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Boston Red Sox clinch home field advantage throughout postseason, best record in MLB
Associated Press ^ | 9-30-07 | Associated Press

Posted on 09/29/2007 7:41:34 PM PDT by GraniteStateConservative

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- On the next-to-last day of the regular season, the Cleveland Indians absorbed a postseason setback.

Joey Gathright singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth, lifting the Kansas City Royals over Cleveland 4-3 Saturday night and ending the Indians' hope of getting home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs.

The Indians already had clinched the AL Central title and were set to play the New York Yankees in the first round.

Cleveland's loss gave AL East champion Boston the home field. The Red Sox were to pick later Saturday night whether they wanted to open against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday or Thursday.

If the Indians start Wednesday, it would have enabled 19-game winners C.C. Sabathia and Fausto Carmona to get two starts each in the five-game series against the Yankees.

Cleveland and Boston went into the final two games tied with 95-65 records. But the Red Sox, who own the tiebreaker over the Indians, beat Minnesota 6-4 earlier Saturday for their 96th win. ...

The road to the World Series goes through Fenway Park...

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KEYWORDS: angels; dunkindonuts; indians; redsox; yankees
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To: GraniteStateConservative

Yay! Go Sox!


21 posted on 09/29/2007 9:15:36 PM PDT by JPJones
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To: BerniesFriend
now he can watch his favorite Red Sox players like Steve Grogan and Sam Cunningham beat those hated New York Knicks..

And let's not forget Teddy Kennedy's two favorite sluggers...Mike McGuire and Sammy Sooser!

http://www.fatboy.cc/Audio/Mike%20Mcguire-Sammy%20Sooser.mp3

22 posted on 09/29/2007 9:16:20 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (If martyrdom is so cool,why does Osama Obama go to such great lengths to avoid it?)
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To: GraniteStateConservative; Red Steel

It’s interesting to note that key players on this Red Sox team came from the 2003 Florida Marlins. Coincidentally, that team killed the Yankees in the World Series.

You’re welcome.


23 posted on 09/29/2007 11:59:16 PM PDT by Terpfen (It's your fault, not Pelosi's.)
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To: Terpfen

John W. Henry owned the Marlins from 1999 to 2002. He knew those former Marlins players from personal experience and his contacts with Marlins FO staff.


24 posted on 09/30/2007 4:33:01 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: Terpfen
It’s interesting to note that key players on this Red Sox team came from the 2003 Florida Marlins.

Also interesting is the fact the Marlins priority was cutting payroll ..... not winning. I can understand your bitterness.

25 posted on 09/30/2007 4:44:08 AM PDT by Boston Blackie
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To: GraniteStateConservative

It’ll be interesting to see if the Sox-Angels games are put in prime time.


26 posted on 09/30/2007 5:30:44 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: Red Steel

Perhaps Drew will be the opposite of A-Rod...lousy regular season but a great post season.


27 posted on 09/30/2007 5:31:44 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: misterrob

There’s no doubt Cleveland has the edge in starting pitching in that series.


28 posted on 09/30/2007 5:33:23 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: Terpfen

When the Sox acquired Lowell (which was considered just a way to facilitate the Beckett deal by taking his contract off the Marlins’ books) all the scouting reports stated that he had no more bat speed left. Looks like he found some.


29 posted on 09/30/2007 5:37:13 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: GraniteStateConservative
"The road to the World Series goes through Fenway Park..."

Not a problem.


30 posted on 09/30/2007 5:44:53 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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31 posted on 09/30/2007 6:16:27 AM PDT by misterrob (Three down, 16 more til the Pats win the SB again.)
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32 posted on 09/30/2007 6:42:55 AM PDT by big'ol_freeper ("Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I’m here ....................troll that I am.


33 posted on 09/30/2007 6:45:40 AM PDT by angcat ("IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM")
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To: misterrob

Don’t forget to include me in the playoff thread please..............

:)


34 posted on 09/30/2007 6:46:31 AM PDT by angcat ("IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM")
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To: Straight Vermonter
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35 posted on 09/30/2007 6:56:10 AM PDT by Boston Blackie
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To: angcat

It will go up tomorrow morning. Needed to get straight who was going to play who....


36 posted on 09/30/2007 8:07:13 AM PDT by misterrob (Three down, 16 more til the Pats win the SB again.)
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To: misterrob

There could be a 4-way tie tonight in the NL. You might be waiting until Wednesday night.


37 posted on 09/30/2007 9:04:09 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: GraniteStateConservative

I hadn’t heard of any special play off games that they would have to run for ties. I would have expected that they would have enough things in place to decide the outcome.


38 posted on 09/30/2007 9:08:23 AM PDT by misterrob (Three down, 16 more til the Pats win the SB again.)
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39 posted on 09/30/2007 2:22:00 PM PDT by angcat ("IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM")
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40 posted on 09/30/2007 2:26:52 PM PDT by angcat ("IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM")
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