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Three games to go (unless there are four):
National League Wild Card
87-72 Houston (Chicago at Houston, 5 p.m.)
85-74 Philadelphia (Philadelphia at Washington, 4 p.m.)
American League East
94-65 New York (New York at Boston, 4 p.m.)
93-66 Boston
American League Wild Card
93-66 Cleveland (Chicago at Cleveland, 4 p.m.)
93-66 Boston
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Fred Claire has a tribute to former Dodger coach Monty Basgall, who died last week at age 82.
I'm a Yankee hater forever, and I've got Red Sox fatigue.
I think the Astros could give the Cards a run for their money, what with Clement, Pettite, Oswalt and Lidge.
Boston would then travel to NY for a tiebreaker.
The loser would face Cleveland in another tiebreaker.
Loser plays the Indians for the WC.
His response:
"Nothing."
Podsednik LF
Anderson CF
Gload 1B
Borchard DH
Crede 3B
Perez RF
Widger C
Blum SS
Harris 2B
Cleveland has its regular lineup except with Jose Hernandez at 1B with a lefty starting for Chicago.
Thanks, sorry for being lazy but I knew someone would quickly set it straight for me.
This could wreck havoc in the CDM leagues which count these games.
Robinson Checo.
Of course, a degree from my school is about as valuable as one from Bovine University, so I'd trade former schools with either in a second.
Read Mike's Baseball Rants for an explanation. The rule changed in 2003.
There's no reason why you can't lead a long and pointless life just like those of us who went to Berkeley or Stanford or UCLA.
I am a CSU CHICO History Major (1995)
And no, I don't mean Johnny Grant.
http://www.minorleagueball.com/story/2005/9/30/102341/312#commenttop
He came to the podium, looked at the egg on his shoulder and said, "This guy owes me bacon."
I've made a decent living with just as useless a degree from Cal State Los Angles. My grammar is terrible but then I don't spend much time worrying about such things. Is it possible that people who worry about grammar also worry about to many other unimportant things, or is it just my way of rationalizing my incredible ineptness with the language of my birth.
You can describe it as a battle between:
a) Republican candidates for president
b) Civil War generals
c) one school whose most famous baseball player is probably Bobby Doerr and the other one has Rod Beck as its banner carrier.
1) Dump Tracy
2) Offer Weaver arbitration at best
3) Non-tender Milton Bradley, or trade for low-level prospects if possible
4) Don't panic and implode a great farm system - the NL West is up for grabs next year
5) (and this one was surprising to me) Trade Jeff Kent to further stock the system. The Red Sox seemed to be the most talked-about taker.
6) Trade for Adam Dunn (got a lot of heat, though)
7) ABSOLUTELY sign Burnett
8) Sign Konerko.
9) Sign Joe Randa.
10) "Sign Paul Byrd. I think he is every bit as good as Kris Benson." [just thought it was an interesting comment]
DT's own Uncle Miltie seemed to have the most level-headed plan of anyone. Props to you, sir.
Speaking of drop-outs, Steve Jobs managed one semester at my alma mater (no-name Reed College in Portland, OR), before dropping out. I'm not sure if he ever went back to school to finish a degree.
The only unimportant things I care about are the outcomes of professional sporting events.
an official MLB merch Angels AL West Champs T-Shirt with... the downtown LA skyline in the background.
Have an air sickness bag handy:
http://tinyurl.com/7fubf
That is great, most long time Angel fans have a sense of humor having endured such tough times for so many years.
Indians have men on the corners, 2 outs. They had the man on 3rd with no outs
The pitching staff is 10 short of the single season HR allowed record. But I think 3 games in PETCO should keep that record safe.
http://www.chicagorush.com/news.asp?ID=499
http://www.jaxsuns.com/press/11220444710.shtml
"Shoemaker, 48, served as the Dodgers' assistant minor league field coordinator in 2004 and managed the team's Class AAA affiliate in Las Vegas in 2003. He has worked in the Dodgers' minor leagues for 28 years, as a player, manager and defensive instructor, in 2002. In his 14 seasons as a minor-league manager, Shoemaker has posted a 843-877 (.490) record and has won two league championships while reaching four league finals. He took the Suns to a 83-56 record in 2001, giving him the highest career winning percentage of any Jacksonville skipper in the SL era. The Vero Beach resident played baseball and basketball at Miami (Ohio) University and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls."
