ATM report--40 HR for Giambi; Gonzalez out for the postseason

nyy26wc · 09-25-2002, 11:54 AM

1) Yesterday's games--

AL
Yankees 6, Devil Rays 0
BlueJays 11, Orioles 1
Redsox 4, Whitesox 2
Rangers 2, Angels 1
Twins 4, Indians 3
Royals 17, Tigers 2
Mariners 8, A's 7

NL
Marlins 9, Expos 6
Phillies 5, Braves 3
Pirates 6, Mets 3
Reds 1, Cubs 0
Brewers 3, Astros 1
Cardinals 3, Diamondbacks 2
Rockies 1, Dodgers 0
Giants 12, Padres 3

2) Standings--

Code:

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
x--Yankees       99   58  .631   -     51-28  48-30  42-29 29-07 17-15 WON  1
d--Redsox        91   66  .580   8     41-38  50-28  49-24 19-15 18-14 WON  5
e--BlueJays      73   84  .465  26     37-39  36-45  39-35 13-16 12-24 WON  2
e--Orioles       67   90  .427  32     34-44  33-46  26-45 18-14 14-22 LOST 7
e--Devil Rays    54  103  .344  45     30-51  24-52  24-47 13-19 10-26 LOST 1

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
x--Twins         90   66  .577   -     50-26  40-40  15-17 46-24 19-17 WON  1
e--Whitesox      79   78  .503  11 1/2 45-34  34-44  16-14 40-33 15-21 LOST 1
e--Indians       70   87  .446  20 1/2 36-42  34-45  19-17 33-38 12-20 LOST 1
e--Royals        61   96  .389  29 1/2 36-43  25-53  10-22 32-39 14-22 WON  1
e--Tigers        54  102  .346  36     33-47  21-55  11-22 28-45 09-23 LOST 6

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
y--A's           99   58  .631   -     54-27  45-31  23-22 32-09 28-25 LOST 1
w--Angels        96   61  .611   3     52-26  44-35  28-13 30-15 27-26 LOST 3
d--Mariners      91   66  .580   8     47-32  44-34  25-20 23-18 32-21 WON  3
e--Rangers       71   86  .452  28     41-35  30-51  25-16 18-27 19-34 WON  1

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
x--Braves        97   58  .626   -     52-28  45-30  43-27 24-12 15-16 LOST 1
e--Expos         79   78  .503  19     45-31  34-47  36-38 18-15 13-19 LOST 1
e--Phillies      79   78  .503  19     40-39  39-39  33-38 22-14 14-18 WON  4
e--Marlins       76   81  .484  22     44-34  32-47  33-38 18-18 15-17 WON  1
e--Mets          74   82  .474  23 1/2 37-40  37-42  34-38 20-14 10-22 LOST 2

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
x--Cardinals     93   64  .592   -     48-28  45-36  11-19 54-32 20-09 WON  3
e--Astros        83   75  .525  10 1/2 46-34  37-41  16-14 48-41 14-13 LOST 1
e--Reds          76   81  .484  17     38-43  38-38  12-15 48-40 14-16 WON  1
e--Pirates       70   87  .446  23     37-42  33-45  15-13 42-45 10-20 WON  2
e--Cubs          65   92  .414  28     34-42  31-50  12-18 34-51 13-17 LOST 2
e--Brewers       55  102  .350  38     31-50  24-52  07-23 34-51 12-18 WON  1

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
y--Diamondbacks  94   63  .599   -     51-26  43-37  21-11 23-12 39-33 LOST 5
Giants           91   66  .580   3     46-31  45-35  17-14 20-13 46-29 WON  4
d--Dodgers       88   69  .561   6     42-34  46-35  20-12 20-16 36-35 LOST 1
e--Rockies       73   84  .465  21     47-34  26-50  18-14 17-19 31-40 WON  4
e--Padres        65   92  .414  29     41-40  24-52  16-16 13-23 28-43 LOST 3

x--clinched the division title
y--clinched a postseason berth
w--clinched a tie for a postseason berth
d--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title
e--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and the postseason

3) Wild card standings--

Code:

AL              WON  LOST  GB
Angels           96   61    -
Mariners         91   66    5
Redsox           91   66    5

NL              WON  LOST  GB
Giants           91   66    -
Dodgers          88   69    3

4) The Diamondbacks clinched a postseason berth.

5) The A's will clinch the division title if they beat the Mariners and the Angels lose to the Rangers.

6) The Angels will clinch a postseason berth if they beat the Rangers or both the Mariners lose to the A's and the Redsox lose to the Whitesox.

7) The Redsox will be mathematically eliminated from the postseason if they lose to the Whitesox or the Angels beat the Rangers.

8) The Mariners will be mathematically eliminated from the postseason if they lose to the A's or the Angels beat the Rangers.

9) The Dodgers were mathematically eliminated from winning the division title.

