It's Magic Number Time!

The Poet · 09-28-2009, 03:04 PM

Weekend update, with footnotes, plural, finally:

(y) New York Yankees = 0 : Pretty nice weekend in The Apple. Jets, Giants, Mets - oh, and yeah, the Yanks sweep Boston to grab the AL East. Want some symmetry numbers? NY gets 100th win, wins East, wins overall best AL record, and after starting the season 0-8 against Red Sox end up with 9-9 record. You want more? Cano joins Jeter with 200th hit, Teixeira gets 120th RBI with 38th HR, and Mo earns 44th save from where he belongs - on the mound when they clinch. Oh, and Yankees go through 300 bottles of "Whatever" champagne in 20 minutes. It's party time - until next week.

Rambler Wrecks = 6 : Twins blew a chance to cut this lead to 1 stinkin' game, but can still leapfrog Tigers with a sweep starting tonight, or tie with 3 of 4. Hmmmm. As I said at the top, the Alphonse/Gaston division is open to anyone who wants it - if anyone ever decides that they do.

(y) St. Louis Cardinals = 0 : The Redbirds back in, and Cubbies "wait 'til next millenium" nightmare continues. Didn't know that Cardinals could fly backwards, did you?

Main Line Septics = 3 : Braves still pushing, but Phillies actually win a game - against sub .500 Brewers. This one's over, but Philly does not look good at this point.

(x) Gardena Weedies = 1 : And since they have already lost their 3rd against the Pirates today, while Rockies are idle, it will be 1 again tomorrow too. You think Torre's a bit cheesed that his Dodgers have scored only 2 total runs in 2 of those 3 losses to the Pitts? The power report from LA is a total blackout. Well, at least they've clinched a wild-card.

Yorba Lindas = 2 : Angels top A's, Rays edge Rangers. Not much more to say here. With all the contenders except Yankees and Twins going 5-5 lately, all the juice is lemon.

(x) = clinched playoff spot ; (y) = clinched division title

Continues, for a bit longer.

09-28-2009, 03:04 PM	#20
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: It's Magic Number Time! Weekend update, with footnotes, plural, finally: (y) New York Yankees = 0 : Pretty nice weekend in The Apple. Jets, Giants, Mets - oh, and yeah, the Yanks sweep Boston to grab the AL East. Want some symmetry numbers? NY gets 100th win, wins East, wins overall best AL record, and after starting the season 0-8 against Red Sox end up with 9-9 record. You want more? Cano joins Jeter with 200th hit, Teixeira gets 120th RBI with 38th HR, and Mo earns 44th save from where he belongs - on the mound when they clinch. Oh, and Yankees go through 300 bottles of "Whatever" champagne in 20 minutes. It's party time - until next week. Rambler Wrecks = 6 : Twins blew a chance to cut this lead to 1 stinkin' game, but can still leapfrog Tigers with a sweep starting tonight, or tie with 3 of 4. Hmmmm. As I said at the top, the Alphonse/Gaston division is open to anyone who wants it - if anyone ever decides that they do. (y) St. Louis Cardinals = 0 : The Redbirds back in, and Cubbies "wait 'til next millenium" nightmare continues. Didn't know that Cardinals could fly backwards, did you? Main Line Septics = 3 : Braves still pushing, but Phillies actually win a game - against sub .500 Brewers. This one's over, but Philly does not look good at this point. (x) Gardena Weedies = 1 : And since they have already lost their 3rd against the Pirates today, while Rockies are idle, it will be 1 again tomorrow too. You think Torre's a bit cheesed that his Dodgers have scored only 2 total runs in 2 of those 3 losses to the Pitts? The power report from LA is a total blackout. Well, at least they've clinched a wild-card. Yorba Lindas = 2 : Angels top A's, Rays edge Rangers. Not much more to say here. With all the contenders except Yankees and Twins going 5-5 lately, all the juice is lemon. (x) = clinched playoff spot ; (y) = clinched division title Continues, for a bit longer.