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[DyePack]

Cubs bullpen melts down again. Bonds up, going for No. 729. But walks.

 

[Columbo]

If Cinci and Atlanta win tonight, the Marlins are 1 game back of the Phillies, Reds and Padres.

Now, the Marlins get 10 against the Phillies.

Assuming that isn't a 5-5 split, the winner of that is the wild-card favorite.

Still, I like the Marlins' chances a lot.

16 of the 26 are at home.

Other than the Phillies, whom they play seven times at home, the Marlins play the reeling Diamondbacks next, skippinng Webb, Livan and Batista as they did Carpenter in St. Louis.

They play the Mets seven times, the Braves three and the Reds three.

 

[Vic Mackey]

One thing about the Tigers: last year at this time, the White Sox were going through the same thing.

 

[jagtrader]

Pujols in 117 games:

Avg.: .321
OBP: .423
Slg: .677
OPS: 1.100
HR: 42
RBI: 114
R: 100
2B: 27
3B: 1
SB: 5

Howard in 134 games:

Avg.: .307
OBP: .401
Slg: .661
OPS: 1.062
HR: 52
RBI: 133
R: 88
2B: 18
3B: 1
SB: 0

Great race. Howard has the cumulative stats (with more games played). Pujols has the rate stats. Pujols will make the playoffs. Howard probably won't.

This doesn't include Game 2 of today's doubleheader.

 

[Columbo]

Pujols in 117 games:

Avg.: .321
OBP: .423
Slg: .677
OPS: 1.100
HR: 42
RBI: 114
R: 100
2B: 27
3B: 1
SB: 5

Howard in 134 games:

Avg.: .307
OBP: .401
Slg: .661
OPS: 1.062
HR: 52
RBI: 133
2B: 18
3B: 1
SB: 0

Great race. Howard has the cumulative stats (with more games played). Pujols has the rate stats. Pujols will make the playoffs. Howard probably won't.

Only 18 doubles for Howard????... what a horrendously low number.

 

[Almost_Famous]

Reds lose, 2-1 to DAVID WELLS.
68-69, 25 left.
2.5 out of the wild card race.

Cincy just wrapped a 1-8 west coast swing. Fortunately, there are still six more against Pittsburgh.

Can the Reds go 13-12 the rest of the way? That is the question.

 

[Trey Beamon]

Pujols in 117 games:

Avg.: .321
OBP: .423
Slg: .677
OPS: 1.100
HR: 42
RBI: 114
R: 100
2B: 27
3B: 1
SB: 5

Howard in 134 games:

Avg.: .307
OBP: .401
Slg: .661
OPS: 1.062
HR: 52
RBI: 133
R: 88
2B: 18
3B: 1
SB: 0

Great race. Howard has the cumulative stats (with more games played). Pujols has the rate stats. Pujols will make the playoffs. Howard probably won't.

This doesn't include Game 2 of today's doubleheader.

Prince Albert is Ian Snell's daddy -- four HRs against the Bucs' starter this season. In 12 games, he's slugging 1.158 against Pittsburgh.

 

[Moderator1]

What's up with Marcus Giles and this heart condition?

 

[jagtrader]

Reds lose, 2-1 to DAVID WELLS.
68-69, 25 left.
2.5 out of the wild card race.

Cincy just wrapped a 1-8 west coast swing. Fortunately, there are still six more against Pittsburgh.

Can the Reds go 13-12 the rest of the way? That is the question.

The Reds are finished.

 

[Almost_Famous]

I said this a month ago when i made the bet.

 

[Trey Beamon]

Riveting baseball talk on the Angels-Tigers telecast. Joe Morgan is talking about ice cream.

 

[DyePack]

He was blathering about some other stupid crap earlier. I wish this college game were closer or that a decent movie were on.

 

[Almost_Famous]

if you've got cinemax, please watch animal house.

 

[Oz]

Royals have played tough for a couple of months. But they're still the Royals.

And the White Sox just lost a series to them. Congrats.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Riveting baseball talk on the Angels-Tigers telecast. Joe Morgan is talking about ice cream.

Not only that. Joe Morgan is the humar radar gun now.

He disputed that Zumaya was throwing 100 mph.

 

[kingcreole]

Royals have played tough for a couple of months. But they're still the Royals.

And the White Sox just lost a series to them. Congrats.

You can put that on the board!

I was at the game, and I could not believe the number of bandwagon Sox fans. I bet 50 percent of the White Sox fans there had no clue Jermaine Dye used to be a Royal.

It was also quite incredible to see the blinding slowness of Mark Redman's pitches baffle the Sox.

Another contender can't beat the Royals. Next up ... New York. Royals will make it one tough series for the Yankees.

 

[spnited]

What does it tell us that the once-mighty Tigers are 8-17 in their past 25 games but the White Sox and Twins still can't seem to catch them?
Oh yeah, it tell us how MEDIOCRE the AL Central really is.

 

[Columbo]

What does it tell us that the once-mighty Tigers are 8-17 in their past 25 games but the White Sox and Twins still can't seem to catch them?
Oh yeah, it tell us how MEDIOCRE the AL Central really is.

I bet you were yapyapyapping last year as the White Sox went into the September stall about how the Central sucks.

 

[spnited]

What happened last year is irrelevent.
All I've heard all season from certan people here is how tough the AL Central is and every time I see one of the "Big Three" play the Yankees they get their asses handed to them.
The Tigers have a .320 winning percentage over their past 25 games and are still 4 1/2 games ahead. Why? Because the White Sox and Twins are equally mediocre.
And for all you Mauer lovers, he's at .348 and Jeter is at .342. I have no doubt Jeter will win the batting title and Mauer will finish at less than .335.

And for those who may have forgotten, this comes from a YANKEE HATER!

 

[Columbo]

What happened last year is irrelevent.

Not irrelevant.

Yapping like this last year would be indicative that you were clueless last year about rating the AL Central.

It would then require proof, perhaps a diploma, showing that you had learned something since then.