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2014 National League Division Series
The National League Division Series was two best-of-five-game series to determine the participating teams in the 2014 National League Championship Series. The Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals (seeded 1–3 based on record, respectively) and San Francisco Giants—played in two series. Fox Sports 1 carried most of the games, with two of the games on MLB Network. These matchups were: * (1) Washington Nationals (East Division champion) vs. (5) San Francisco Giants (Wild Card Game winner): Giants win series 3–1. * (2) Los Angeles Dodgers (West Division champion) vs. (3) St. Louis Cardinals (Central Division champion): Cardinals win series 3–1. The Giants would go on to defeat the Cardinals in the NLCS, then win the 2014 World Series, defeating the American League champion Kansas City Royals. Matchups Washington Nationals vs. San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Washington vs. San Francisco This was the first po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 San Francisco Giants Season
The 2014 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 132nd year in Major League Baseball, their 57th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 15th at AT&T Park. The Giants finished the season in second place in the National League West, but qualified for the playoffs and defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLWC Game and the Washington Nationals in the NLDS. They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS in five games and beat the Kansas City Royals in seven games in the World Series, their third World Series win in five years. Season standings National League West National League Wild Card Record vs. opponents Events *November 2, 2013 – The Giants decline to exercise options on LHP Barry Zito and OF Andrés Torres, allowing them to become free agents. *November 4, 2013 – The Giants decline to exercise an option on RHP Ryan Vogelsong, allowing him to become a free agent. *November 18, 2013 – Free agent RHP Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Rosenthal
Ken Rosenthal (born September 19, 1962) is an American sportswriter and reporter. He has served as a field reporter for '' Fox Major League Baseball'' since 2005, and was an in-studio reporter for MLB Network from 2009 to 2022. Since August 2017, he is a senior baseball writer for ''The Athletic''. Early life Rosenthal was born in Queens, New York City, and grew up in the Long Island town of Oyster Bay, where he went to Oyster Bay High School. Rosenthal is Jewish. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984. Career Beginnings After serving as an intern covering sports for ''Newsday'' on Long Island, Rosenthal began his career at the '' York Daily Record'' in 1984. He moved on to the ''Courier-Post'' in Cherry Hill, New Jersey for two years before landing a full-time job with The '' Baltimore Sun'', where he was named Maryland Sportswriter of the Year five times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association during his tenure from 1987 to 2000. Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Scott
Dale Allan Scott (born August 14, 1959) is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball. He worked in the American League from 1986 to 1999, and officiated in both leagues from 2000 until his retirement after the 2017 season. He became a crew chief in 2001. He wore uniform number 39 his first two years and number 5, previously worn in the AL by Russ Goetz, thereafter. Umpiring career Scott began umpiring at age 15 and entered the minor leagues in 1981, eventually working his way up to the Triple-A American Association. He umpired a single major league game during the 1985 MLB season, making his debut in an August 19 game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers. Scott became a full-time MLB umpire in 1986, working 116 games that season. Scott worked a total of 3,897 regular season games, 91 post-season games, and issued 90 ejections in his MLB career. Scott umpired in the World Series in 1998, 2001 and 2004, in the All-Star Game in 1993, 2001, and 2011, calli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Wendelstedt
Harry Hunter Wendelstedt III (born June 22, 1971) is an American baseball umpire who has worked in the National League in 1998–1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2000. His father Harry Hunter Wendelstedt, Jr. was an NL umpire from 1966 to 1998. Hunter Wendelstedt goes by his middle name to avoid confusion with his father. Umpiring career Wendelstedt has worked one All-Star Game (2011), two Wild Card Game/Series (2015, 2022), four Division Series (2003, 2010, 2013, 2014), four League Championship Series (2006, 2015, 2017, 2018), and one World Series (2014). He also officiated in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. As his career began just as his father was retiring, Hunter Wendelstedt wears the same number as his father did, 21. The Wendelstedts are the only father-son pair to have umpired a Major League game together, an event that occurred over several series in 1998. Interactions with Ron Gardenhire On October 7, 2010, Wendelstedt ejected Minnesota Twins manager R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Knight
Brian Michael Knight (born October 2, 1974) is an American professional baseball umpire. He has worked as a full-time Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire since 2011. He wears uniform number 91. Umpiring career From 2001 to 2010, Knight was a minor league umpire who substituted as needed in the major leagues. His minor league service included the Pioneer, Midwest, Florida State, Southern, and Pacific Coast Leagues. He umpired the Tokyo in 2006 World Baseball Classic. Knight umpired in the 2012 All-Star Game and the 2013 American League Wild Card Game, serving as the right field umpire under the tutelage of crew chief Gerry Davis on both occasions. Knight's first postseason game, the 2013 AL Wild Card, was played on his 39th birthday. @UmpireEjections/Twitter.com. Retrieved October 3, 2013 Knight has also ump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Hallion
