Sunday, September 28, 2008

9/28/08

The Sports Report
9/29/08

* I missed Saturday’s Report, so I have included both Friday and Saturday’s sports…

My Sports Piccz
Baseball – 8-6 (41-39-51%)
Football – NONE (0-1-0%)
College Football – 5-10 (5-11-31%)
Parlay – NONE (1-4)
Guaranteed – NONE (4-1)

Major League Baseball

· In the American League… on Friday Night…
· Toronto def. Baltimore 3-0.
· The Yankees def. Boston 19-8. Cody Ransom (NYY) hit two homers in the game (3,4). Kevin Youkilis (Bos) hit his 29th homer of the year.
· Detroit def. Tampa Bay 6-4. Gary Sheffield (Det) hit two homers in the game (18,19).
· Kansas City def. Minnesota 8-1.
· Cleveland def. MY WHITE SOX 11-8. Ryan Garko (Cle) hit two homers in the game (13,14). Jermaine Dye (CWS) hit his 33rd homer of the year.
· Texas def. The Angels 12-1. Josh Hamilton (Tex) hit his 32nd homer of the year.
· Seattle def. Oakland 10-8. Jack Cust (Oak) hit his 33rd homer of the year. Jose Lopez (Sea) hit two homers in the game (16,17).

· In the National League… on Friday Night…
· Philadelphia def. Washington 8-4. Ryan Howard (Phi) hit his 48th homer of the year.
· Florida def. The Mets 6-1.
· Milwaukee def. The Cubs 5-1.
· Houston def. Atlanta 5-4.
· St. Louis def. Cincinnati 7-6. Albert Pujols (Stl) hit his 36th homer of the year.
· Arizona def. Colorado 6-4.
· Pittsburgh def. San Diego 6-3.
· San Francisco def. The Dodgers 6-5.

· Now onto Saturday’s ACTION…

· In the American League…
· The Yankees at Boston was post poned due to rain.
· Kansas City (75-86) def. Minnesota (87-74) 4-2. Joakim Soria (KC) got his 42nd save of the year. Minnesota remains ½ game ahead of the WHITE SOX going into Sunday.
· Seattle (60-101) def. Oakland (75-85) 7-3.
· Baltimore (68-92) def. Toronto (85-76) 2-1.
· Cleveland (81-80) def. MY WHITE SOX (86-74) 12-6. Jermaine Dye (CWS) hit his 34th homer of the year. Paul Konerko (CWS) hit two homers in the game (20,21)
· Detroit (74-86) def. Tampa Bay (96-65) 4-3. Miguel Cabrera (Det) hit his 37th homer of the year.
· Texas (79-82) def. The Angels (99-62) 8-4.

· In the National League…
· The Mets (89-72) def. Florida (83-77) 2-0. Johan Santana (NYM) pitched a three hitter for his 16th win (16-7).
· The Cubs (97-63) def. Milwaukee (89-72) 7-3. Ted Lilly (CHC) got his 17th win of the year (17-9).
· Philadelphia (91-70) def. Washington (59-101) 4-3. Philadelphia CLINCHES the NL EAST TITLE!!! Jamie Moyer (Phi) got his 16th win of the year (16-7). Brad Lidge (Phi) got his 41st save of the year.
· Atlanta (72-89) def. Houston (85-75) 11-5. Hunter Pence (Hou) hit his 25th homer of the year. Josh Anderson (Atl) hit two homers in the game (2,3).
· St. Louis (85-76) def. Cincinnati (74-87) 8-5. Troy Glaus (Stl) hit his 26th homer of the year. Albert Pujols (Stl) hit his 37th homer of the year.
· Arizona (81-80) def. Colorado (74-87) 6-4. Adam Dunn (AZ) hit his 40th homer of the year.
· The Dodgers (84-77) def. San Francisco (71-90) 2-1.
· San Diego (63-98) def. Pittsburgh (66-95) 3-2. Trevor Hoffman (SD) got his 30th save of the year.

· The playoff race looks like this…
· The AL East has been WON by the Tampa Bay Rays!
· The AL Central is led by Minnesota by ½ game over MY WHITE SOX.
· The AL West has been WON by the Los Angeles Angels!
· The AL Wildcard has been WON by the Boston Red Sox!
· The NL East has been WON by the Philadelphia Phillies!
· The NL Central has been WON by the Chicago Cubs!
· The NL West has been WON by the Los Angeles Dodgers!
· The NL Wildcard is held by The Mets and Milwaukee!

· The League Leaders look like this…
· The AL Batting Average leader is Joe Mauer (Min) .330
· The NL Batting Average leader is Chipper Jones (Atl) .364
· The AL Home Run leader is Miguel Cabrera (Det) 37
· The NL Home Run leader is Ryan Howard (Phi) 48
· The AL RBI leader is Justin Morneau (Min) 130
· The NL RBI leader is Ryan Howard (Phi) 146
· The AL Win leader is Cliff Lee (Cle) 22
· The NL Win Leader is Brandon Webb (Ari) 22
· The AL ERA leader is Cliff Lee (Cle) 2.54
· The NL ERA leader is Johan Santana (NYM) 2.53
· The AL Saves leader is Francisco Rodriguez (LAA) 62 * RECORD *
· The NL Saves leader is Jose Valverde (Hou) 43

· My picks for the post season awards so far look like this…
· AL MVP – Jermaine Dye (CWS)
· NL MVP – Manny Ramirez (LAD)
· AL Cy Young – Cliff Lee (Cle)
· NL Cy Young – Brandon Webb (AZ)

National Football League
· No news today.

