The Sports Report
9/5/08
My Sports Piccz
Baseball – 8-7 (28-20-58%)
Football – 0-0 (1-0-100%)
College Football – 1-0 (3-1-75%)
Parlay – LOSS (1-2)
Guaranteed – WON (3-1)
Major League Baseball
Carlos Quentin (CWS) may be out for the rest of the season with a broken wrist that he caused himself out of anger.
In the American League…
Oakland (64-77) def. Baltimore (63-77) 11-2.
Toronto (74-66) def. Tampa Bay (85-54) 6-4. Roy Halladay (Tor) got his 18th win of the year (18-9). B.J. Ryan (Tor) got his 27th save of the season. Alex Rios (Tor) hit two homers in the game (12,13).
Boston (83-57) def. Texas (69-73) 8-1.
Cleveland (68-71) def. Kansas City (60-80) 9-3.
Minnesota (78-63) def. Detroit (67-74) 10-2. Marcus Thames (Det) hit two homers in the game (23,24). Justin Morneau (Min) hit a grand slam (22).
MY WHITE SOX (79-61) def. The Angels (85-55) 10-2. Juan Uribe (CWS) hit two homers in the game (6,7).
Seattle (55-85) def. The Yankees (75-66) 3-1.
In the National League…
Cincinnati (63-78) def. The Cubs (85-56) 10-2.
Philadelphia (77-64) def. The Mets (79-62) 3-0. Brad Lidge (Phi) got his 34th save of the season.
Atlanta (62-80) def. Washington (54-88) 10-5.
Milwaukee (81-60) def. San Diego (54-87) 3-2.
Florida (72-69) def. St. Louis (75-66) 4-1. Mike Jacobs (Fla) hit his 29th homer of the season.
Colorado (67-75) def. Houston (74-67) 5-3. Brian Fuentes (Col) got his 27th save of the season.
The Dodgers (71-70) def. Arizona (71-69) 7-0.
Pittsburgh (60-80) def. San Francisco (60-80) 7-0.
The playoff race looks like this…
The AL East is led by Tampa Bay by 2 ½ games over Boston.
The AL Central is led by MY WHITE SOX by 1 ½ games over Minnesota.
The AL West is led by The Angels by 17 games over Texas.
The AL Wildcard is held by Boston.
The NL East is led by The Mets by 2 games over Philadelphia.
The NL Central is led by The Cubs by 4 games over Milwaukee.
The NL West is led by Arizona by ½ game over The Dodgers.
The NL Wildcard is held by Milwaukee.
The League Leaders look like this…
The AL Batting Average leader is Dustin Pedroia (Bos) .332
The NL Batting Average leader is Albert Pujols (SL) .360
The AL Home Run leader is Carlos Quentin (CWS) 36
The NL Home Run leader is Ryan Howard (Phi) 39
The AL RBI leader is Josh Hamilton (Tex) 121
The NL RBI leader is Ryan Howard (Phi) 119
The AL Win leader is Cliff Lee (Cle) 20
The NL Win Leader is Brandon Webb (Ari) 19
The AL ERA leader is Cliff Lee (Cle) 2.32
The NL ERA leader is Tim Lincecum (SF) 2.60
The AL Saves leader is Francisco Rodriguez (LAA) 54
The NL Saves leader is Jose Valverde (Hou) 39
My picks for the post season awards so far look like this…
AL MVP – Jermaine Dye (CWS)
NL MVP – Ryan Howard (Phi)
AL Cy Young – Cliff Lee (Cle)
NL Cy Young – Brandon Webb (Ari)
National Football League
The Houston Texans sign T Eric Winston to a 5 year $30,000,000 contract extension.
National Basketball Association
There is a deal on the table that could send NY Knicks F Zach Randolph to Memphis.
There were 7 players inducted into the hall of fame, they were Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, Pat Riley, Dick Vitale, Adrian Dantley, Bill Davidson, and Cathy Rush.
NCAA College Football – Top 25
No Top 25 teams in action on Friday.
Pro Wrestling
No news to report for Friday night.
9/5/08
My Sports Piccz
Baseball – 8-7 (28-20-58%)
Football – 0-0 (1-0-100%)
College Football – 1-0 (3-1-75%)
Parlay – LOSS (1-2)
Guaranteed – WON (3-1)
Major League Baseball
Carlos Quentin (CWS) may be out for the rest of the season with a broken wrist that he caused himself out of anger.
In the American League…
Oakland (64-77) def. Baltimore (63-77) 11-2.
Toronto (74-66) def. Tampa Bay (85-54) 6-4. Roy Halladay (Tor) got his 18th win of the year (18-9). B.J. Ryan (Tor) got his 27th save of the season. Alex Rios (Tor) hit two homers in the game (12,13).
Boston (83-57) def. Texas (69-73) 8-1.
Cleveland (68-71) def. Kansas City (60-80) 9-3.
Minnesota (78-63) def. Detroit (67-74) 10-2. Marcus Thames (Det) hit two homers in the game (23,24). Justin Morneau (Min) hit a grand slam (22).
MY WHITE SOX (79-61) def. The Angels (85-55) 10-2. Juan Uribe (CWS) hit two homers in the game (6,7).
Seattle (55-85) def. The Yankees (75-66) 3-1.
In the National League…
Cincinnati (63-78) def. The Cubs (85-56) 10-2.
Philadelphia (77-64) def. The Mets (79-62) 3-0. Brad Lidge (Phi) got his 34th save of the season.
