Giants win 100; Tigers avoid 120

[nyy26wc]

1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
BlueJays 6, Indians 2
Devil Rays 3, Redsox 1
Yankees 3, Orioles 1
Tigers 9, Twins 4
Whitesox 5, Royals 1
Mariners 9, A's 3
Angels 4, Rangers 1

NL
Expos 2, Reds 1
Marlins 4, Mets 0
Braves 5, Phillies 2
Astros 8, Brewers 5
Pirates 3, Cubs 2
Cardinals 9, Diamondbacks 5
Giants 12, Dodgers 3
Rockies 10, Padres 8

2) Standings--

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Yankees         101   61  .623   -     50-32  51-29  47-29 23-09 18-18 WON  3
Redsox           95   67  .586   6     53-28  42-39  41-35 24-12 19-13 LOST 2
BlueJays         86   76  .531  15     41-40  45-36  37-39 22-14 17-15 WON  2
Oroiles          71   91  .438  30     40-40  31-51  31-45 14-18 21-15 LOST 3
Devil Rays       63   99  .389  38     36-45  27-54  34-42 12-20 14-22 WON  2

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Twins            90   72  .556   -     48-33  42-39  17-15 43-33 20-16 LOST 2
Whitesox         86   76  .531   4     51-30  35-46  21-15 42-34 13-19 WON  3
Royals           83   79  .512   7     40-40  43-39  12-20 46-30 16-20 LOST 3
Indians          68   94  .420  22     38-43  30-51  14-18 35-41 13-23 LOST 2
Tigers           43  119  .265  47     23-58  20-61  09-27 24-52 06-26 WON  2

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
A's              96   66  .593   -     57-24  39-42  28-13 25-20 34-24 LOST 3
Mariners         93   69  .574   3     50-31  43-38  18-23 32-13 33-25 WON  3
Angels           77   85  .475  19     45-37  32-48  15-30 26-15 25-33 WON  1
Rangers          71   91  .438  25     43-38  28-53  22-23 21-20 24-34 LOST 1

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Braves          101   61  .623   -     55-26  46-35  41-35 27-12 23-09 WON  1
Marlins          91   71  .562  10     53-28  38-43  48-28 19-20 15-17 WON  1
Phillies         86   76  .531  15     49-32  37-44  39-37 21-18 18-14 LOST 1
Expos            83   79  .512  18     52-29  31-50  35-41 20-16 19-13 WON  1
Mets             66   95  .410  34 1/2 34-46  32-49  27-49 17-22 17-14 LOST 1

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Cubs             88   74  .543   -     44-37  44-37  15-15 47-37 17-13 LOST 1
Astros           87   75  .537   1     48-33  39-42  13-17 49-35 14-16 WON  1
Cardinals        85   77  .525   3     48-33  37-44  17-13 46-38 12-18 WON  2
Pirates          75   87  .463  13     39-42  36-45  15-18 39-45 16-17 WON  1
Reds             69   93  .426  19     35-46  34-47  14-19 34-50 14-19 LOST 1
Brewers          68   94  .420  20     31-50  37-44  14-22 37-47 12-18 LOST 1

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Giants          100   61  .621   -     57-24  43-37  14-17 23-13 53-23 WON  2
Dodgers          85   77  .525  15 1/2 46-35  39-42  16-16 23-13 35-41 LOST 2
Diamondbacks     84   78  .519  16 1/2 45-36  39-42  16-16 23-16 34-42 LOST 2
Rockies          74   88  .457  26 1/2 49-32  25-56  11-21 19-20 35-41 WON  2
Padres           64   98  .395  36 1/2 35-46  29-52  10-22 13-23 33-43 LOST 2

3) The Braves clinched the #1 seed in the NL.

4) The Giants reached 100 wins for the 7th time.

5) Tigers watch--finished with 119 losses, 1 shy of the 1962 Mets modern day record, 15 shy of the 1899 Spiders alltime record.

6) Yesterday's HRs--

Carlos Delgado--#42
Jeff Bagwell--#38 & #39
Jim Edmonds--#39
Alfonso Soriano--#38
Bret Boone--#35
Jay Payton--#28
Lance Berkman--#25
Kevin Millar--#25
Craig Monroe--#23
Steve Finley--#22
Alex Gonzalez (Cubs)--#20
Charles Johnson--#20
Alex Gonzalez (Marlins)--#18
Pedro Feliz--#16
Travis Hafner--#14
Bobby Higginson--#14
Edgardo Alfonzo--#13
Mark Loretta--#13
Scott Hatteberg--#12
Eric Karros--#12
Juan Uribe--#10
Scott Podsednik--#9
Jack Wilson--#9
Xavier Nady--#9
Greg Norton--#6
Dan Wilson--#4
Jason Lane--#4
Dernell Stenson--#3
So Taguchi--#3
Barry Wesson--#1
Chris Gomez--#1

