Saw it too. Just damn.
Posted on 08/15/2005 4:00:00 PM PDT by ken5050
Hi all..sorry for the delay..we had a violent T-storm pass through last night..lost cable and internet until a little while ago...Interesting week that just was..races are starting to shape up..some of the pretenders have given up the ghost, and we're gonna purge them from our lists. My Metsies are burnt toast..they had a very, very, VERY bad week..the collision probably keeps Beltran and Cameron out for the season..and yesterday, in a few pitches, Pedro went from a near no-no, to a big Oh NO!!..so..let's begin...
AL EAST: Boston leads NY by 4 1/2
AL WEST: Angels lead A's by 1
ALWC: A's lead Yankees by 2 1/2, Tribe by 4 1/2
The weather may have given the Bosox a gift yesterday, wiping out a possible Chisox win, though Boston looked very good taking the first two of the series. You will recall that I predicted that the 4 game Yankee/Ranger series would produce about 60 total runs..Yup..it sure did..Tribe stumbled badly against the DRays..now it's the Yankees' turn. If NY had played.500 ball against TB to date, they'd be in first place. Yankee rotation does NOT inspire confidence down the stretch.
So to summarize..Both Sox in the playoffs, and you've got 4 teams..Yankees, A's, Angels, and Tribe fighting for two spots..
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NL EAST: Atlanta leads Phils by 5, Nats by 5 1/2, Florida by 6 1/2. Every team in the division is over .500!! Amazing..and sooo unlike the NL WEST
NL WEST: Pods lead the Rattlers by 3. Both teams under .500
NYWC: Astros lead Philly by 1/2, Nats by 1, Marlins by 2, and Metsies by 4
NL wildcard really tightening up. Astros had a bad week, and Clemens says his back is hurting. He wants an MRI. That could really hurt. Phils keep on winning, and the Marlins had a great weekend. TWO strong outings from Becket and Burkette. Their rotation could be the strongest down the stretch.
Braves and Cards are locks..other two teams???
BoSox Tigers game just starting. The Tigers will take at least one game but I'm not counting on more than two.
FYI
As requested..pile on..
You invited me back!
I'm impressed!
;-)
DD
My Phillies are playing a cruel joke on me getting my hopes up like this.
Brett Myers has give up three to the Nats so far.
while I think the Astros are going to win the WC, I think that they won't lead the race for it for at least some of the way between now and the end of the season...
I think the Mets are going to fade fast.
Florida will stay in it with the Phils...but in the end both will fade and Houston will win it in the final 2 weeks of the season...
The A's are going to win the AL West....
"Astros had a bad week, and Clemens says his back is hurting."
Frickin' Astros can't beat the woeful Pirates...
Well, I always have the Tigers to fall back on; 15 Aug. and the Tigers are NOT mathematically eliminated. A successful season!
Amazing. My team (Giants) are 16 games under .500 and are 7 1/2 back! Our pitching staff as a whole is among the worst in the NL, injuries galore (not including Bonds of course)....yet we're still less than 10 games out.
This division "race" is starting to resemble less of a "race" and more of "two drunks trying to punch each other in the parking lot".
LOL!!!
As a local - I agree with everything you said.
Were you surprised by the departure of Woody aka Kurt?
I wasn't "surprised" per se. I think that Woody's past his prime to put it nicely. It's sad also because Woody was not only a guy I always liked but it's a left handed pitcher that hasn't performed very well.
Never have I seen a season that just blew up in our faces like this one.
Plus, he was one of the "good guys"!
Oh well, maybe next year!
Boy, did they ever. It was just about this time last year when the Tribe tanked, after pulling within a game of first. The Indians desperately need a right-hand power stick...Casey Blake and Aaron Boone contribute virtually nothing offensively from RF and 3B positions.
Pass the bong would you?
You class up the thread..
Beating Buehrle and Garland was sweet.
Red Sox Magic Number: 43
Let's hope those Nats hold on for the NL WC
I'll brush my hair and dab on some makeup first.
;-)
dd
STREAKER ON THE FIELD AT COMERICA PARK.
Saw it too. Just damn.
Florida will stay in it with the Phils...but in the end both will fade and Houston will win it in the final 2 weeks of the season..
I have my eye on Florida. They could spoil some things.
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