Thomas Francis Hallion (born September 5, 1956) is a retired Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the National League (NL) from 1985 to 1999 and in both major leagues from 2005 until 2022. He was promoted to crew chief in 2010. Hallion has worn number 20 during his MLB career. He resigned from the NL in 1999 as part of a failed mass bargaining strategy, but he was rehired by MLB before the 2005 season. Early and personal life Hallion was born on September 5, 1956, to Alice Golding Hallion (March 20, 1926 – March 25, 2007) and Francis Joseph Hallion (December 1, 1923 – February 21, 1999) in Kingston, New York, and grew up in Saugerties, New York. He has two sisters, Kathy Cotich and Maribeth, and a brother, Francis Joseph Jr.Saugerties Sports Hall of Fame Club Saugerties HOF (accessed August 1, 2010) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laz Diaz
Laz or LAZ may refer to: Places Czech Republic *Láz (Příbram District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region *Láz (Třebíč District), a municipality and village in the Vysočina Region *Láz, a village and part of Nová Pec in the South Bohemian Region *Láz, a village and part of Radomyšl in the South Bohemian Region France *Laz, Finistère Germany * Lohsa (Sorbian: ) Iran * Laz, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province Montenegro * Laz, Montenegro Poland *Łaz, Masovian Voivodeship *Łaz, Żary County *Łaz, Zielona Góra County Romania * Laz (river), Arad County *Laz, a village in Săsciori Commune, Alba County *Laz, a village in Vințu de Jos Commune, Alba County *Laz, a village in Dezna Commune, Arad County *Laz-Firtănuș and Laz-Șoimuș, villages in Avrămești Commune, Harghita County People *Laz people of the Black Sea area **Laz language First name *Laz Alonso (born 1975), American actor * Laz Barrera (1924–1991), Cuban-born American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Carapazza
Victor Joseph Carapazza (born July 6, 1979) is an American Major League Baseball umpire. He wears uniform number 19, and previously wore uniform number 85. Umpiring career From 2003 until 2012 Carapazza was an umpire with several minor leagues, including the International League. He began umpiring Major League Spring Training in 2009. Carapazza made his Major League Baseball umpiring debut on April 9, 2010, in St. Petersburg, Florida as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees 9–3, working third base in that game. He umpired in 29 games in 2010, and returned in 2011, umpiring in 133 games. Carapazza was hired to the full-time Major League Baseball staff in early January 2013. He served as the right-field umpire during the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, marking his first such assignment. Carapazza also umpired in the 2014 National League Division Series, and in Game 2 he ejected Washington Nationals second baseman Asdrúbal Cabrera and manager Matt Will ... [...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] |
Aaron Boone
Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973) is an American professional baseball manager and former infielder who is the manager of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for 13 seasons from 1997 to 2009. As a player, Boone is most recognized for his 2003 campaign with the Yankees, during which he hit the winning walk-off home run of the 2003 American League Championship Series. Following the conclusion of his playing career, Boone was an analyst for ESPN's '' Sunday Night Baseball'' and '' Baseball Tonight'' from 2010 to 2017. He began serving as the Yankees' manager in 2018, leading the team to the playoffs in five of his six seasons and one World Series appearance in 2024. Early life Boone attended Villa Park High School in Villa Park, California. He batted .423 with 22 stolen bases for the school's baseball team in his senior year, and was named the Century League's co-player of the year. The California Angels selected Boone on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Shulman
Daniel Shulman (born February 9, 1967) is a Canadian sportscaster with Sportsnet as well as the American network ESPN. Shulman serves as the play-by-play announcer and the moderator for the Toronto Blue Jays telecasts on Sportsnet. During 2018 and 2020, he hosted the baseball-themed podcast, ''Swing and a Belt with Dan Shulman.'' He also serves as the lead announcer for ESPN's men's college basketball coverage (teaming with Jay Bilas), and previously called regular-season and postseason Major League Baseball on ESPN and ESPN Radio. Previously, Shulman served as the play-by-play announcer for ESPN's '' Sunday Night Baseball'' (with Aaron Boone and Jessica Mendoza), a position he resigned from at the conclusion of the 2017 season. Education Born in Toronto, Ontario, Shulman graduated from the University of Western Ontario in actuarial science but moved into a career in sports broadcasting. Broadcasting career Early career Shulman began his broadcasting career at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kruk
John Martin Kruk (born February 9, 1961) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. Kruk played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago White Sox from through . During his career, he was a three-time MLB All-Star. After retiring as a player, Kruk became a baseball analyst for ESPN. He is now a color commentator for Phillies' games on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Early life and education Kruk was raised in Keyser, West Virginia. He is of Polish descent and has three siblings. He played baseball at Keyser High School, at Potomac State College, and at Allegany Community College, where Kruk played for Junior College Hall of Fame Coach Steve Bazarnic. Kruk was the first Major Leaguer to come out of Allegany and has been followed by four others ( Stan Belinda, Steve Kline, Joe Beimel, and Scott Seabol). Career San Diego Padres Kruk was signed as the third overall selection in the Special Draft sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