Is Williams a righty? Yes. Should Kent play? Yes. Should I give him a rest? Yes. Can we afford Cruz clean up? No. Is Saenz better than Choi? Yes. Can we win 90 games like this? No
-I'm guessing this was Tracy's plan, but it's just a guess
3B Aybar
2B Perez
SS Robles
1B Saenz
RF Cruz
C Navarro
LF Werth
CF Repko
P Lowe
Donovan was a little more than just fast, as well. He stole 62 of 75 bases with a .355 OBP and .405 SLG. Granted, he's not a prospect, but he was a solid option at the top of the lineup.
I don't know if Shoemaker would make a good manager for the Dodgers - just providing some info on him since he's been mentioned.
from the game preview: Jeff Kent is 15-for-44 (.341) lifetime against Williams with five doubles, a triple and three homers.
Houston and Chicago tied in the eighth. Philly up 4-2 in the eighth.
68 I guess I just didn't like Guzman 7th, injury or not. And I just don't like Donavon.
I don't like Brousard much. And now the Indians are Hafner-less
34 yr old catcher (at start of '06) with 8 yrs mlb and near $5 million salary. '05 stats with big league club:
.284 avg 6 HR 57 RBI in 444 ABs and .716 OPS.
26 yr old (at start of '06) rookie catcher. '05 stats with AAA Albequerque:
.324 avg 19 HR 54 RBI in 219 AB and 1.131 OPS
My prediction: Lo Duca gets traded from the budget conscious Marlins and Josh Willingham gets the starting catching job.
Houston gets 2 back in the bottom of the eighth, up 3-2, but the Cubs now have 1st and 3d no outs in the ninth. Still tied in CLE. Nick Johnson up with man on third 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth in DC, Nats now just a run down. Sheesh, where's Timmermann when you need him?
Why pay $5 million for an aging catcher with no power when you have a guy that mashes in the wings, unless the guy just can't call a game.
Still tied in CHI -- now runners on first and second with one out. Theriot (?) at the plate.
Gutierrez draws a 4 pitch one out walk in CLE.
Strike 3 called on Brousard (who earlier grounded into the DP). Now up to Boone, but 2 outs
In CLE, Casanova makes the third out to send it to the bottom of the 12th. To my mind, they should have gone with Valentino.
Kent may have played his last '05 game, although Tracy was far from certain. Kent is however, a "professional person." Why can't I be a professional person? That's got to be the best profession ever, you get paid for just being a person. Tracy needs a dictionary methinks
Repko has an exercise program all planned out for the offseason. He will attempt to strengthen his legs, so he'll be faster. Note to Repko: work on your hitting, so your speed actually means something. Apparently he thought he should have caught that ball off his glove yesterday
Unless this involves walking to Vegas, I'm not interested.
Um, but it's still only 3-2.
I seem to remember a string of Ist round picks in the 80s-90s with golden arms, none of which ever made the majors for the D's( one of them was Opperman or something similar.
"Werth strikes out about 2.5 times..."
(long pause)
"...per game?"
Of course he said, "as many times as he walks."
More accurate I suppose, but it certainly doesn't feel that way.
Lowe had quite an effort, but Vin almost choked when he said "but the offense as usual"--he's so disgusted he almost lost his
legendary equinimity and poise.
Despite Randy Winn going 4 for 4 with 2 homers and a double.
*I was thinking about this last night, vis a vis the MVP race.
You're down by a run, last of the ninth, two out, men on first and second. You can send up any hitter you want. Who do you send?
If I'm the Sox, no question. I send up Papi.
If I'm the Yanks, again, no question. I send up Sheffield.*
I feel the same way (about the stituation, not the implication that the response to that situation is determinative of MVP.
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