CanadianChris

Golden opportunity slipped away for the Cards there. They needed to pound Verlander while he was still in the game. I doubt he'll last much past the third inning, if that. I couldn't believe they had enough time to get Belliard. I was expecting to see him already across the bag when the throw got there.

He should have walked on the fourth and fifth pitches of that at-bat. Gotta love John Hirschbeck.

Verlander doesn't look like he has it tonight. No control.

Might want to rethink this one. Damon Huard injured his groin and is questionable to start, leaving KC with their emergency QB, who I've never heard of (Brodie Croyle is his name, I think).

Hey, Stan the Man's here tonight. Still looks pretty good, too.

At least they had an excuse -- the pitcher's mound hadn't been lowered yet.

They hit .183 as a team. This is interesting. The '96 Yankees hit .216 in their World Series. Bad hitting performances are entirely common. It's a short series. They're not even the worst winners. The '83 Orioles hit .213 against the Phillies and won (mostly because the Phils hit .195). Oakland hit .209 in 1972, .212 in 1973 and .211 in 1974, and won three straight. The '96 Yankees at least had an OBP over .300, as the Cardinals do this year. Oakland's was around .300 all three years. The '83 Orioles are the only team with an OBP even within 20 points of Detroit's to win a WS since 1970.

I assume you mean most assists without a goal...the record is 29, set by future Maple Leafs captain Jimmy Thomson in 1947-48.

I saw that. A little pathetic, even considering Berg was on the 93-94 team.

I thought Belak was calling Neil and McGrattan idiots. No matter, it was still funny to see Emery's response. Spezza's goal was just sick. He faked out Raycroft, then wired it from the goal line into the top corner. Looks like Buffalo's going to tie the record. They've got a 3-0 lead on the Islanders in the third.

I'll be pissed if Tech wins this game. I can never get a win in the Thursday game when my opponent pulls a no-show.

This is the Jeff Suppan I'm familiar with.

Zing.

Yeah, the Sens might be back. After scoring only 11 goals in their first five games, they've scored TWENTY goals in their last eight PERIODS. Five goals in the second period tonight, along with five posts. I think they've figured out where the net is. Heatley has a hat trick. I wish the Ottawa fans would actually throw some hats on the ice.

THURSDAY Clemson SATURDAY Missouri Michigan State Florida State Cincinnati Penn State Kent State Georgia Tech Florida Kansas State Washington State Washington Baylor Tennessee Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Oklahoma/Missouri game? 47 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Tennessee's Erik Ainge have against South Carolina? 235

And Sheff just torpedoed any chance of the Yankees being able to trade him. Which I'm sure was his intent all along.

It does. They measure "total defense" by yards per game. They should have a total defense stat that incorporates both yardage defense and scoring defense somehow.

It has nothing to do with the season, and everything to do with the expanded playoffs. The season has been 162 games for 45 years now.

That's if you're talking about yardage. The Broncos are first in scoring defence at 7.3 ppg. Bears are second at 9.8, Ravens third at 11.5.

I remember the joke that came out of that... "California: The only state in the union where a double homicide is punishable by a large fine."

Quoted for truth.

I realize that...I just don't necessarily think playing nearly half your schedule against only four teams is the answer.

FJM has already justifiably skewered this award. I love those guys.

QFT

Hey, guess where Shoop is coaching now.