MLB Saturday August 7, 2010

[huh?]

Friday, August 6, 2010
RESULT	WIN	LOSS	SAVE	ATT.
Cincinnati 3, at Chicago Cubs 0	Arroyo (12-6)	Gorzelanny (6-6)	Cordero (30)	40,696
at Baltimore 2, Chicago White Sox 1	Simon (3-2)	Pena (3-2)		19,687
at Cleveland 7, Minnesota 6	Perez (1-2)	Guerrier (2-7)		25,275
LA Angels 4, at Detroit 2	Weaver (11-7)	Verlander (12-7)	Fuentes (21)	35,106
Boston 6, at NY Yankees 3	Buchholz (12-5)	Vazquez (9-8)	Papelbon (27)	49,555
Colorado 6, at Pittsburgh 3	Hammel (8-6)	Park (0-1)	Street (7)	30,711
at Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 1	Cecil (9-5)	Garza (11-6)	Gregg (25)	22,520
St. Louis 7, at Florida 0	Wainwright (16-6)	Nolasco (12-8)		19,223
San Francisco 3, at Atlanta 2	Lopez (3-2)	Moylan (3-2)	Wilson (32)	42,178
at Philadelphia 7, NY Mets 5	Durbin (3-1)	Parnell (0-1)	Lidge (13)	45,378
at Milwaukee 6, Houston 5	Loe (2-2)	Lindstrom (2-2)		33,952
at Arizona 2, San Diego 1	Hudson (2-0)	Garland (10-8)	Heilman (5)	22,168
Texas 5, at Oakland 1	Lee (10-5)	Braden (6-8)		26,388
at Seattle 7, Kansas City 1	French (1-2)	Greinke (7-11)		20,411
Washington 6, at LA Dodgers 3	Lannan (3-5)	Kershaw (10-7)	Storen (1)	39,153

Saturday, August 7, 2010
TEAMS	TIME (ET)	NAT TV	RESOURCES	PITCHERS
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs	1:05 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Volquez vs Wells
Tampa Bay at Toronto	1:07 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Shields vs Mills
Boston at NY Yankees	4:10 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Lackey vs Sabathia
Texas at Oakland	4:10 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Harden vs Gonzalez
Chicago White Sox at Baltimore	7:05 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Floyd vs Millwood
Minnesota at Cleveland	7:05 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Pavano vs Carmona
LA Angels at Detroit	7:05 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Kazmir vs Bonderman
NY Mets at Philadelphia	7:05 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Santana vs Hamels
Colorado at Pittsburgh	7:05 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	De La Rosa vs Ohlendorf
Houston at Milwaukee	7:10 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Myers vs Wolf
San Francisco at Atlanta	7:10 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Cain vs Hudson
St. Louis at Florida	7:10 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Westbrook vs Johnson
San Diego at Arizona	8:10 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Richard vs Lopez
Kansas City at Seattle	10:10 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Chen vs Pauley
Washington at LA Dodgers	10:10 PM		Tickets | Travel | Stadium	Hernandez vs Kuroda

[huh?]

American League
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10
NY Yankees	67	41	.620	-	35-19	32-22	579	448	+131	Lost 1	4-6
Tampa Bay	67	42	.615	.5	34-23	33-19	544	415	+129	Lost 3	6-4
Boston	63	47	.573	5	34-23	29-24	567	499	+68	Won 2	7-3
Toronto	57	52	.523	10.5	28-22	29-30	509	468	+41	Won 1	7-3
Baltimore	36	73	.330	31.5	22-33	14-40	401	588	-187	Won 4	5-5
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10
Chicago Sox	62	47	.569	-	33-20	29-27	503	442	+61	Lost 1	7-3
Minnesota	61	49	.555	1.5	33-20	28-29	540	449	+91	Lost 1	7-3
Detroit	53	56	.486	9	36-21	17-35	472	503	-31	Lost 3	2-8
Cleveland	47	63	.427	15.5	24-27	23-36	446	529	-83	Won 1	5-5
Kansas City	46	63	.422	16	23-29	23-34	461	582	-121	Lost 2	4-6
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10
Texas	64	45	.587	-	36-21	28-24	548	444	+104	Won 3	6-4
Oakland	54	54	.500	9.5	32-24	22-30	447	432	+15	Lost 1	4-6
LA Angels	55	56	.495	10	29-25	26-31	499	522	-23	Won 1	3-7
Seattle	41	69	.373	23.5	26-30	15-39	360	485	-125	Won 1	2-8
National League
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10
Atlanta	62	47	.569	-	37-15	25-32	495	415	+80	Lost 1	5-5
Philadelphia	61	48	.560	1	35-18	26-30	518	458	+60	Won 5	8-2
NY Mets	54	55	.495	8	33-19	21-36	462	446	+16	Lost 2	4-6
Florida	53	56	.486	9	28-30	25-26	484	484	0	Lost 5	3-7
Washington	49	61	.445	13.5	29-23	20-38	454	499	-45	Won 1	6-4
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10
Cincinnati	62	48	.564	-	33-23	29-25	539	457	+82	Won 2	7-3
St. Louis	61	48	.560	.5	38-18	23-30	496	415	+81	Won 2	6-4
Milwaukee	51	59	.464	11	25-28	26-31	519	595	-76	Won 1	4-6
Houston	47	61	.435	14	26-29	21-32	416	519	-103	Lost 2	7-3
Chicago Cubs	47	62	.431	14.5	27-30	20-32	463	529	-66	Lost 1	2-8
Pittsburgh	38	71	.349	23.5	25-29	13-42	378	587	-209	Lost 1	3-7
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10
San Diego	63	45	.583	-	33-22	30-23	465	375	+90	Lost 1	5-5
San Francisco	63	47	.573	1	33-20	30-27	485	396	+89	Won 1	7-3
Colorado	57	52	.523	6.5	36-19	21-33	522	484	+38	Won 1	6-4
LA Dodgers	56	54	.509	8	34-24	22-30	478	476	+2	Lost 2	2-8
Arizona	42	68	.382	22	27-31	15-37	498	607	-109	Won 2	5-5