10) The Tigers clinched last place.

11) The Mets clinched a losing season.

12) Magic numbers--

AL East--Yankees, clinched
AL Central--Twins, clinched
AL West--A's, 2
AL wild card--Angels, 1

NL East--Braves, clinched
NL Central--Cardinals, clinched
NL West--Diamondbacks, 3
NL wild card--Giants, 3

13) Race for the postseason seeds--

AL--The A's and Yankees are tied for the #1 seed. The Twins are guaranteed the #3 seed.

NL--The Braves lead the Diamondbacks by 4 games for the #1 seed. The Diamondbacks lead the Cardinals by 1 game for the #2 seed.

NOTE--Comparisons are just between division leaders.

14) Today's schedule--

AL
Devil Rays (Tanyon Sturtze) at Yankees (Roger Clemens), 7:05
Orioles (Rodrigo Lopez) at BlueJays (Mark Hendrickson), 7:05
Redsox (Derek Lowe) at Whitesox (Rocky Biddle), 8:05
Tigers (Steve Sparks) at Royals (Paul Byrd), 8:05
Indians (Brian Tallet) at Twins (Rick Reed), 8:05
Angels (Ramon Ortiz) at Rangers (Kenny Rogers), 8:05
A's (Tim Hudson) at Mariners (Jamie Moyer), 10:05

NL
Diamondbacks (Curt Schilling) at Cardinals (Garrett Stephenson), 1:40
Marlins (Josh Beckett) at Expos (Bartolo Colon), 7:05
Braves (Damian Moss) at Phillies (Brett Myers), 7:05
Mets (Jason Middlebrook) at Pirates (Brian Meadows), 7:05
Reds (Ryan Dempster) at Cubs (Matt Clement), 8:05
Brewers (Nick Neugebauer) at Astros (Peter Munro), 8:05
Rockies (Jason Jennings) at Dodgers (Giovanni Carrara), 10:10
Padres (Clay Condrey) at Giants (Livan Hernandez), 10:15

15) Yesterday's HRs--

Jim Thome--#48
Barry Bonds--#45
Jason Giambi--#39 & #40
Vladimir Guerrero--#39
Carlos Delgado--#30 & #31
Ellis Burks--#31
Frank Thomas--#28
Garret Anderson--#28
Aaron Boone--#26
Juan Encarnacion--#23 & #24
Raul Ibanez--#24
Vernon Wells--#22
Mike Lowell--#20 & #21
Reggie Sanders--#21
Jose Cruz Jr.--#18
Ivan Rodriguez--#18
J.D. Drew--#16
Matt Stairs--#15
Joe Crede--#11
Ichiro Suzuki--#8
Rafael Furcal--#8
Ramon Hernandez--#7
Chuck Knoblauch--#6
Aaron Guiel--#4
Ramon Vazquez--#2

16) HR leaders--

AL
1) Alex Rodriguez--56
2) Jim Thome--48*
3) Rafael Palmeiro--42
4) Jason Giambi--40**
5) Alfonso Soriano--39
6) Magglio Ordonez--36
7) Eric Chavez--34
8) Manny Ramirez--33
T9) Carlos Delgado--31**
T9) Ellis Burks--31*
T9) Miguel Tejada--31
T9) Tony Batista--31

NL
1) Sammy Sosa--48
2) Barry Bonds--45*
T3) Shawn Green--42
T3) Lance Berkman--42
5) Vladimir Guerrero--39*
T6) Pat Burrell--37
T6) Jeff Kent--37
8) Brian Giles--35
9) Albert Pujols--34
10) Andruw Jones--32

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

17) Barry Bonds watch--hit #623, is 143 behind Aaron's record.

OBA--.583, on pace for a new record; current record--.553, Ted Williams, 1941
SLG--.803, on pace for #4 all time; record--.863, Barry Bonds, 2001
OPS--1.385, on pace for a new record; current record--1.379, Babe Ruth, 1920 or Barry Bonds, 2001*
RCAA--159, currently #3 all time, on pace for 164 which would rank #3; record--169, Barry Bonds, 2001
BB--193, new all time record, on pace for 199; old record--177, Barry Bonds, 2001

18) Frank Thomas tied Carlton Fisk for 50th place on the all time HR list, with 376.

19) Jason Giambi reached 40 HR for the 2nd time.

Code:

40+ HR SEASONS WITH MORE THAN 1 TEAM

Albert Belle     Indians--2, Whitesox--1
Jose Canseco     A's--2, BlueJays--1
Rocky Colavito   Indians--2, Tigers--1
Darrell Evans    Braves--1, Tigers--1
Jimmie Foxx      A's--3, Redsox--2
Andres Galarraga Rockies--2, Braves--1
Jason Giambi     A's--1, Yankees--1
Ken Griffey Jr.  Mariners--6, Reds--1
Reggie Jackson   A's--1, Yankees--1
Mark McGwire*    A's--3, Cardinals--2
Johnny Mize      Giants--2, Cardinals--1
Rafael Palmeiro  Orioles--1, Rangers--1
Manny Ramirez    Indians--2, Redsox--1
Alex Rodriguez   Mariners--3, Rangers--1
Greg Vaughn**    Padres--1, Reds--1

*--McGwire also had a 6th 40+ HR season split between the A's & Cardinals
**--Vaughn also had a 40+ HR season split between the Brewers & Padres

40+ HR IN A PLAYERS FIRST YEAR WITH A TEAM

1   Babe Ruth         1920 Yankees   54
2   Alex Rodriguez    2001 Rangers   52
3   Cecil Fielder     1990 Tigers    51
T4  Andre Dawson      1987 Cubs      49
T4  Frank Robinson    1966 Orioles   49
T6  Barry Bonds       1993 Giants    46
T6  Jose Canseco      1998 BlueJays  46
8   Greg Vaughn       1999 Reds      45
9   Andres Galarraga  1998 Braves    44
10  Davey Johnson     1973 Braves    43
T11 Jim Edmonds       2000 Cardinals 42
T11 Dick Stuart       1963 Redsox    42
T13 Jimmie Foxx       1936 Redsox    41
T13 Jeff Burroughs    1977 Braves    41
T13 Manny Ramirez     2001 Redsox    41
T16 Ken Griffey Jr.   2000 Reds      40
T16 Jason Giambi      2002 Yankees   40

70+ RCAA, FIRST YEAR WITH A TEAM

1   Babe Ruth         1920 Yankees   156
2   Nap Lajoie        1902 A's       122
3   Barry Bonds       1993 Giants    108
4   Rogers Hornsby    1929 Cubs       97
T5  Ed Delahanty      1902 Senators   91
T5  Rogers Hornsby    1928 Braves     91
7   Honus Wagner      1900 Pirates    89
8   Tris Speaker      1916 Indians    81
T9  Lefty O'Doul      1929 Phillies   80
T9  Frank Robinson    1966 Orioles    80
T11 Rogers Hornsby    1927 Giants     77
T11 Rickey Henderson  1985 Yankees    77
13  Dick Allen        1972 Whitesox   73
14  Alex Rodriguez    2001 Rangers    72
15  Jason Giambi      2002 Yankees    70

(Since 1900)

nyy26wc · 09-25-2002, 11:54 AM

20) Carlos Delgado reached 30 HR for the 6th time and 6th consecutive year.

Delgado's streak of 6 consecutive 30 HR seasons is twice as long as anyone else in BlueJays history.

Code:

1    Carlos Delgado           1997-02    6
T2   Fred McGriff             1988-90    3
T2   Joe Carter               1991-93    3
T4   George Bell              1986-87    2
T4   Shawn Green              1998-99    2
T4   Jose Cruz Jr.            2000-01    2

nyy26wc · 09-25-2002, 11:56 AM

1) Diamondbacks LF Luis Gonzalez will be out for the postseason. He was diagnosed with a Grade III separation, which is the most serious kind. He'll probably need some kind of surgery, with the team doctor expecting him to be ready for spring training.

With Gonzalez out of the picture, Erubiel Durazo's moving to RF, with David Dellucci and Quinton McCracken taking over in LF.

2) According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the Cardinals and Scott Rolen have agreed in principle to a 8 year, $90 million contract. Rolen would be eligible for free agency after the season.

Meanwhile, the paper also reports GM Walt Jocketty has expressed interest in bringing back Ps Jeff Fassero, Chuck Finley, Jamey Wright and Woody Williams, who are all eligible for free agency.

After 27 RCAA/.920 OPS and 31 RCAA/.830 OPS the past 2 years, Rolen has a .500 SLG, .360 OBA, .860 OPS, 21 RCAA in 150 games. He has a .880 career OPS, compared to his league average of .752, and 155 RCAA in 894 games.

According to UnderTheKnife, Rolen's mystery injury is turf toe and Jim Edmonds's reported "general lower body soreness" is really soreness in his knees.

After 54 RCAA/.994 OPS and 47 RCAA/.974 OPS the past 2 years, Edmonds is hitting .569 SLG, .422 OBA, .991 OPS, 54 RCAA in 238 games. He has a .904 career OPS, compared to his league average of .770, and 238 RCAA in 1151 games.

3) Now that Fred McGriff has reached 30 HR/100 RBI, Cubs MGR Bruce Kimm says he plans on starting Hee Seop Choi for the rest of the season.

McGriff will be a free agent and don't expect him back.

4) The Tigers claimed minor league P Jason Jimenez off waivers from the Devil Rays and moved Dmitri Young from the 15 to the 60 day DL, to make room on the 40 man roster for Jimenez.