7) HR leaders--

AL
1) Alex Rodriguez--47
T2) Frank Thomas--42
T3) Carlos Delgado--42*
4) Jason Giambi--41
T5) Rafael Palmeiro--38
T5) Alfonso Soriano--38*
7) Manny Ramirez--37
8) Bret Boone--35*
9) Aubrey Huff--34
10) Vernon Wells--33

NL
1) Jim Thome--47
T2) Barry Bonds--45
T2) Richie Sexson--45
T4) Albert Pujols--43
T4) Javier Lopez--43
6) Sammy Sosa--40
T7) Jeff Bagwell--39**
T7) Gary Sheffield--39
T7) Jim Edmonds--39*
T10) Andruw Jones--36
T10) Preston Wilson--36

**--hit 2 yesterday
*--hit 1 yesterday

8) Jeff Bagwell passed Frank Thomas into 33rd place on the all time HR list, with 419.

[nyy26wc]

1) The Division Series schedules--

Yankees vs. Twins
Tuesday--1 PM, at New York
Thursday--8 PM, at New York
Friday--TBA, at Minnesota
Sunday--TBA, at Minnesota
Monday--TBA, at New York

A's vs. Redsox
Wednesday--10 PM, at Oakland
Thursday--4 PM, at Oakland
Saturday--TBA, at Boston
Sunday--TBA, at Boston
Monday--TBA, at Oakland

Braves vs. Cubs
Tuesday--8 PM, at Atlanta
Wednesday--7 PM, at Atlanta
Friday--8 PM, at Chicago
Saturday--TBA, at Chicago
Sunday--TBA, at Chicago

Giants vs. Marlins
Tuesday--4 PM, at San Francisco
Wednesday--4 PM, at San Francisco
Friday--4 PM, at Florida
Saturday--TBA, at Florida
Sunday--TBA, at San Francisco

2) The Cubs announced their rotation for the Division Series--Kerry Wood, Carlos Zambrano, Mark Prior, Matt Clement.

3) The Reds re-signed SS Barry Larkin to a 1 year contract. The terms were not confirmed, but it's reportedly $700,000 with the possibility of up to $300,000 in incentives.

4) The Whitesox have called a 2 PM press conference, presumably to officially announce the firing of MGR Jerry Manuel.

5) Astros P Billy Wagner says he expects to be traded during the offseason.

After 2.73 ERA/13 RSAA and 2.52 ERA/15 RSAA seasons, Wagner had a 1.78 ERA/26 RSAA in 78 games. He has a 2.54 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.31, and 100 RSAA in 464 games.

6) Mets INF Jay Bell announced his retirement.

After -9 RCAA/.749 OPS and -5 RCAA/.556 OPS seasons, Bell hit .190 SLG, .319 OBA, .509 OPS, -11 RCAA in 72 games. He finished with a .759 career OPS, compared to his league average of .753, and -17 RCAA in 2063 games.

7) The Royals fired bullpen coach Tom Gamboa.

8) BlueJays SS Mike Bordick says he's "99.9 percent" sure he's retiring.

9) Dodgers RF Shawn Green says he's willing to move to 1B, while the LA Times reports such a move is going to be seriously considered.

10) Orioles P B.J. Ryan tied the team's record for games in a season.

After 4.25 ERA/0 RSAA and 4.68 ERA/-2 RSAA seasons, Ryan had a 3.40 ERA/5 RSAA in 76 games. He has a 4.38 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.61, and 1 RSAA in 260 games.

The new top 10--

GAMES                         YEAR      G     
T1   B.J. Ryan                2003       76   
T1   Tippy Martinez           1982       76   
3    Mike Trombley            2000       75   
T4   Alan Mills               1998       72   
T4   Gregg Olson              1991       72   
T6   Armando Benitez          1997       71   
T6   Stu Miller               1963       71   
T6   Armando Benitez          1998       71   
T6   Jesse Orosco             1997       71   
T10  Buddy Groom              2001       70   
T10  Buddy Groom              2000       70   
T10  Todd Frohwirth           1993       70   
T10  Buddy Groom              2002       70   

(The list does include the team's time as the St. Louis Browns, even though nobody from that period made the top 10.)

11) Rockies RF Larry Walker will have surgery next month, to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, and also expects to have surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee. He is expected to be ready for spring training.

After 70 RCAA/1.111 OPS and 46 RCAA/1.023 OPS seasons, Walker hit .476 SLG, .422 OBA, .898 OPS, 24 RCAA in 143 games. He has a .967 career OPS, compared to his league average of .756, and 492 RCAA in 1806 games.

