Taco Bell teamed up with Major League Baseball for a cool promotion called 'Steal a Base, Steal a Taco.' The premise was simple -- if a base was stolen during the World Series, a free Doritos Locos Taco would be given away to everyone in the country! Score!
Marco Scutaro's line drive single scored Ryan Theriot with the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, on Sunday night in Detroit to complete a four-game sweep of the 2012 World Series.
After surviving their record sixth elimination game of the 2012 postseason on Monday night, the San Francisco Giants advanced to the 2012 World Series. There, they will face the Detroit Tigers starting Wednesday night at AT&T Park in San Fran. Here's a preview of the 2012 World Series:
Last night, the San Francisco Giants completed a spectacular NLCS comeback by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 and taking the series four games to three. The Giants had been facing a 3-1 series deficit just a few days ago, but they're now gearing up for their Fall Classic matchup with the American League-champion Detroit Tigers.
So, who's gonna win?
Leave it to Alex Rodriguez to continue to find ways to disgust baseball fans without even trying. He definitely gave fans everywhere, Yankee fans included, another reason to just shake our heads at him. But it's not like we really needed another reason. Not only is he sucking it up on the field, but he is finding things to do to keep him entertained while he warms the bench.
As much as we would like to believe that the world revolves around sports, there are other issues at hand. The 2012 presidential election might even be bigger than the baseball playoffs. Might.
Two of baseball's final four teams are set after one division series in each league reached its conclusion on Thursday. The two remaining division series have their fifth and deciding games scheduled for Friday. Here's a recap of Thursday's clinching games:
ALDS Game 5: Detroit 6 — Oakland 0
Justin Verlander struck out 11 while pitching a complete-game shutout, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakl
Football long ago surpassed baseball as America's most popular sport. But with the baseball playoffs now in full swing, are people giving up a little football to watch some more baseball?
The St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles advanced to the divisional series round of their respective league playoffs with road victories on Friday in the first-ever win-or-go home MLB wild card games. Here's a recap of the action:
The Major League Baseball playoffs start Friday, and three American League teams clinched post-season spots on Sunday night. Here's what's happening in Major League Baseball: