Sports Report for 8/14/08

8/14/08 - SPORTS REPORT

MY BASEBALL PICCS FOR THURSDAY WERE 12-1. MY PICCS FOR THE WEEK ARE 35-17-67%. MY FOOTBALL PICCS FOR THURSDAY WERE 1-1 MAKING MY WEEKLY TOTAL 2-1-66%.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE, DETROIT DEF. TORONTO 5-1. ARMANDO GALARRAGA GOT HIS 11TH WIN OF THE YEAR (11-4) FOR DETROIT. MY WHITE SOX WILL KEEP THE LEAD IN THE CENTRAL AFTER THEY DEFEATED KANSAS CITY 9-2. JIM THOME HIT HIS 25TH HOMER OF THE YEAR FOR MY WHITE SOX. TAMPA BAY DEF. OAKLAND 7-6. CARLOS PENA HIT HIS 23RD HOMER OF THE YEAR FOR TAMPA. BOSTON DEF. TEXAS 10-0. DICE-K FOR BOSTON GOT HIS 14TH WIN (14-2). DAVID ORTIZ HIT HIS 17TH HOMER OF THE YEAR. BALTIMORE DEF. CLEVELAND 11-6.

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE, HOUSTON DEF. SAN FRANCISCO 7-4. LANCE BERKMAN HIT HIS 25TH HOMER FOR HOUSTON. JOSE VALVERDE GOT HIS 30TH SAVE OF THE SEASON FOR THE ASTROS. ARIZONA DEF. COLORADO 6-2. MATT HOLLIDAY GOT HIS 23RD HOMER OF THE YEAR FOR THE ROCKIES. DAN HAREN GOT HIS 13TH WIN OF THE SEASON FOR ARIZONA (13-6). SAN DIEGO DEF. MILWAUKEE 3-2. MIKE CAMERON FOR MILWAUKEE HIT HIS 20TH HOMER OF THE YEAR. JAKE PEAVY GOT HIS 9TH WIN (9-8). TREVOR HOFFMAN GOT HIS 26TH SAVE OF THE YEAR. CUBS DEF. ATLANTA 11-7. TED LILLY GOT HIS 12TH WIN OF THE SEASON (12-6). ARAMIS RAMIREZ HIT HIS 20TH HOMER OF THE YEAR AND ALFONSO SORIANO HIT HIS 22ND HOMER OF THE YEAR. CINCINNATI DEF. PITTSBURGH 3-1. THE METS DEF. WASHINGTON 9-3. CARLOS DELGADO HIT HIS 26TH HOMER OF THE YEAR FOR THE METS. ST. LOUIS DEF. FLORIDA 3-0. RYAN LUDWICK HIT HIS 30TH HOMER OF THE YEAR FOR ST. LOUIS AND TODD WELLEMEYER GOT HIS 10TH WIN OF THE YEAR (10-4). THE DODGERS DEF. PHILADELPHIA 3-1.

THE PLAYOFF RACE LOOKS LIKE THIS…IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE, TAMPA BAY LEADS THE AL EAST BY 3 GAMES OVER BOSTON. MY WHITE SOX LEAD THE CENTRAL BY 1 GAME OVER MINNESOTA. IN THE WEST, THE ANGELS LEAD TEXAS BY 15 ½ GAMES. BOSTON HAS CONTROL OF THE WILD CARD WITH MINNESOTA RIGHT BEHIND THEM.

MY OPINION: I DON’T REALLY CARE RIGHT NOW…AS LONG AS MY WHITE SOX GOT THE LEAD.

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE, THE METS LEAD THE NL EAST BY 1 GAME OVER PHILADELPHIA AND 2 ½ GAMES OVER FLORIDA. IN THE CENTRAL, THE CUBS LEAD MILWAUKEE BY 4 ½ GAMES. ARIZONA AND THE DODGERS ARE TIED FOR THE LEAD IN THE WEST. THE WILDCARD BELONGS TO MILWAUKEE AT THIS POINT WITH ST. LOUIS RIGHT BEHIND THEM.

MY OPINION: THE WEST IS THE BEST RIGHT NOW. ITS HARD NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN THE DODGERS AND D-BACCS. ALSO, THE CUBS AND BREW CREW IS LOOKING GOOD.

THE LEAGUE LEADERS ARE AS FOLLOWS…IN THE AL, DUSTIN PEDROIA (BOS) LEADS IN AVERAGE (.323). CARLOS QUENTIN (CWS) LEADS IN HOMERUNS (32). JOSH HAMILTON (TEX) LEADS IN RBI’S (112). CLIFF LEE (CLE) LEADS IN WINS (16) AND ERA (2.45). FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (LAA) LEADS IN SAVES (46). IN THE NL, CHIPPER JONES (ATL) LEADS IN AVERAGE (.367). RYAN HOWARD (PHI) LEADS IN HOMERUNS (33) AND RBI’S (103). BRANDON WEBB (AZ) LEADS IN WINS (17). JAKE PEAVY (SD) LEADS IN ERA (2.61). BRIAN WILSON (SF) LEADS IN SAVES (32).

PRO BASKETBALL
IN THE OLYMPICS, THE USA DEF. ANGOLA 97-76 TO GO TO 3-0 SO FAR IN THE OLYMPICS.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS SIGN JOHN LYNCH TO A 1 YEAR $1,500,000 CONTRACT. IN PRESEASON ACTION, THE BUFFALO BILLS DEF. THE STEELERS 24-21. QB TRENT EDWARDS FOR BUFFALO WENT 9/11 WITH 104 YARDS AND 2 TD’S. PHILADELPHIA DEF. CAROLINA 24-13. FOR PHILLY, RB TONY HUNT HAD 79 YARDS AND A TD ON 5 CARRIES.

PRO WRESTLING
NONE AS OF NOW.