Posted on 08/30/2006 9:46:56 PM PDT by DCPatriot
...Baseball fans thirsty for a good pennant race, a legit battle among potential world champions, should keep their eyes glued to the AL Central this September. Three of the five best teams in baseball are duking it out for two spots.
Actually, no need to wait until September. The final leg of the race begins Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, where the team with the best record in baseball, the Detroit Tigers, takes on the playoff-bound Yanks in the first of a three-game set.
Next into the Bronx? The Minnesota Twins, who have baseball's best record since June 10 (49-20) and are now five behind the Tigers and a half game up on the Chicago White Sox for the AL's lone wild-card spot.
The ChiSox are, of course, the defending world champs and have a veteran pitching staff that's built for September.
One of those three teams will miss the postseason: Tigers, ChiSox or Twins. Which one will it be?
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NY Yankees | ||||||||||||
NAME | AB | R | H | RBI | TB | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
J. Damon, DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .371 | .515 | |
D. Jeter, SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .418 | .482 | |
B. Abreu, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .357 | .460 | .496 | |
J. Posada, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .268 | .370 | .453 | |
A. Rodriguez, 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .279 | .379 | .495 | |
R. Cano, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .332 | .358 | .481 | |
B. Williams, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .335 | .448 | |
A. Guiel, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .222 | .333 | .467 | |
M. Cabrera, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .363 | .407 | |
Totals | 36 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 21 | - | - | - | |
ARod found his hitting shoes today and they fit. 3 for 4, 1 HR, and 2 RBI's |
yeah and if Sheffield can come back and be productive, and if Matsui is able to recover from his wrist thing, they have a crazy offense.
their pitching is questionable past Wang and.... but they can hit the ball....
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