[cardsfan111]

I continue to be amazed at how tight the races are in the NL. All 3 division leaders up by a game or less and the Wild Card race is just as close. Of course, beyond those 6 teams in the thick of it, the rest of the league has been mediocre at best. Still it should be an exciting month or two ahead!

[Canadian Bacon]

Originally Posted by cardsfan111

I continue to be amazed at how tight the races are in the ML. All but 1 division leaders up by a game and a half or less and the Wild Card race is just as close. Of course, beyond those 6 teams in the thick of it, the rest of the league has been mediocre at best. Still it should be an exciting month or two ahead!

fixed

other than the AL Worst everything is close

[Deftones]

That Daniel Hudson guy we got in the Edwin Jackson trade is turning out to be a hell of a pitcher.

[cardsfan111]

Originally Posted by Canadian Bacon

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other than the AL Worst everything is close

I didn't mention the AL simply because I just can't see Boston hanging with NY or TB. Of course, they've proven everyone one wrong so far. And with the records NY & TB have, whoever doesn't win the division is comfortably in front for the Wild Card at the moment.

Sure 5 of the 6 division races are still up for grabs. But in the NL, there's 6 teams battling for the 4 playoff spots and every one of clubs is just a loss or two from being on the outside looking in.

[zuffy]

Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez was helped off the field in obvious pain Saturday afternoon during batting practice after being hit in the left leg by a Lance Berkman line drive

Good going Lance.

[Goat3001]

Originally Posted by zuffy

Good going Lance.

Berkman has done nothing positive since joining the Yankees.

He's been officially scratched from today's lineup. The way the article made it seem he was in terrible pain... hopefully just a bad bruise and nothing season threatening.

[astrochimp]

Nice big league debut for Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia. Hit a HR on the first pitch he saw and is now 4 for 4 with two homers,a single and a double.

edit-Out in his 5th at bat but Jays up 17-7 on the Rays.

[Sweet Baby James]

Originally Posted by Goat3001

Berkman has done nothing positive since joining the Yankees.

Fucking Fat Elvis has put the season in jeopardy.

[JumpCutz]

Toronto with 8 home runs today against the Rays.

[Goat3001]

Originally Posted by Sweet Baby James

Fucking Fat Elvis has put the season in jeopardy.

Apparently it's mostly Joe Bucks fault.

X-Rays were negative.

[Deftones]

i like how Berkman is being blamed for ARod's injuries. Here's a thought, ARod, don't stand in the field when people are taking BP!

[Canadian Bacon]

Originally Posted by Deftones

i like how Berkman is being blamed for ARod's injuries. Here's a thought, ARod, don't stand in the field when people are taking BP!

of course it's common knowledge that 'roids hampers people's judgment abilities

[Goat3001]

Originally Posted by Deftones

i like how Berkman is being blamed for ARod's injuries. Here's a thought, ARod, don't stand in the field when people are taking BP!

He does it every game, as do a lot of other players. Obviously Berkman isn't to blame, I said it in jest. As the story goes Joe Buck was standing by the dugout and tried to get Arods attention, Arod looked as Berkman hit the ball right to Arod. It was the hardest hit ball Berkman has hit since joining the team.

[dsa_shea]

I heard that Berkman has a distaste for steroid users.

[Canadian Bacon]

Originally Posted by dsa_shea

I heard that Berkman has a distaste for steroid users.

his bat has a distaste for the ball

[Quake1028]

CC . Tampa being cooperative and losing some games finally.

[dsa_shea]

That massive crowd at the Cardinals/Marlins game is making so much noise and is distracting. Why did they let so many people in the stadium?

Edit: I just realized that they were Jon Jay fans. There are more fans there for him than there are for the Marlins.

