2008 Pennant Races

[Jimbo]

Bill,
Are you watching the Sox / Indians game ?
I thought it would be on STO, but I guess not, it is on 307 WGN

edit:
It's now 12-6 Indians

Jimbo

 

[BillD1984]

Indians blowing it wide open in the ninth..........Tribe now up, 12-6.



The best part is Hawk Harrelson sounds like he wants to cry!

 

[BillD1984]

Bill,
Are you watching the Sox / Indians game ?
I thought it would be on STO, but I guess not, it is on 307 WGN

edit:
It's now 12-6 Indians

Jimbo

Jimbo,
your Tigers have been beating up on the Rays. Please tell them to rest up because we're gonna need them Monday.

 

[Jimbo]

Jimbo,
your Tigers have been beating up on the Rays. Please tell them to rest up because we're gonna need them Monday.

Cabrera has turned out to be as good as we all hoped for.

37 HR's 127 rbi .292 BA

Also Maglio Ordonez has quietly had a very good year.
20 HR 100 rbi .316 BA

Jimbo

 

[SabresRule]

Cabrera has turned out to be as good as we all hoped for.

37 HR's 127 rbi .292 BA

At least one Tiger has earned his money.

And that was after a bad start!

 

[SabresRule]

The best part is Hawk Harrelson sounds like he wants to cry!

Bill, I'm surprised.

I know he's a bad announcer, but I'm sure you remember his days in Boston.

Was a key contributor to the 'Impossible Dream' of 1967 and led the A.L. in RBI's in 1968, a year when virtually everyone in baseball couldn't hit a creampuff.

BTW, I think that Hawk's not as bad/annoying as the Yankee announcers.

 

[BillD1984]

UPDATED AL CENTRAL STANDINGS

Minnesota..........................87-74......................-
Chicago..............................86-74.....................0.5


Unless the Twins win AND the White Sox lose tomorrow, there WILL be a makeup game on Monday between the Tigers and ChiSox.

 

[Jimbo]

At least one Tiger has earned his money.

And that was after a bad start!

Magglio has been pretty good all season after a somewhat slow start.
Pitching and a disappointing DH killed the Tigers.

Jimbo

 

[BillD1984]

Bill, I'm surprised.

I know he's a bad announcer, but I'm sure you remember his days in Boston.

Was a key contributor to the 'Impossible Dream' of 1967 and led the A.L. in RBI's in 1968, a year when virtually everyone in baseball couldn't hit a creampuff.

BTW, I think that Hawk's not as bad/annoying as the Yankee announcers.

The Hawk was a great announcer when he teamed with Dick Stockton on Red Sox telecasts in the late '70's. He used to be critical of the Red Sox when the need arised and he was valued because of that..................not any more!

 

[Jimbo]

UPDATED AL CENTRAL STANDINGS

Minnesota..........................87-74......................-
Chicago..............................86-74.....................0.5


Unless the Twins win AND the White Sox lose tomorrow, there WILL be a makeup game on Monday between the Tigers and ChiSox.

Twins WIN, their IN
Twins lose and Sox win, Sox are up by .5 and a loss to the Tigers would make them tied again, then what ?

IF the Twins and the Sox end up tied after Monday, is there a playoff on Tuesday ? or is there another way of breaking the tie ?

Jimbo

 

[BillD1984]

Twins WIN, their IN
Twins lose and Sox win, Sox are up by .5 and a loss to the Tigers would make them tied again, then what ?

IF the Twins and the Sox end up tied after Monday, is there a playoff on Tuesday ? or is there another way of breaking the tie ?

Jimbo

The Twins still need the White Sox to lose tomorrow, no matter what they do. If the Twins and White Sox both win tomorrow, the White Sox will play the Tigers on Monday.

If the two are still tied AFTER Monday, they will have a 1 game playoff Tuesday in Chicago.

 

[Jimbo]

The Twins still need the White Sox to lose tomorrow, no matter what they do. If the Twins and White Sox both win tomorrow, the White Sox will play the Tigers on Monday.

If the two are still tied AFTER Monday, they will have a 1 game playoff Tuesday in Chicago.

Thanks,
I have been wondering that all night, I thought the playoffs started on Tuesday, but guess not.

Jimbo

 

[BillD1984]

The great thing about the four teams (Twins, White Sox, Mets, and Brewers) that are fighting for their lives tomorrow is this:

They ALL have destiny in their own hands. You couldn't ask for more than that.

 

[SabresRule]

If Minnesota and Chicago have a one-game playoff, should the Twins put the ball in Liriano's hands?

 

[BillD1984]

If Minnesota and Chicago have a one-game playoff, should the Twins put the ball in Liriano's hands?

Sorry I forget, when did he last pitch again?

 

[Jimbo]

Sorry I forget, when did he last pitch again?

Yesterday (Friday) , an 8-1 loss
That would be a game on Tuesday , 3 days rest .... who else do they have , who's day would it be to pitch ?
If someone else pitched and won, Liriono would be ready for game 1

Jimbo

 

[BillD1984]

Yesterday (Friday) , an 8-1 loss
That would be a game on Tuesday , 3 days rest .... who else do they have , who's day would it be to pitch ?
If someone else pitched and won, Liriono would be ready for game 1

Jimbo

Thanks. Okay, I agree then, Liriano should pitch in a potential sudden death playoff on Tuesday.

 

[Jimbo]

Cliff Lee's not pitching of the Indians tomorrow, I bet the Twins are thrilled.
On the other side, C. Zambrano is NOT pitching tomorrow either and a rookie Angel Guzman will pitch instead, I hope a Cubs win/lose will not effect the playoff picture.

I know with Lee not pitching definatly WILL change the playoff chances of some teams.

Jimbo

 

[BillD1984]

Updated Tragic (elimination) numbers:

AL East
TB................................ DIVISION CHAMPS
BOS, NYY, TOR, BAL- Eliminated

AL Central
MIN (Magic Number: 1)
CHW- 1
CLE, DET, KC- Eliminated

AL West
LAA .........................DIVISION CHAMPS
TEX,OAK, SEA- Eliminated


AL Wildcard
BOS.........................CLINCHED PLAYOFF BERTH
NYY, MIN, TOR, CLE, DET, TEX, OAK, BALT, KC, SEA- Eliminated


************************************************** *************************************
NL East
PHI........................DIVISION CHAMPS
NYM, FLA, ATL, WSH- Eliminated

NL Central
CHC..............................DIVISION CHAMPS
MIL, HOU, STL, CIN, PIT- Eliminated

NL West
LAD.............................DIVISION CHAMPS
ARZ, COL, SF, SD- Eliminated

NL Wildcard
MIL..............................CLINCHED PLAYOFF BERTH
NYM, HOU, FLA, STL, ARZ, COL, SF, CIN, ATL, PIT, SD, WSH- Eliminated

 

[BillD1984]

SUNDAY PITCHING MATCHUPS

Marlins (Scott Olsen...8-11....4.23 ERA) @ Mets (Oliver Perez...10-7....4.25 ERA)

Cubs (Angel Guzman...0-0....7.04 ERA) @ Brewers (Sabathia...16-10....2.80 ERA)

Indians (Bryan Bullington...0-1....5.59 ERA) @ White Sox (Mark Buehrle...14-12....3.87 ERA)

Royals (Brandon Duckworth...3-2....5.06 ERA) @ Twins (Scott Baker...10-4....3.59 ERA)


MONDAY (If Necessary)

Tigers (Freddy Garcia...1-1....4.50 ERA) @ White Sox (Gavin Floyd...16-8....3.91 ERA)