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – Philip Rivers (SD) 124.8 rating
· Rushing – Michael Turner (Atl) 366 yards
· Receiving Yards – Greg Jennings (GB) 373 yards
· Receptions - Reggie Bush (NO) 26 receptions
· Sacks – John Abraham (Atl) 6 sacks
· Tackles – Rodney Harrison (NE) 34 tackles
· Interceptions – Cortland Finnegan (Ten) 4 interceptions

National Basketball Association
· PG Jason Williams retires.

NCAA College Football – Top 25
· Here are the games from the Top 25 action today…
· #2 Oklahoma (4-0) def. #24 TCU (4-1) 35-10. Sam Bradford (Okl) threw for 411 yards. Manuel Johnson (Okl) had 206 yards receiving.
· #8 Alabama (5-0) def. #3 Georgia (4-1) 41-30.
· Mississippi (3-2) def. #4 Florida (3-1) 31-30. Tim Tebow (Fla) threw for 319 yards. Percy Harvin (Fla) had 186 yards receiving.
· #5 LSU (4-0) def. Mississippi State (1-4) 34-24.
· #7 Texas (4-0) def. Arkansas (2-2) 52-10.
· Michigan (2-2) def. #9 Wisconsin (3-1) 27-25.
· #12 Penn State (5-0) def. #22 Illinois (2-2) 38-24.
· #13 South Florida (5-0) def. North Carolina State (2-3) 41-10.
· #14 Ohio State (4-1) def. Minnesota (4-1) 34-21.
· #15 Auburn (4-1) def. Tennessee (1-3) 14-12.
· Navy (3-2) def. #16 Wake Forest (3-1) 24-17.
· #17 Utah (5-0) def. Weber State (3-2) 37-21.
· Maryland (4-1) def. #20 Clemson (3-2) 20-17.
· Houston (2-3) def. #23 East Carolina (3-2) 41-24. Case Keenum (Hou) threw for 399 yards.
· #25 Fresno State (2-1) def. UCLA (1-2) 36-31.

· The League Leaders look like this…
· Passing – David Johnson (Tulsa) 225.93 rating
· Rushing – Donald Brown (UCONN) 906 yards
· Receiving Yards – Emmanuel Sanders (SMU) 561 yards
· Receptions – Emmanuel Sanders (SMU) 39 receptions
· Interceptions – 3 tied with 4 interceptions.
· Best Offense – Missouri - 599.5 yards per game.

Pro Wrestling
· TNA Impact this week drew a rating of 1.1, which is the same as last week.
· I got a WWE Raw House Show…
WWE Raw House Show Results - 9/26/08
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Carlos Gascó of www.solowrestling.com sent this report in:
Here are the results for the Raw house show in Barcelona. Around 7,000 in attendance.
1. Jim Duggan defeated Charlie "Jim Duggan" Hass
2. Manu defeated D Lo Brown
3. William Regal wins Jamie Noble
4. Ted Dibiase Jr & Cody Rhodes defeated Cryme Time
5. Kofi Kingston wins Santino Marella
6. Beth Phoenix retains the womens championship in a Triple Threat Match vs Mickie James & Katie Lea
7. Rey Misterio pins Kane in a NO DQ match
8. C.M. Punk & Shawn Michaels wins Lance Cade & Chris Jericho

· I also got 2 WWE Smaccdown/ECW House Shows to report…
WWE Smackdown & ECW House Show Results - 9/26/08
Location: Innsbruck, Austria
1. Jimmy Wang Yang defeated The Brian Kendrick.
2. Jesse & Festus defeated Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder.
3. Jeff Hardy defeated Vladimir Kozlov via DQ.
4. WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool defeated Maryse.
5. Finlay defeated Jack Swagger.
6. WWE U.S. Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated R-Truth.
7. ECW Champion Matt Hardy defeated Mark Henry in a No DQ match.
8. WWE Champion Triple H & The Undertaker defeated The Big Show & MVP.

· And…

WWE Smackdown & ECW House Show Results - 9/27/08
Location: Munich, Germany
Kevin Scheuren of MOONSAULT.de sent this report in:
Hey Guys.Here are the results of the Munich WWE SmackDown! & ECW Houseshow
Ompiahalle, München (Deutschland)
1. Jeff Hardy b. The Brian Kendrick via Swanton Bomb
2. Michelle McCool & Maria b. Natalya & Maryse
3. Festus (/w Jesse) b. Jack Swagger
4. WWE United States Championship - Fatal 4 Way Elimination Match
Shelton Benjamin (c) b. Jimmy Wang Yang, R-Truth & Montel Vontavious Porter
5. Finlay & Hornswoggle b. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder
6. ECWChampinship - No Disqualification Match: Matt Hardy (c) b. Mark Henry (/w Tony Atlas) via Twist Of Fate
7. The Undertaker b. The Big Show via Gogoplata
8. WWE Championship - Triple H (c) b. Vladimir Kozlov via Pedigree

Personal Notes
· It was a fucced up weekend. Nuff said.

My Picc’z for TONIGHT’s Games
BASEBALL
· Tampa Bay
· Toronto
· Boston
· MY WHITE SOX (P)
· Minnesota
· The Angels (P) (G)
· Seattle
· Boston
· The Mets
· Philadelphia
· Milwaukee
· Houston
· St. Louis (P)
· San Diego
· San Francisco (P)
· Arizona

FOOTBALL
· St. Louis + 8 ½
· Carolina –7
· Cincinnati –3 ½ (P)
· Dallas –11
· Denver –9 ½ (P) (G)
· Jacksonville –7
· New Orleans –5 (P)
· The Jets –1(P)
· Chicago +3
· San Diego –7 ½
· Green Bay +1
· Minnesota +3




















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