12) Brewers 1B Richie Sexson became the first player in team history to play every inning of every game. He became the first player in the majors to do it since Travis Fryman, in 1995.

After 13 RCAA/.889 OPS and 25 RCAA/.867 OPS seasons, Sexson hit .548 SLG, .379 OBA, .927 OPS, 33 RCAA in 162 games. He has a .876 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and 80 RCAA in 813 games.

13) Diamondbacks P Curt Schilling says he might be willing to waive his no trade clause during the offseason. But, once the season starts, that chance would expire.

Schilling is eligible for free agency after the 2004 season. After 2.98 ERA/47 RSAA and 3.23 ERA/35 RSAA seasons, Schilling had a 2.95 ERA/34 RSAA in 24 starts. He has a 3.33 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.18, and 284 RSAA in 450 games.

Schilling became just the 6th pitcher to have at least 3 consecutive years with 30+ RSAA starting with age 34 or older--

T1   Cy Young                 1901-05    5   
T1   Lefty Grove              1935-39    5   
T1   Randy Johnson            1998-02    5   
T4   Early Wynn               1954-56    3   
T4   Greg Maddux              2000-02    3   
T4   Curt Schilling           2001-03    3   
T7   Dazzy Vance              1927-28    2   
T7   Burleigh Grimes          1928-29    2   
T7   Dutch Leonard            1947-48    2   
T7   Preacher Roe             1949-50    2   
T7   Jim Bunning              1966-67    2   
T7   Phil Niekro              1978-79    2   
T7   Steve Carlton            1980-81    2   
T7   Roger Clemens            1997-98    2   
T7   Kevin Brown              1999-00    2   

14) Whitesox DH Frank Thomas has the opportunity to become a free agent. He has until the end of the World Series to decide if he wants to remain with the team, for $6 million in 2004. If he declines, the Whitesox can keep him by making a $8 million offer, in which case Thomas can either stay or pay the team $2 million and become a free agent.

Thomas says he'd like to stay.

15) Yankees LF Hideki Matsui set the team record for games in a season.

Matsui hit .435 SLG, .353 OBA, .788 OPS, 5 RCAA in his first 163 major league games.

The new top 10--

GAMES                         YEAR      G     
1    Hideki Matsui            2003      163   
T2   Bobby Richardson         1961      162   
T2   Chris Chambliss          1978      162   
T2   Roy White                1970      162   
T2   Roy White                1973      162   
T2   Roberto Kelly            1990      162   
T2   Don Mattingly            1986      162   
T8   Roger Maris              1961      161   
T8   Bobby Richardson         1962      161   
T10  Bobby Richardson         1965      160   
T10  Bobby Murcer             1973      160   
T10  Graig Nettles            1973      160   
T10  Joe Pepitone             1964      160   

[mkempton]

How did Matsui play in 163 games this year?

[sweaver]

Tie, and a re-play.

[mkempton]

Originally Posted by sweaver

Tie, and a re-play.

Is this a serious answer?

If you replay (ie. you don't get your 4.5 innings in), I thought that scrapped all statistics involved.

[nyy26wc]

Originally Posted by mkempton

Is this a serious answer?

If you replay (ie. you don't get your 4.5 innings in), I thought that scrapped all statistics involved.

The Yankees and Orioles played a tie game late in the season. The game was official, so the stats counted. Since the score was tied, the game was a tie, which then had to be replayed. So, the 162 games that had winners/losers counted plus the 1 game that was official, but a tie.

[gyb13]

Originally Posted by nyy26wc

Braves vs. Cubs
Tuesday--8 PM, at Atlanta
Wednesday--7 PM, at Atlanta
Friday--8 PM, at Chicago
Saturday--TBA, at Chicago
Sunday--TBA, at Chicago

sunday's game is in atlanta

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This tie talk throws me back to a Cubs-Reds game at Wrigley in 1985. This was before Chicago began playing home games at night. It was the game in which Rose caught Cobb for lifetime hits. It was called after five innings due to rain. Because of the teams’ standings (or lack thereof), a makeup game was never deemed necessary.

The highlight of the game was a guy tying a guy named Ty. It ended in a tie.

Incidentally, Harry Carey was wearing a tie. Don’t know what he had for dinner, but there was this little hole-in-the-wall on Addison a block from the stadium that served great....

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Exactly! Those were the guys I was thinking of!

Tanks, dude.

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[gyb13]

Originally Posted by Batman

Tanks, dude.

funny aside...

a long time back, i was at a movie theatre back home in brasil, watching some war movie (in english, with portuguese subtitles). at one point, two soldiers are in the trenches, looking out into the distance...one of them points and says to the other "tanks", while the subtitle below reads "obrigado" (thanks).

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Then I better clarify. Thanks.

(But duck just in case.)

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