Atlanta (62-80) def. Washington (54-88) 10-5.
Milwaukee (81-60) def. San Diego (54-87) 3-2.
Florida (72-69) def. St. Louis (75-66) 4-1. Mike Jacobs (Fla) hit his 29th homer of the season.
Colorado (67-75) def. Houston (74-67) 5-3. Brian Fuentes (Col) got his 27th save of the season.
The Dodgers (71-70) def. Arizona (71-69) 7-0.
Pittsburgh (60-80) def. San Francisco (60-80) 7-0.
The playoff race looks like this…
The AL East is led by Tampa Bay by 2 ½ games over Boston.
The AL Central is led by MY WHITE SOX by 1 ½ games over Minnesota.
The AL West is led by The Angels by 17 games over Texas.
The AL Wildcard is held by Boston.
The NL East is led by The Mets by 2 games over Philadelphia.
The NL Central is led by The Cubs by 4 games over Milwaukee.
The NL West is led by Arizona by ½ game over The Dodgers.
The NL Wildcard is held by Milwaukee.
The League Leaders look like this…
The AL Batting Average leader is Dustin Pedroia (Bos) .332
The NL Batting Average leader is Albert Pujols (SL) .360
The AL Home Run leader is Carlos Quentin (CWS) 36
The NL Home Run leader is Ryan Howard (Phi) 39
The AL RBI leader is Josh Hamilton (Tex) 121
The NL RBI leader is Ryan Howard (Phi) 119
The AL Win leader is Cliff Lee (Cle) 20
The NL Win Leader is Brandon Webb (Ari) 19
The AL ERA leader is Cliff Lee (Cle) 2.32
The NL ERA leader is Tim Lincecum (SF) 2.60
The AL Saves leader is Francisco Rodriguez (LAA) 54
The NL Saves leader is Jose Valverde (Hou) 39
My picks for the post season awards so far look like this…
AL MVP – Jermaine Dye (CWS)
NL MVP – Ryan Howard (Phi)
AL Cy Young – Cliff Lee (Cle)
NL Cy Young – Brandon Webb (Ari)
National Football League
The Houston Texans sign T Eric Winston to a 5 year $30,000,000 contract extension.
National Basketball Association
There is a deal on the table that could send NY Knicks F Zach Randolph to Memphis.
There were 7 players inducted into the hall of fame, they were Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, Pat Riley, Dick Vitale, Adrian Dantley, Bill Davidson, and Cathy Rush.
NCAA College Football – Top 25
No Top 25 teams in action on Friday.
Pro Wrestling
No news to report for Friday night.
Personal Notes
* It has been a very rough week and just like EVERY SATURDAY, I am arguing with my girl. I have figured it out now, we only fight like this on days that she is home ALL DAY instead of working. 80-85% of our bad days are SATURDAYS.
My Picc’z for TONIGHT’s Games
Baseball
· Baltimore
· Tampa Bay
· Minnesota
· MY WHITE SOX
· Baltimore
· KC
· Boston (P)
· The Yankees
· Arizona (P) (G)
· The Mets
· Washington
· Milwaukee
· The Cubs
· St. Louis (P)
· Houston (P)
· San Francisco
College Football
Michigan State –21 ½
Syracuse –4
Michigan –14
Northwestern –6
Boston College –6 ½
West Virginia –7 ½
Minnesota +4 ½
Auburn –18 ½
Tulane +30
Nebraska –27
Utah State +35 ½
Oaklahoma –22 ½
Ohio State –33 ½
Wisconsin –21
Miami +23
Texas Tech –10
Georgia –24 ½
Penn State –15
Wyoming –3
BYU –8 ½
San Diego State +22
Texas A&M –2
Pittsburgh –13
Oklahoma State –15 ½
Iowa State –7
Wake Forest –7 ½
California –13 ½
Western Michigan –6
South Florida –13 ½
U-Conn –6 ½
Kansas –21 ½
Memphis –3
UNLV +21 ½
Arizona –23
Arizona State –14 ½
Texas –26 ½
Florida International +27
Arkansas –13 ½
Tulsa –21 ½
Florida Atlantic –13
Maryland –12 ½
My Picc’z for TONIGHT’s Games
Baseball
· Baltimore
· Tampa Bay
· Minnesota
· MY WHITE SOX
· Baltimore
· KC
· Boston (P)
· The Yankees
· Arizona (P) (G)
· The Mets
· Washington
· Milwaukee
· The Cubs
· St. Louis (P)
· Houston (P)
· San Francisco
College Football
Michigan State –21 ½
Syracuse –4
Michigan –14
Northwestern –6
Boston College –6 ½
West Virginia –7 ½
Minnesota +4 ½
Auburn –18 ½
Tulane +30
Nebraska –27
Utah State +35 ½
Oaklahoma –22 ½
Ohio State –33 ½
Wisconsin –21
Miami +23
Texas Tech –10
Georgia –24 ½
Penn State –15
Wyoming –3
BYU –8 ½
San Diego State +22
Texas A&M –2
Pittsburgh –13
Oklahoma State –15 ½
Iowa State –7
Wake Forest –7 ½
California –13 ½
Western Michigan –6
South Florida –13 ½
U-Conn –6 ½
Kansas –21 ½
Memphis –3
UNLV +21 ½
Arizona –23
Arizona State –14 ½
Texas –26 ½
Florida International +27
Arkansas –13 ½
Tulsa –21 ½
Florida Atlantic –13
Maryland –12 ½
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