5) Twins 3B Corey Koskie left yesterday's game, after fouling a ball off his ankle or his shin. X-rays were negative.

6) Phillies P Vicente Padilla had to leave yesterday's game, due to tightness in the back of his right shoulder.

After 3.72 ERA/7 RSAA and 4.24 ERA/0 RSAA the past 2 years, Padilla has a 3.28 ERA/11 RSAA in 32 starts. He has a 3.60 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.26, and 14 RSAA in 115 games.

7) According to Indians GM Mark Shapiro, "If everything goes right [with Ricky Gutierrez's neck surgery], he could be back by spring training."

Meanwhile, Shapiro says he doesn't like the idea of going into next season with C.C. Sabathia as the veteran of his staff. So, the team will look for an experienced pitcher in the offseason, but Shapiro also says Dave Burba and/or Terry Mulholland could be strong candidates to be on the team.

8) Expos P Tomo Ohka's 6 game suspension, for hitting Andruw Jones in the head on September 13, was upheld. So, his season is over.

After 3.12 ERA/14 RSAA and 5.47 ERA/-11 RSAA the past 2 years, Ohka had a 3.18 ERA/21 RSAA in 31 starts (plus 1 relief appearance). He has a 3.91 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.38, and 22 RSAA in 75 games.

9) The Cardinals traded minor league Ps Jason Karnuth and Jared Blasdell to the Cubs as the players to be named later in the Jeff Fassero trade.

10) The Reds traded minor league P Jorge Cordova to the Tigers as the 2nd, of 2, players to be named later in the Brian Moehler trade.

11) Padres C Tom Lampkin says he'd like to play 1 more year, with the Padres, and then retire.

After -1 RCAA/.859 OPS and -6 RCAA/.657 OPS the past 2 years, Lampkin's hitting .369 SLG, .314 OBA, .683 OPS, -5 RCAA in 101 games. He has a .700 career OPS, compared to his league average of .748, and -46 RCAA in 774. This is just the 2nd time the 38 year old has played more than 100 games (108 in 1997).

12) Rockies RF Larry Walker missed yesterday's game, due to an eye problem, and is day to day. Meanwhile, 1B Todd Helton missed the game, since his wife was having a baby, with no word on whether he'll return today.

13) Bernie Williams reached 200 hits for the 2nd time in his career.

Williams has an OPS .156 above the league average and can become just the 5th CF to have at least 6 consecutive years with an OPS vs. the league of at least +.150.

Code:

1    Willie Mays              1954-66   13
2    Mickey Mantle            1952-62   11
3    Tris Speaker             1909-18   10
T4   Tris Speaker             1920-25    6
T4   Joe DiMaggio             1937-42    6
T6   Ty Cobb                  1915-19    5
T6   Hack Wilson              1926-30    5
T6   Duke Snider              1953-57    5
T6   Bernie Williams          1997-01    5
T10  George Gore              1883-86    4
T10  Billy Hamilton           1893-96    4
T10  Ty Cobb                  1910-13    4
T10  Dale Murphy              1982-85    4
T10  Ken Griffey Jr.          1991-94    4
T10  Ken Griffey Jr.          1996-99    4

14) Vladimir Guerrero reached 200 hits for the 2nd time.

Best OPS vs. the league average, through the age of 26, NL (MIN: 3500 PA)

Code:

OPS                             DIFF   PLAYER   LEAGUE   
1    Rogers Hornsby             .246     .944     .697   
2    Frank Robinson             .211     .961     .750   
3    Mel Ott                    .204     .966     .762   
4    Joe Medwick                .197     .933     .736   
5    Vladimir Guerrero          .196     .974     .778   
6    Joe Kelley                 .181     .936     .755   
7    Hank Aaron                 .177     .929     .752   
8    Arky Vaughan               .172     .909     .737   
9    Eddie Mathews              .170     .923     .754   
10   Mike Tiernan               .159     .854     .696

Some highlights from UnderTheKnife--

15) "Jason Giambi is still having back problems, one he describes as feeling like 'a vertebra is moving around back there.'

16) Preston Wilson's sprained toe could keep him out for the rest of the season. Meanwhile, "his high salary makes him a likely trade candidate. The Mets are one possibility in a deal that would swap bad contracts."

17) "Early free agent speculation: Ivan Rodriguez is very interested in Colorado, but the interest may not be mutual at Pudge's current asking price. The Cubs have made some hints that they'd like to get either Tom Glavine or Chuck Finley into the Friendly Confines, but neither move is likely. Omar Daal is a much more likely future Cub. The Cubbies also are taking long, longing looks at Giants Jeff Kent and David Bell for their third base vacancy. Cliff Floyd (currently out with a mild ankle sprain) would like to stay in Boston, but luxury tax concerns may send him to Oakland to fill the current David Justice slot. There's still some confusion over whether the option on Bartolo Colon has been or will be picked up. Either way, don't expect Colon back in Montreal. If Houston has a chance at Roger Clemens, Mike Hampton may be out of luck there. Would the Rangers toss in Hank Blalock to entice a team to eat some contracts for them? One GM says it's a possibility. With Mark Teixeira closer than expected, it's not only possible, it could help the Rangers."

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moose · 09-25-2002, 12:27 PM

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nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	ATM report--40 HR for Giambi; Gonzalez out for the postseason 1) Yesterday's games-- AL Yankees 6, Devil Rays 0 BlueJays 11, Orioles 1 Redsox 4, Whitesox 2 Rangers 2, Angels 1 Twins 4, Indians 3 Royals 17, Tigers 2 Mariners 8, A's 7 NL Marlins 9, Expos 6 Phillies 5, Braves 3 Pirates 6, Mets 3 Reds 1, Cubs 0 Brewers 3, Astros 1 Cardinals 3, Diamondbacks 2 Rockies 1, Dodgers 0 Giants 12, Padres 3 2) Standings-- Code: AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Yankees 99 58 .631 - 51-28 48-30 42-29 29-07 17-15 WON 1 d--Redsox 91 66 .580 8 41-38 50-28 49-24 19-15 18-14 WON 5 e--BlueJays 73 84 .465 26 37-39 36-45 39-35 13-16 12-24 WON 2 e--Orioles 67 90 .427 32 34-44 33-46 26-45 18-14 14-22 LOST 7 e--Devil Rays 54 103 .344 45 30-51 24-52 24-47 13-19 10-26 LOST 1 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Twins 90 66 .577 - 50-26 40-40 15-17 46-24 19-17 WON 1 e--Whitesox 79 78 .503 11 1/2 45-34 34-44 16-14 40-33 15-21 LOST 1 e--Indians 70 87 .446 20 1/2 36-42 34-45 19-17 33-38 12-20 LOST 1 e--Royals 61 96 .389 29 1/2 36-43 25-53 10-22 32-39 14-22 WON 1 e--Tigers 54 102 .346 36 33-47 21-55 11-22 28-45 09-23 LOST 6 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK y--A's 99 58 .631 - 54-27 45-31 23-22 32-09 28-25 LOST 1 w--Angels 96 61 .611 3 52-26 44-35 28-13 30-15 27-26 LOST 3 d--Mariners 91 66 .580 8 47-32 44-34 25-20 23-18 32-21 WON 3 e--Rangers 71 86 .452 28 41-35 30-51 25-16 18-27 19-34 WON 1 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Braves 97 58 .626 - 52-28 45-30 43-27 24-12 15-16 LOST 1 e--Expos 79 78 .503 19 45-31 34-47 36-38 18-15 13-19 LOST 1 e--Phillies 79 78 .503 19 40-39 39-39 33-38 22-14 14-18 WON 4 e--Marlins 76 81 .484 22 44-34 32-47 33-38 18-18 15-17 WON 1 e--Mets 74 82 .474 23 1/2 37-40 37-42 34-38 20-14 10-22 LOST 2 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK x--Cardinals 93 64 .592 - 48-28 45-36 11-19 54-32 20-09 WON 3 e--Astros 83 75 .525 10 1/2 46-34 37-41 16-14 48-41 14-13 LOST 1 e--Reds 76 81 .484 17 38-43 38-38 12-15 48-40 14-16 WON 1 e--Pirates 70 87 .446 23 37-42 33-45 15-13 42-45 10-20 WON 2 e--Cubs 65 92 .414 28 34-42 31-50 12-18 34-51 13-17 LOST 2 e--Brewers 55 102 .350 38 31-50 24-52 07-23 34-51 12-18 WON 1 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK y--Diamondbacks 94 63 .599 - 51-26 43-37 21-11 23-12 39-33 LOST 5 Giants 91 66 .580 3 46-31 45-35 17-14 20-13 46-29 WON 4 d--Dodgers 88 69 .561 6 42-34 46-35 20-12 20-16 36-35 LOST 1 e--Rockies 73 84 .465 21 47-34 26-50 18-14 17-19 31-40 WON 4 e--Padres 65 92 .414 29 41-40 24-52 16-16 13-23 28-43 LOST 3 x--clinched the division title y--clinched a postseason berth w--clinched a tie for a postseason berth d--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title e--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and the postseason 3) Wild card standings-- Code: AL WON LOST GB Angels 96 61 - Mariners 91 66 5 Redsox 91 66 5 NL WON LOST GB Giants 91 66 - Dodgers 88 69 3 4) The Diamondbacks clinched a postseason berth. 5) The A's will clinch the division title if they beat the Mariners and the Angels lose to the Rangers. 6) The Angels will clinch a postseason berth if they beat the Rangers or both the Mariners lose to the A's and the Redsox lose to the Whitesox. 7) The Redsox will be mathematically eliminated from the postseason if they lose to the Whitesox or the Angels beat the Rangers. 8) The Mariners will be mathematically eliminated from the postseason if they lose to the A's or the Angels beat the Rangers. 9) The Dodgers were mathematically eliminated from winning the division title. 10) The Tigers clinched last place. 11) The Mets clinched a losing season. 