This Week in Baseball

[Vern Gagne 0]

They Sox weren't necessarily horrible. Just mediocre. Cleveland was playing way over their head. I don't think Chicago will make the World Series. However, the pitching of the other teams isn't so great that the ChiSox batting can't produce enough to make a run. In the same vein. I've never been huge fans of finese pitchers come playoff time. Especially in the offensive minded American League. That's the type of pitchers Buerhle and Garland are.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

Somehow this feels anticlimatic. I'd have liked it better if they clinched off the Indians, not the Tigers, but good job Chicago.

[Fökai 0]

I didn't know that they exuded such dedication when neither Utley or Howard have played a full season yet. Hell, Howard just passed 300 AB's for the season.

What does that have to do w/ their dedication? They can't be seen as dedicated until they log a full season? I'm not seeing the logic behind your point.

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I was talking about Abreu carrying the offense for the past seven seasons, not Utley or Howard.

 

UTSHU's original quote...

And he's far from the reason they're not a joke. The players who actually care (Rollins, Utley, Howard, i.e. youth & dedication) would be that. Abreu just hits home runs every now and then and gets RBIs. But not in big-time situations.

[CanadianGuitarist 0]

I'm sure this has been brought up, but what's the record for worst record to win a division? San Diego's gotta be close.

[devo 0]

I believe it's the '73 Mets with 82 wins.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

The '73 Mets went 83-79.

[CanadianChris 0]

The '73 Mets went 83-79.

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They went 82-79 with one rainout not made up.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

The '73 Mets went 83-79.

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They went 82-79 with one rainout not made up.

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You're right. My apologies.

[KingPK 0]

In a bit of a "WTF?" move, the Red Sox trade for Mike Stanton to play the last four games of the season (since he won't be postseason eligible). So is he going to have 20 IP before the weekend is over or something?

[The Czech Republic 0]

The '73 Mets went 83-79.

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They went 82-79 with one rainout not made up.

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You're right. My apologies.

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Is everyone gonna get 162 games in this year?

[Guest Fishyswa]

Someone can probably clear this up for me.

 

The ChiSox clinched the division earlier, and right now they're 3 1/2 up on Cleveland, who's playing right now. If Cleveland wins, it's 3 games, and if they win all 3 against Chi to end the season, they'd have the same record.

 

So what am I missing? What tie-breaker advantage do the Sox have?

[mike546 0]

If the Indians sweep, it means they automatically win the WC as the Sox play the Yankees and one team has to lose 2 or more games. The White Sox have the season series over the Indians, so there is no playoff, and the Indians take the WC.

 

I think thats right.

[CanadianChris 0]

The '73 Mets went 83-79.

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They went 82-79 with one rainout not made up.

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You're right. My apologies.

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Is everyone gonna get 162 games in this year?

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Barring any rainouts between now and Sunday, yes. First time since 1993 that will have happened.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

That's correct. There's no way all four teams can collect 96 wins. If there is a three way tie between the White Sox, Indians, and an AL East club, all three would advance, with the Central division winner determined by the Head-2-Head records. The White Sox are 11-5 against the Indians this year.

[Guest Fishyswa]

Ah I get it, thanks for that.

 

Small is unreal, the guy's probably gonna be undefeated on the season, and even though he had a smaller number of starts, that's the first time I've ever seen that.

[Guest TheDon]

Scoreboard update. Yankees lead the Orioles 5-0, Indians lead the Devil Rays 5-0 and the Red Sox trail the Blue Jays 2-0.

 

Make that 6-0 Indians and 2-1 Blue Jays.

[mike546 0]

Is Catalanatto a FA after this year?

 

Hes a bonafide Sox killer.

[Guest TheDon]

Frankie C with a 2 run homerun. Blue Jays lead 4-1 as Frankie C has a homerun, a double and 3 rbi's so far.

[treble 0]

Is Catalanatto a FA after this year?

 

Hes a bonafide Sox killer.

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I think he signed a 2-year contract at the end of last season.

[CanadianChris 0]

Frankie C with a 2 run homerun.  Blue Jays lead 4-1 as Frankie C has a homerun, a double and 3 rbi's so far.

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That's five extra-base hits in his last two games. He almost won someone a million bucks in a Blue Jays viewers contest last night when he came up a single short of the cycle.

[Guest TheDon]

Yeah but Frank Catalanotto won several million Yankee Fans which is even better than winning someone a million dollars.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Until the next time he strikes out of course.

[Guest TheDon]

Hideki Matsui with a 2 run BOMB. Yankees lead 8-0.

[Brett Favre 0]

A Thrillzilla, for Godzilla.

[Vern Gagne 0]

Remember that the '87 Twins and '00 Yankees both World Series champions had bad finishes. The Twins lost their last 5 and 7 out the last 9. The Yankees went 3-15, and lost their lst 7 games.

[Guest TheDon]

Red Sox are making a comeback, Manny just hit a 2 run homerun to make it 4-3 Blue Jays.

[mike546 0]

Oh boy.

 

Bases loaded with Sturtze coming in.

 

edit: Phew.

 

Also, I'd like to again say how angry I am that Al is always right. I really thought I had him with the Sturtze being good debate.

[devo 0]

Great game for the Mets tonight. Wright homers twice and Glavine throws a two-hit shutout (with 11 K and 2 BB) in an 11-0 victory.

 

In what's becoming a tradition, Piazza homers as well and the fans insist on a curtain call.

[mike546 0]

Glavine is having such an underated second half. Hes been terrific.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Ortiz may have just saved the Red Sox' season.