[coli]

Originally Posted by Quake1028

CC . Tampa being cooperative and losing some games finally.

Does it really matter, because the AL East will have the wildcard spot, so barring any collapse, the Yanks/Rays are in the playoffs.

This is why I will never love the Wildcard, as this would be such a great divisional race between the Rays/Yanks down the stretch, because they each know that they don't HAVE to win the division to get in.

[Goat3001]

Originally Posted by coli

Does it really matter, because the AL East will have the wildcard spot, so barring any collapse, the Yanks/Rays are in the playoffs.

This is why I will never love the Wildcard, as this would be such a great divisional race between the Rays/Yanks down the stretch, because they each know that they don't HAVE to win the division to get in.

Home field advantage is a big enough deal to push for a division title.

And if it wasn't for the wild card then we wouldn't have a chance to potentially see the two best teams in baseball battle it out in the ALCS.

[coli]

Originally Posted by Goat3001

Home field advantage is a big enough deal to push for a division title.

And if it wasn't for the wild card then we wouldn't have a chance to potentially see the two best teams in baseball battle it out in the ALCS.

See I don't think Home field advantage is that big a deal in Baseball compared to the NBA and NFL where it is a huge advantage.

The wildcard didn't exist for 95 years in baseball, and this happened all the time. I remember 1993 when the Giants and Braves battled out one of the greatest division races as the Braves won 104 and the Giants won 103 that year. The Yanks/Red Sox 1978 Division race was the same as you had the infamous Bucky Dent Homerun in the 163rd game.

Thats what makes baseball different then any other sport is that you don't need a load of playoff rounds, because playing 162 usually determines the better team. At this point, Baseball should cut the season to about 145 games, so the damn World Series doesn't go into November!

[Goat3001]

Originally Posted by coli

See I don't think Home field advantage is that big a deal in Baseball compared to the NBA and NFL where it is a huge advantage.

The wildcard didn't exist for 95 years in baseball, and this happened all the time. I remember 1993 when the Giants and Braves battled out one of the greatest division races as the Braves won 104 and the Giants won 103 that year. The Yanks/Red Sox 1978 Division race was the same as you had the infamous Bucky Dent Homerun in the 163rd game.

Well I agree that HFA isn't as important in baseball as it is in the NFL or NBA but that doesn't mean it isn't important.

And true there have been some great division races at the end of the season but it's not like those have disappeared. You still have division races and now you have wild card races and this years NL wild card race is shaping up to be a classic with 3 teams involved. Not to mention you still have 4 close division races to keep track of (I'm excluding the AL East because two teams will likely come out of there anyway).

And just because they did without the wild card for 95 years doesn't mean it was better without. Not only are we getting division races down the stretch but we're also getting to see some classic LCS'... 2003 and 2004 ALCS comes to mind right away.

Of course it's all a matter of opinion so we'll probably have to agree to disagree here.

At this point, Baseball should cut the season to about 145 games, so the damn World Series doesn't go into November!

To be fair, the World Series has only gone to November twice. The first time being after 9/11 when play was suspended for a week. Last year's went to November because the players insisted on prolonging spring training by a week because a bunch of them were coming back from the World Baseball Classic and wanted more time with their MLB team. If anything, we should move the WBC to November and play it in the DR or Puerto Rico. You'd be playing in front of fans that don't get to see MLB players too often so they'll be really into it and you'll get players trying harder because they're not as worried about the MLB season as they would be in February.

And they should cut out that awkward day off in the middle of the LCS. Which I think they're doing this year.

[coli]

Originally Posted by Goat3001

And true there have been some great division races at the end of the season but it's not like those have disappeared. You still have division races and now you have wild card races and this years NL wild card race is shaping up to be a classic with 3 teams involved. Not to mention you still have 4 close division races to keep track of (I'm excluding the AL East because two teams will likely come out of there anyway).

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If they had the old 4 divisions, here would be the races:

NL East:
Atlanta -
Philadelphia 1 game back
St. Louis 1 game back

NL West:
Sandiego -
Cinncinati 1 game back
San Fran 2 games back

AL East:
Yanks -
Tampa Bay 1 game back

AL West:
Texas -
WhiteSox 2 games back
Minnesota 3 games back


You essentially have the same great divisional races even without the extra playoff spot in each league. Plus, now EVERY game between the Yanks/Rays means going to the playoffs or going home. Do you think Girardi would have rested A-Rod last Sunday if this were 1990 and there was no wildcard??? Of course not, he would do anything to win those games.

The Wildcard was simply invented to keep more teams 'in the hunt' to keep fan interest past July, but it is a mirage because teams who are on the bubble who think they have a chance, are really not going to win the Wildcard anyway.

Plus, the AL West would actually have a race now

[cardsfan111]

^ Not trying to nitpick but Atlanta was in the NL West back in the day. Anything I can do to get the Cards in 1st place...