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2002 World Series
The 2002 World Series was the World Series, championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s 2002 Major League Baseball season, 2002 season. The 98th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion 2002 Anaheim Angels season, Anaheim Angels and the National League (baseball), National League (NL) champion 2002 San Francisco Giants season, San Francisco Giants; the Angels defeated the Giants, four games to three, to win their first, and, to date, only List of World Series champions, World Series championship. The series was played from October 19–27, 2002, at AT&T Park, Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco and Angel Stadium, Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim, California, Anaheim. This was the first World Series since the 1995 inception of the Major League Baseball wild card, wild card in MLB (and the last until ) in which both wild card teams would vie for the title. The Angels finished the regular season in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Anaheim Angels Season
The 2002 Los Angeles Angels, Anaheim Angels season was the franchise's 42nd, and it ended with the team's first American League pennant and World Series championship. The Angels finished the regular season with a record of 99–63, 4 games behind the Oakland Athletics in the American League West standings, but qualified for the franchise's first ever Major League Baseball wild card, wild card playoff berth to return to the postseason for the first time since 1986 California Angels season, 1986. Outfielder Garret Anderson led the team with 123 runs batted in and a .539 slugging percentage, was selected for the AL All-Star team, and won the Silver Slugger Award. Jarrod Washburn went 18-6 with a 3.15 earned run average to anchor a pitching staff that allowed the fewest runs in the league. In the postseason, the Angels defeated the New York Yankees 3–1 in the 2002 American League Division Series, ALDS, then defeated the Minnesota Twins 4–1 in the 2002 American League Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Miller
Jon Miller (born October 11, 1951) is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. Since 1997, he has been employed as a play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants. He was also a baseball announcer for ESPN from 1990 to 2010. Miller received the Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010. Early life Jon Miller was born on Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato, California, and grew up in Hayward, listening to Giants announcers Russ Hodges and Lon Simmons on the radio. He attended his first baseball game in 1962, a 19–8 Giants' victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Candlestick Park. As a teenager, Miller played Strat-O-Matic and recorded his own play-by-play into a tape recorder, adding his own crowd noise, vendors, and commercials. Broadcasting career Early work After graduating from Hayward High School in 1969, Miller took broadcasting classes at the College of San Mateo. He began his broadca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Minnesota Twins Season
The 2002 Minnesota Twins season was the 42nd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 21st season at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 102nd overall in the American League. After nearly folding as part of the 2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan, and coming out of a second-place finish in the AL Central with a pitching staff with only two players with an ERA under 4.00, they still won their division and made it to the ALCS with the youngest team in the league, and with a new manager, Ron Gardenhire. The Twins had a solid first half of the season (45–36), but had a better second half (49–31), which led them to being the division champions. This was the Twins' last season with David Ortiz, as he left the Twins for the Red Sox after the 2002 season. New alternate logos For the 2002 season, the Twins adopted a secondary logo based on those used from 1970 to 1986, with twins (one representing Minneapolis and the other St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim McClelland
Timothy Reid McClelland (born December 12, 1951) is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1983 to 1999 and throughout both leagues from 2000 through the 2013 season. He called many important games, from post-season games to the George Brett "Pine Tar" game in . He was the plate umpire for the Sammy Sosa corked bat game on June 3, 2003, when the Chicago Cubs hosted the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Wrigley Field. He wore uniform number 36 after his promotion to the AL, and kept the number when Major League Baseball merged the American and National League umpiring staffs in . McClelland retired as MLB's second-most senior umpire (after Joe West), and was the second tallest major league umpire at — Jordan Baker is . McClelland was originally known for working in a kneeling position behind the plate, but switched in 2006 to a "box position," a form of squat. He was also noted for his deliberate umpiring mechanics, which earned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Reilly (umpire)
Michael Eugene Reilly (born July 2, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1977 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues from 2000 to 2010. Upon Ed Montague's retirement in February 2010, Reilly became Major League Baseball's senior umpire; his 4,362 career games ranked ninth in major league history entering the 2010 season. He retired on February 23, 2011, along with fellow umpires Jerry Crawford and Chuck Meriwether. Umpiring career Reilly umpired in the World Series in 1984, 1992, 2002 and 2007, and in the All-Star Game in 1982, 1993, 2000, and 2010, calling balls and strikes for the last two contests. He also officiated in nine League Championship Series (1983, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008) and six Division Series (1981, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007). He also umpired in the 1976 Caribbean World Series. Reilly wore the uniform number 31 after the American League adopted numbers in 1980. He continued to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Winters (umpire)