12) Magic numbers-- AL East--Yankees, clinched AL Central--Twins, clinched AL West--A's, 2 AL wild card--Angels, 1 NL East--Braves, clinched NL Central--Cardinals, clinched NL West--Diamondbacks, 3 NL wild card--Giants, 3 13) Race for the postseason seeds-- AL--The A's and Yankees are tied for the #1 seed. The Twins are guaranteed the #3 seed. NL--The Braves lead the Diamondbacks by 4 games for the #1 seed. The Diamondbacks lead the Cardinals by 1 game for the #2 seed. NOTE--Comparisons are just between division leaders. 14) Today's schedule-- AL Devil Rays (Tanyon Sturtze) at Yankees (Roger Clemens), 7:05 Orioles (Rodrigo Lopez) at BlueJays (Mark Hendrickson), 7:05 Redsox (Derek Lowe) at Whitesox (Rocky Biddle), 8:05 Tigers (Steve Sparks) at Royals (Paul Byrd), 8:05 Indians (Brian Tallet) at Twins (Rick Reed), 8:05 Angels (Ramon Ortiz) at Rangers (Kenny Rogers), 8:05 A's (Tim Hudson) at Mariners (Jamie Moyer), 10:05 NL Diamondbacks (Curt Schilling) at Cardinals (Garrett Stephenson), 1:40 Marlins (Josh Beckett) at Expos (Bartolo Colon), 7:05 Braves (Damian Moss) at Phillies (Brett Myers), 7:05 Mets (Jason Middlebrook) at Pirates (Brian Meadows), 7:05 Reds (Ryan Dempster) at Cubs (Matt Clement), 8:05 Brewers (Nick Neugebauer) at Astros (Peter Munro), 8:05 Rockies (Jason Jennings) at Dodgers (Giovanni Carrara), 10:10 Padres (Clay Condrey) at Giants (Livan Hernandez), 10:15 15) Yesterday's HRs-- Jim Thome--#48 Barry Bonds--#45 Jason Giambi--#39 & #40 Vladimir Guerrero--#39 Carlos Delgado--#30 & #31 Ellis Burks--#31 Frank Thomas--#28 Garret Anderson--#28 Aaron Boone--#26 Juan Encarnacion--#23 & #24 Raul Ibanez--#24 Vernon Wells--#22 Mike Lowell--#20 & #21 Reggie Sanders--#21 Jose Cruz Jr.--#18 Ivan Rodriguez--#18 J.D. Drew--#16 Matt Stairs--#15 Joe Crede--#11 Ichiro Suzuki--#8 Rafael Furcal--#8 Ramon Hernandez--#7 Chuck Knoblauch--#6 Aaron Guiel--#4 Ramon Vazquez--#2 16) HR leaders-- AL 1) Alex Rodriguez--56 2) Jim Thome--48* 3) Rafael Palmeiro--42 4) Jason Giambi--40 5) Alfonso Soriano--39 6) Magglio Ordonez--36 7) Eric Chavez--34 8) Manny Ramirez--33 T9) Carlos Delgado--31 T9) Ellis Burks--31* T9) Miguel Tejada--31 T9) Tony Batista--31 NL 1) Sammy Sosa--48 2) Barry Bonds--45* T3) Shawn Green--42 T3) Lance Berkman--42 5) Vladimir Guerrero--39* T6) Pat Burrell--37 T6) Jeff Kent--37 8) Brian Giles--35 9) Albert Pujols--34 10) Andruw Jones--32 *--hit 2 yesterday --hit 1 yesterday 17) Barry Bonds watch--hit #623, is 143 behind Aaron's record. OBA--.583, on pace for a new record; current record--.553, Ted Williams, 1941 SLG--.803, on pace for #4 all time; record--.863, Barry Bonds, 2001 OPS--1.385, on pace for a new record; current record--1.379, Babe Ruth, 1920 or Barry Bonds, 2001* RCAA--159, currently #3 all time, on pace for 164 which would rank #3; record--169, Barry Bonds, 2001 BB--193, new all time record, on pace for 199; old record--177, Barry Bonds, 2001 18) Frank Thomas tied Carlton Fisk for 50th place on the all time HR list, with 376. 19) Jason Giambi reached 40 HR for the 2nd time. Code: 40+ HR SEASONS WITH MORE THAN 1 TEAM Albert Belle Indians--2, Whitesox--1 Jose Canseco A's--2, BlueJays--1 Rocky Colavito Indians--2, Tigers--1 Darrell Evans Braves--1, Tigers--1 Jimmie Foxx A's--3, Redsox--2 Andres Galarraga Rockies--2, Braves--1 Jason Giambi A's--1, Yankees--1 Ken Griffey Jr. Mariners--6, Reds--1 Reggie Jackson A's--1, Yankees--1 Mark McGwire* A's--3, Cardinals--2 Johnny Mize Giants--2, Cardinals--1 Rafael Palmeiro Orioles--1, Rangers--1 Manny Ramirez Indians--2, Redsox--1 Alex Rodriguez Mariners--3, Rangers--1 Greg Vaughn** Padres--1, Reds--1 --McGwire also had a 6th 40+ HR season split between the A's & Cardinals *--Vaughn also had a 40+ HR season split between the Brewers & Padres 40+ HR IN A PLAYERS FIRST YEAR WITH A TEAM 1 Babe Ruth 1920 Yankees 54 2 Alex Rodriguez 2001 Rangers 