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Matthew T. Sussman

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• MLB '05 Recap: Colorado Rockies

  Go figure — another bad year highlighted by Jekyll/Hyde hitting and nonexistent pitching.

  Review by Matthew T. Sussman — on Nov 04, 2005

• MLB '05 Recap: Milwaukee Brewers

  El Caballo drove in the runs. Chris Capuano provided the wins. The rest of the young Crew gave Milwaukee a respectable season.

  Review by Matthew T. Sussman — on Nov 01, 2005

• Futon Report: Mrs. O'Leary's Cow Kicks With Glee as ChiSox Win World Series

  A clean sweep of the Astros breaks an 88-year drought. Chicago has been Dye-ing to see this in their lifetime.

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 27, 2005

• Futon Report: Blum's the Word as W-Sox Claim Game 3

  White Sox win in the longest game in World Series history, could complete Astros sweep tonight

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 26, 2005

• Futon Report: Sox Dust Off Bullpen, Win First Two

  Astros lose Clemens to injury ... Konerko, Podsednik hard to spell but harder to contain in Game 2

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 24, 2005

• Futon Report: A World Series Without a Powerhouse

  The White Sox haven't been here since '59. The Astros have never been here. Someone's finally winning it all.

  Review by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 22, 2005

• Futon Report: Phooey, St. Louie Steals Game 5 From Astros

  Pujols gives Houston a problem, one measly out from a World Series invitation. On with the NLCS!

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 18, 2005

• Futon Report: White Sox Whitewash Angels For AL Pennant

  Chicago's Ozzieball puts South Siders in World Series ... Houston edges Cards despite LaRussa's tantrum

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 17, 2005

• Futon Report: White Sox 'Bullpen' Shutting Down Halos

  In a 3-1 hole, the Angels must figure out Chicago's pitching tonight or else they'll view the World Series on FOX.

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 16, 2005

• Futon Report: Oswalt Not Astros' Lone Gunman in Game 2

  Chris Burke is responsible for three runs ... Reggie Sanders falls down, I chuckle.

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 14, 2005

• Futon Report: K leads to W for White Sox

  Chicago strikeout leads to their walk-off victory ... St. Louis' Sanders continues torrid playoff hitting

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 13, 2005

• Futon Report: White Sox suffer from Byrd flu in Game 1

  Angels fly directly into 3-2 victory in ALCS opener ... Cards' Carpenter aims to sculpt win vs. Astros

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 12, 2005

• Futon Report: MS's DS picks were BS

  P.S.: The CS starts tonight. The US should tune in to see who goes to the WS.

  Review by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 11, 2005

• Futon Report: Braves Pull Even, Cardinals Pull Away

  Six seasons later, Smoltz wins in October ... Padres get probed by Agent Mulder

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 07, 2005

• Futon Report: Div. Series Roundup, October 4

  San Diego loses their ace. White Sox pile on the runs. Yankees win on the bat of a rookie.

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 05, 2005

• Futon Report: Divisional Series Outlooks

  The stage is set: Red Sox-White Sox. Yankees-Angels. Cardinals-Padres. Braves-Astros.

  Review by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 04, 2005

• Futon Report: AL Avoids 3-Way Tie, Tribe Avoids Winning

  Yankees claim the AL East division, while the Indians aren't helping their wild Card cause.

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 01, 2005

• Futon Report: One Weekend, One Division, Two Wild Cards, Five Teams

  The flowchart for "what happens if this happens" looks like an intricate pile of blown chunks.

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Sep 30, 2005

• Futon Report: Manager of the Year candidates

  Part 1 of 4 of the 2005 Suss Choice Awards

  Review by Matthew T. Sussman — on Sep 16, 2005

• Futon Report: A sexy sextuplet of series

  Some teams look to pull away in their division. Others are playing just to play in the postseason.

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Sep 09, 2005