Michael John Winters (born November 19, 1958) is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League from 1988 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues from 2000 to 2019, wearing number 33. For the 2011 season, Winters was named a crew chief following the retirements of Jerry Crawford, Mike Reilly, and Chuck Meriwether. Umpiring career He umpired in the minor leagues from 1982 to 1989 before joining the NL's regular staff in 1990. Winters wore uniform number 33 his entire career. He has officiated the All-Star Game in 1995, 2007, 2010, and 2016, the Division Series in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2018, the League Championship Series in 1997, 2004, 2008, 2011, and 2012, and the 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2015 World Series. He was crew chief for the Division Series in 1998, 1999, 2014, and 2018. Winters opted out as the 2020 Major League Baseball season, which was delayed and shortened due to the COVID-19 pande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Tschida
Timothy Joseph Tschida ( ; born May 4, 1960) is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball. He joined the American League's full-time staff in 1986, and worked in both major leagues from 2000 until his retirement following the 2012 season. Umpiring career His professional umpiring career began after he attended the Joe Brinkman Umpire School in 1981. He was elevated to the AL for the 1986 season. In 2000, the American and National Leagues combined umpiring staffs. He wore uniform number 4 beginning in the late 1980s. For the 2007 season, Tschida was promoted to a crew chief position, and his crew included Jim Joyce, Jeff Nelson and Jim Wolf. His crew in 2011 included Jeff Nelson, Marty Foster and Bill Welke. Tschida's 2012 crew consisted of Jeff Nelson, Bill Welke, and Chris Guccione. A report by '' The Hardball Times'' asserts that Tschida called the smallest strike zone of all MLB umpires in 2011. Achievements He worked in thirteen postseasons, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Hernández (umpire)
Ángel Hernández (born August 26, 1961) is a Cuban-American former professional baseball Umpire (baseball), umpire. He worked in the National League (baseball), National League from 1991 to 1999 and worked throughout Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000 until his retirement in May 2024. Hernández was involved in several controversial incidents and was widely criticized by players, coaches, and fans throughout his career. Hernández umpired eight League Championship Series, three Major League Baseball All-Star Game, All-Star Games, the 2023 World Baseball Classic, and the 2002 World Series, 2002 and 2005 World Series. In July 2017, Hernández filed an unsuccessful federal lawsuit against MLB, alleging that racial discrimination kept him from being promoted to crew chief and from umpiring future World Series games. Early life Hernández was born in Havana, Cuba. At 14 months old, his family moved to Hialeah, Florida, where he grew up and began playing and umpiring in the George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Crawford
Gerald Joseph Crawford (born August 13, 1947) is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball. He first umpired in the National League from 1977 to 1999, then worked in both major leagues from 2000 to 2010. Career He was a crew chief from 1998 through 2010. He is the brother of National Basketball Association (NBA) referee Joe Crawford and the son of former major league umpire Shag Crawford. He wore number 2, the same number that his father wore at the end of his career (except from 1996 to 1999, he wore number 40 after the National League retired the number 2 for Hall-of-Fame umpire Jocko Conlan. Crawford regained the number 2 after the NL and AL umpiring staffs were unified in 2000). He worked in the playoffs 18 times, including every season from 1998 through 2006. He appeared in five World Series ( 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000, and 2002), serving as crew chief in 1992 and 2002; twelve League Championship Series (1980, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Krukow
Michael Edward Krukow (born January 21, 1952), nicknamed "Kruk", is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball player. As a starting pitcher, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and San Francisco Giants. He has been a television and radio broadcaster for the Giants since 1990, and is one half of the popular "Kruk and Kuip" duo, alongside his friend and former teammate Duane Kuiper. He was an Major League Baseball All-Star Game, All-Star in 1986. Early life Krukow was born in Long Beach, California, and attended San Gabriel High School in San Gabriel, California, where he played as a catcher. Krukow was a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Giants' archrival, and attended many games at Dodger Stadium with his father. He was drafted as a catcher by the Los Angeles Angels, California Angels in the 32nd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. College career Krukow became a pitcher and played col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Angel
Joseph Angel (born May 5, 1948) is a retired American sportscaster best known for calling play-by-play for several Major League Baseball teams, including 19 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles Radio Network. A native of Bogotá, Colombia, Angel is famous for his proper pronunciation of Latino players' names. Biography As a teenager, Angel first emigrated with his family to Chicago, before eventually settling in the San Francisco Bay Area. In high school he played baseball and football (teaming with O. J. Simpson on the latter), and after graduating from City College of San Francisco began a career in broadcasting. In the 1970s Angel broadcast for the San Francisco Giants (1977–78), as well as Stanford University football and University of San Francisco basketball. Stints with the Minnesota Twins (1984–86), Baltimore Orioles (1988–90, 1992) and New York Yankees (1991) followed. In 1993, he left the Orioles to become the Florida Marlins' first radio voice, and was behind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duane Kuiper
Duane Eugene Kuiper (born June 19, 1950), nicknamed "Kuip", is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball player. As a player, he was a second baseman for the Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Save for one year, Kuiper has been a television and radio broadcaster for the Giants since 1986, and is one half of the popular "Kruk and Kuip" duo alongside his friend and former teammate Mike Krukow. He briefly left the Giants in 1993 to work for the expansion Colorado Rockies, but returned in 1994. Early life Duane Eugene Kuiper was born on June 19, 1950, in Racine, Wisconsin. Kuiper, his two brothers, and one sister, grew up on a farm in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, near Racine. He played baseball at Jerome I. Case High School in Racine, Wisconsin. He is the older brother of former sports broadcaster, Glen Kuiper. College career Kuiper is a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, where he was a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