52 3 Cecil Fielder 1990 Tigers 51 T4 Andre Dawson 1987 Cubs 49 T4 Frank Robinson 1966 Orioles 49 T6 Barry Bonds 1993 Giants 46 T6 Jose Canseco 1998 BlueJays 46 8 Greg Vaughn 1999 Reds 45 9 Andres Galarraga 1998 Braves 44 10 Davey Johnson 1973 Braves 43 T11 Jim Edmonds 2000 Cardinals 42 T11 Dick Stuart 1963 Redsox 42 T13 Jimmie Foxx 1936 Redsox 41 T13 Jeff Burroughs 1977 Braves 41 T13 Manny Ramirez 2001 Redsox 41 T16 Ken Griffey Jr. 2000 Reds 40 T16 Jason Giambi 2002 Yankees 40 70+ RCAA, FIRST YEAR WITH A TEAM 1 Babe Ruth 1920 Yankees 156 2 Nap Lajoie 1902 A's 122 3 Barry Bonds 1993 Giants 108 4 Rogers Hornsby 1929 Cubs 97 T5 Ed Delahanty 1902 Senators 91 T5 Rogers Hornsby 1928 Braves 91 7 Honus Wagner 1900 Pirates 89 8 Tris Speaker 1916 Indians 81 T9 Lefty O'Doul 1929 Phillies 80 T9 Frank Robinson 1966 Orioles 80 T11 Rogers Hornsby 1927 Giants 77 T11 Rickey Henderson 1985 Yankees 77 13 Dick Allen 1972 Whitesox 73 14 Alex Rodriguez 2001 Rangers 72 15 Jason Giambi 2002 Yankees 70 (Since 1900) __________________ Lee Creator, Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. 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nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	1) Diamondbacks LF Luis Gonzalez will be out for the postseason. He was diagnosed with a Grade III separation, which is the most serious kind. He'll probably need some kind of surgery, with the team doctor expecting him to be ready for spring training. With Gonzalez out of the picture, Erubiel Durazo's moving to RF, with David Dellucci and Quinton McCracken taking over in LF. 2) According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the Cardinals and Scott Rolen have agreed in principle to a 8 year, $90 million contract. Rolen would be eligible for free agency after the season. Meanwhile, the paper also reports GM Walt Jocketty has expressed interest in bringing back Ps Jeff Fassero, Chuck Finley, Jamey Wright and Woody Williams, who are all eligible for free agency. After 27 RCAA/.920 OPS and 31 RCAA/.830 OPS the past 2 years, Rolen has a .500 SLG, .360 OBA, .860 OPS, 21 RCAA in 150 games. He has a .880 career OPS, compared to his league average of .752, and 155 RCAA in 894 games. According to UnderTheKnife, Rolen's mystery injury is turf toe and Jim Edmonds's reported "general lower body soreness" is really soreness in his knees. After 54 RCAA/.994 OPS and 47 RCAA/.974 OPS the past 2 years, Edmonds is hitting .569 SLG, .422 OBA, .991 OPS, 54 RCAA in 238 games. He has a .904 career OPS, compared to his league average of .770, and 238 RCAA in 1151 games. 3) Now that Fred McGriff has reached 30 HR/100 RBI, Cubs MGR Bruce Kimm says he plans on starting Hee Seop Choi for the rest of the season. McGriff will be a free agent and don't expect him back. 4) The Tigers claimed minor league P Jason Jimenez off waivers from the Devil Rays and moved Dmitri Young from the 15 to the 60 day DL, to make room on the 40 man roster for Jimenez. 5) Twins 3B Corey Koskie left yesterday's game, after fouling a ball off his ankle or his shin. X-rays were negative. 6) Phillies P Vicente Padilla had to leave yesterday's game, due to tightness in the back of his right shoulder. After 3.72 ERA/7 RSAA and 4.24 ERA/0 RSAA the past 2 years, Padilla has a 3.28 ERA/11 RSAA in 32 starts. He has a 3.60 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.26, and 14 RSAA in 115 games. 7) According to Indians GM Mark Shapiro, "If everything goes right [with Ricky Gutierrez's neck surgery], he could be back by spring training." Meanwhile, Shapiro says he doesn't like the idea of going into next season with C.C. Sabathia as the veteran of his staff. So, the team will look for an experienced pitcher in the offseason, but Shapiro also says Dave Burba and/or Terry Mulholland could be strong candidates to be on the team. 8) Expos P Tomo Ohka's 6 game suspension, for hitting Andruw Jones in the head on September 13, was upheld. So, his season is over. After 3.12 ERA/14 RSAA and 5.47 ERA/-11 RSAA the past 2 years, Ohka had a 3.18 ERA/21 RSAA in 31 starts (plus 1 relief appearance). He has a 3.91 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.38, and 22 RSAA in 75 games. 