships in name, but it's a U.S. - dominated series.

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.

The new rules have been brought in across all three national championships, the Monster Energy Cup, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series.

One other advantage: Many people feel it's unfair and illogical to start the World Series so soon after finishing the league championship.

The Indians last won the World Series in 1948, though, and that was just the second championship for the organization, one that began in 1901.

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.

Henderson, in turn, became the MVP of the»89 playoffs, hitting.441 for Oakland in the league championship and the World Series.

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:

Led by Ruth, who runs his record streak of scoreless World Series innings to 292/3, the Red Sox win their fourth world championship in seven yWorld Series innings to 292/3, the Red Sox win their fourth world championship in seven yworld championship in seven years.

The Cavaliers were getting their championship rings a couple hundred feet away from where the Indians were trying to win their first World Series in 68 years.

Where Cleveland sports used to be an epithet, there the Indians were, opening the World Series a couple hundred feet away from a Cleveland team accepting their championship rings.

(The Indians won that Series in six games, the team's last world championship.)

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

During the Tigers» championship season of 1968, he caught 155 of their 162 regular - season games and all seven in their World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

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

By suspending Townley, Benton has taken away his Camping World Truck Series team's chances at a championship before the season even starts.

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.

• Stat of the Week: The ten competitors in the traditional 5 - on - 5 Survivor Series elimination match — Triple H, Kurt Angle, Shane McMahon, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Bobby Roode, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura, and John Cena — have combined for 64 world championships and one Olympic gold medal.

Charlie Sheen once bought Babe Ruth's 1927 World Series ring and the contract that sold Ruth to the Yankees, perhaps because he can't buy what he really wants: a championship for his beloved Reds.

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.

The last one came after the World Series, when Carlos Correa proposed to his girlfriend Daniella Rodriguez after giving Houston its first championship.

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.

The Astros will win their first - ever championship, or the Dodgers will end their near 30 - year championship drought, as their last World Series appearance and victory came back when Orel Hersisher, who last pitched in 2000, was the same age Clayton Kershaw is now.

Even when a California team does not win the U.S. championship or the Little League World Series itself, it's very rare for a California team not to be among the best.

he immediately returns to the 90s and returns to restore the balance of the force with history now correctly reading the atlanta braves dynasty of 26 straight postseason appearances and counting; with 26 world series wins — passing the historic new york yankees with total team championships.

LOS ANGELES — The Houston Astros won their first championship in franchise history, clinching the title with a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.

Bruni's raced in championships across the world, from the American Le Mans Series to Super GT, FIA WEC and GT Asia.

Certainly not how the defending Monster Energy Cup Series champion thought he'd begin his title defense and pursuit of a record - breaking eighth championship, heading into Sunday's Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET, Fox).

The swirl of a major league pennant race or a Marciano - Moore heavyweight championship fight — yes, even the World Series — will be only of passing interest in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Columbus, Atlanta, Miami and many more citadels of football.

It took the pregame talk of his life and the coaching jewel of his career, the 1983 NCAA championship upset that helped rocket the Final Four onto the level of the World Series and the Super Bowl.

The 2016 World Series was already going to be a series for the ages, because Cleveland and Chicago had been waiting YEARS to break their championship droSeries was already going to be a series for the ages, because Cleveland and Chicago had been waiting YEARS to break their championship droseries for the ages, because Cleveland and Chicago had been waiting YEARS to break their championship droughts.

It has two championships in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with Todd Bodine, but it didn't join Cup until 2009.

Langenfeld, a senior first baseman and pitcher at UCLA, hit her third and fourth home runs of the Division I College World Series to lead the Bruins to a 15 — 9 win over Arizona and the national championship.

Funny enough, even though there are less teams, I think a small market team has a better chance of winning the world series than a non-P5 does the national championship.

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The Cubs no longer have to deal with an ever - growing championship drought that spanned over a century: they are the 2016 World Series champions, and it'll take decades before they can be considered losers again.

In addition to being a former ski racer, Barbara Peterson recently won her sixth Xterra Series triathlon world championship in the Masters division (age 40 +).

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