Yardwork: Dodgers Clinch the West on a Night of Walk-Off Drama for the Mets, Brewers and Twins
Baseball September 26th. 2008, 9:45am
Cardinals 12, Diamondbacks 3: The Dodgers earned the West division title thanks to Arizona’s loss at the hands of A. Pujols and the Cards. Pujols (35)Â and Ryan Ludwick (36)Â both homered, and Pujols finished with four RBI. Mark Reynolds struck out twice, upping his record-breaking season total to 201. He also has 34 errors, tops in the league. It’s the 13th straight season a Joe Torre-managed team has reached postseason play.
Mets 7, Cubs 6: Carlos Beltran singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth and the Mets moved within one game of NL East-leading Philadelphia with three to play. Chicago Rookie Micah Hoffpauir went 5-for-5 with five RBIs and his first two major league homers; his dong in the seventh gave the Cubs a 6-3 lead. Ryan Church was 3-for-3 with two RBI for the Mets.
Brewers 5, Pirates 1 (10): Ryan Braun snapped an 0-for-4 night with a walk-off grand slam off Jesse Chavez and the Brewers kept pace with the Mets in the chase for the Wild Card. They’re both 88-71.
Twins 7, White Sox 6 (10): The Twins completed a sweep of the Sox and moved a half-game ahead in the Central. Alexi Casilla hit a duck-snort (boo-yah) off Bobby Jenks that scored Nick Punto for the win. Joe Nathan pitched two perfect innings for the victory and the Minnesota bullpen pitched six 1/3 scoreless innings and yielded just two hits. Denard Span had three hits and three RBI.
Red Sox 6, Indians 1: Jon Lester failed to give up a hit through five innings and left after two hits and six innings to improve to 16-6. Kevin Youkilis had two hits, including his 28th homer. Grady Sizemore reached base in the 3rd on a HBP, the Indians’ record setting 101st HBP of the season, surpassing the ‘97 Astros. The Sox can win the division with three wins and three Rays losses this weekend. Piece of cake.
PS: Roy Halladay won his 20th game Thursday.
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September 26th, 2008 at 9:51 AM
That was the first Grand Slam for the Brewers this year. It couldn’t have come at a sweeter time. YoGa was huge yesterday in his first start since tearing the ACL on May 1. That kid’s a stud.
September 26th, 2008 at 9:52 AM
damn Detroit Tigers
playoff tickets are all sold out for the first two games of the ALDS in Tampa. I refuse to go through StubHub to get them
i dont think they have found anyone to throw out the first pitch yet. Maybe Dukie V will throw it out or the Crime Dog Fred McGriff
September 26th, 2008 at 9:54 AM
That Pujols pic is from one of my favorite commercials.
I’m gonna have to root against the Brewers if they keep untucking their shirts like that. Let’s show some class.
September 26th, 2008 at 9:56 AM
It’s the 13th straight season a Joe Torre-managed team has reached postseason play.
Yankees are smart.
Jenks is a cock.
September 26th, 2008 at 9:59 AM
ClownTony LaRussa, that’s how the true pimps roll.September 26th, 2008 at 10:02 AM
I liked Lozo’s idea of having Jim Morris throw out the first pitch.
Pujols was in Eyes Wide Shut? That must have been a deleted scene.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:04 AM
Clown-This is a better commercial
September 26th, 2008 at 10:04 AM
Congrats to Mets for beating Cubs AAA team.
Need to step on Brewers throat(again) so Mets can get wild card.
What’s White Sox magic number?
September 26th, 2008 at 10:05 AM
@cbh- who the hell is Lozo? Jim Morris from “The Rookie” movie?
September 26th, 2008 at 10:07 AM
He’s a blogger, he loves the LeBetard chats on here.
Yes, that Jim Morris.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Nothing pimp about this, benji. You probably like his undies, though.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Note to Bobby Jenks if you read this blog: If you get a guy 0-2, your next pitch doesn’t have to be a 95 mph fastball right down the middle. You have a lot of options such as wasting a pitch. You can throw a fastball up and try to get him to chase it. You can throw a wicked curve ball down an in. But under no circumstances should one of the options be to throw a belt-high fastball down the middle of the plate. Major League hitters can hit 95 mph fastballs when they’re placed there.
Thank you, that is all.
Wait no it’s not. Tampa is right; you’re a cock.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Clown-HAHA! Thats a gross pic. looks like hes getting ready to jump in a pool of butter.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:10 AM
@cbh- oh. never heard of him
September 26th, 2008 at 10:12 AM
@Happy-I dont even know if Dotel or Linebrink could have done better.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:20 AM
Nothing in this world, not even a naked Megan Fox, gives me more pleasure than listening to the White Sox broadcasters Hawk and DJ nearly in tears in the booth during the ninth inning of last night’s game.
I have never disliked a pair of broadcasters – especially Hawk – more than I do these two, who take homerism to a level I did not think was possible.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:25 AM
I have the extra innings package, and I have to agree with NDub, White Sox announcers have to be the worst. Funny enough, Cubs are up there as well.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:25 AM
Apparently you’re not familiar with my work.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Tampa – at the very least, I sit here today knowing that the better team won those three games. It wasn’t even close really. Carlos Gomez is about as inept a hitter as you’ll see in this league, and yet in those three games he looked like the best player on the field.
NDub, your Megan Fox hyperbole is confusing. I always find it interesting when people who aren’t fans of a team hate it when that team’s LOCAL broadcasters are homers. Eh, to each their own I guess. I’d still much rather see Megan Fox naked.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:34 AM
That’s a good headline if you’re not into that whole brevity thing.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:37 AM
No way. I understand the “hometown” broadcasters but appeal to the majority fanbase. That’s their job. But most of the home broadcasters I’ve listened to on radio or TV at least show a sense of professionalism. The White Sox broadcasters – especially Hawk – take homerism to such a level that it’s not even professional for their jobs.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:45 AM
But most of the home broadcasters I’ve listened to on radio or TV at least show a sense of professionalism.
Fuck Professionalism its the White Sox. Professionalism is for fags.
September 26th, 2008 at 11:08 AM
As a Met fan I just want them to make it to Sunday tied with someone, anyone. As a Baseball fan I want the Mets, Phils, and Brewers to all be tied and the White Sox to have to play on Monday to tie the Twins for some really fun non-playoff playoff baseball.
September 26th, 2008 at 11:23 AM
I find Hawk annoying moreso because I’m a Cubs fan (just like most other Cubs fans). I think most Cubs fans love Santo but he is hated by Pale Hose fans.
Would you agree, TBo?
September 26th, 2008 at 11:33 AM
@NDub…
You can PUTITONTHEBOARDYESSSSSS…
I completely agree. It would be great to listen to the Hawk whine and bitch and moan when they get punked by the Tribe this weekend to lose their playoff berth.
September 26th, 2008 at 11:35 AM
gimme-yes agreed. I hate Skip Carey hes a cock. But I will always love Harry being drunk and crazy is cool when he does it.
September 26th, 2008 at 11:39 AM
At the very least, Hawk is an actual broadcaster and makes points and has ideas whether valid or not. Santo reminds me of someone’s Grandfather yelling at his wife that he’s hated for the last 40 years to get out of the room while he’s watching the ball game. I acknowledge that Hawk is a homer in every sense of the word, but how can you tolerate listening to Santo babble on about nothing everyday for 3 hours a day? I feel dumber anytime I hear him.
September 26th, 2008 at 11:46 AM
I’m a Cubs fan and I dislike Santo the broadcaster. And I dislike Hawk also. They are both irritating in their own ways.
But Hawk has his concpiracy theorie of the umps agains the Sox, all hits against Sox pitchers are bloops, why do Sox have bad weather when they play at home.
He just feed into the Sox fan inferiority complex.
It’s going to make for great listening next year with Stone in there, a real analyst and broadcaster, trying to carry a game because Sox are out of it and are losing in Oakland and Hawk is their quiet and pouting.
September 26th, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Clearly Santo is not much of an analyst because he has lost some of his marbles. However, you have to understand how much he has been through as a Cub and with the Cubs organization. If they won the World Series and he died the next day, his life would be complete. Until they win one, he will always be like that grandpa yelling at the TV from his couch. That’s why I love him.