9) The Cardinals traded minor league Ps Jason Karnuth and Jared Blasdell to the Cubs as the players to be named later in the Jeff Fassero trade. 10) The Reds traded minor league P Jorge Cordova to the Tigers as the 2nd, of 2, players to be named later in the Brian Moehler trade. 11) Padres C Tom Lampkin says he'd like to play 1 more year, with the Padres, and then retire. After -1 RCAA/.859 OPS and -6 RCAA/.657 OPS the past 2 years, Lampkin's hitting .369 SLG, .314 OBA, .683 OPS, -5 RCAA in 101 games. He has a .700 career OPS, compared to his league average of .748, and -46 RCAA in 774. This is just the 2nd time the 38 year old has played more than 100 games (108 in 1997). 12) Rockies RF Larry Walker missed yesterday's game, due to an eye problem, and is day to day. Meanwhile, 1B Todd Helton missed the game, since his wife was having a baby, with no word on whether he'll return today. 13) Bernie Williams reached 200 hits for the 2nd time in his career. Williams has an OPS .156 above the league average and can become just the 5th CF to have at least 6 consecutive years with an OPS vs. the league of at least +.150. Code: 1 Willie Mays 1954-66 13 2 Mickey Mantle 1952-62 11 3 Tris Speaker 1909-18 10 T4 Tris Speaker 1920-25 6 T4 Joe DiMaggio 1937-42 6 T6 Ty Cobb 1915-19 5 T6 Hack Wilson 1926-30 5 T6 Duke Snider 1953-57 5 T6 Bernie Williams 1997-01 5 T10 George Gore 1883-86 4 T10 Billy Hamilton 1893-96 4 T10 Ty Cobb 1910-13 4 T10 Dale Murphy 1982-85 4 T10 Ken Griffey Jr. 1991-94 4 T10 Ken Griffey Jr. 1996-99 4 14) Vladimir Guerrero reached 200 hits for the 2nd time. Best OPS vs. the league average, through the age of 26, NL (MIN: 3500 PA) Code: OPS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Rogers Hornsby .246 .944 .697 2 Frank Robinson .211 .961 .750 3 Mel Ott .204 .966 .762 4 Joe Medwick .197 .933 .736 5 Vladimir Guerrero .196 .974 .778 6 Joe Kelley .181 .936 .755 7 Hank Aaron .177 .929 .752 8 Arky Vaughan .172 .909 .737 9 Eddie Mathews .170 .923 .754 10 Mike Tiernan .159 .854 .696 Some highlights from UnderTheKnife-- 15) "Jason Giambi is still having back problems, one he describes as feeling like 'a vertebra is moving around back there.' 16) Preston Wilson's sprained toe could keep him out for the rest of the season. Meanwhile, "his high salary makes him a likely trade candidate. The Mets are one possibility in a deal that would swap bad contracts." 17) "Early free agent speculation: Ivan Rodriguez is very interested in Colorado, but the interest may not be mutual at Pudge's current asking price. The Cubs have made some hints that they'd like to get either Tom Glavine or Chuck Finley into the Friendly Confines, but neither move is likely. Omar Daal is a much more likely future Cub. The Cubbies also are taking long, longing looks at Giants Jeff Kent and David Bell for their third base vacancy. Cliff Floyd (currently out with a mild ankle sprain) would like to stay in Boston, but luxury tax concerns may send him to Oakland to fill the current David Justice slot. There's still some confusion over whether the option on Bartolo Colon has been or will be picked up. Either way, don't expect Colon back in Montreal. If Houston has a chance at Roger Clemens, Mike Hampton may be out of luck there. Would the Rangers toss in Hank Blalock to entice a team to eat some contracts for them? One GM says it's a possibility. With Mark Teixeira closer than expected, it's not only possible, it could help the Rangers." 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