After the Bastards magnificent run, it seemed the East Division crown was theirs for the taking, but they hit a bit of a tailspin and now it is Rocco on a mad run, currently riding a five-game winning streak and crawling within 1 game of the Bastards. Henderson has maintained their lead over Monterrey, although it is now down to 1/2 game. PED-Co, with the best overall record in the league, has officially claimed the West and is our first playoff participant. The wild card lead is now hold by Rocco, with Fort Wayne falling to three games behind and Monterrey 3.5 out.
Day 161 The Fremonts beat the Bastards 7-5 to break the epic 14 game winning streak. Verona deals Fort Wayne a tough loss when Bobby Higginson doubles home Frank Thomas in the ninth inning. The Rickeys pound Brooklyn 11-3, with A-Rod belting his 40th and 41st homers. Monterrey tattooed Midland 13-3, Scott Hatteberg hit a grand slam and added a couple of doubles.
Day 162 Rocco beat the Roadrunners 8-4, with an unlikely grand slam from Jeff Reed. The Bastards got back on the winning side and knocked off Henderson thanks to a strong performance from David Wells. Fort Wayne's Woody Williams tossed a three-hitter and the Frosted Tips topped the Juicers 4-1. Monterrey beat Las Vegas as Scott Hatteberg continued to rake, cracking his 12th homer. Moises Alou hit 2 HRs for Brooklyn as they downed the Goombies 5-1.
Day 163 Juan Gone hits 2 taters as the Bastards again get by the Rickeys, Dublin holds on for a 2-1 win over Getting Jimmy, Rocco's Andres Galararaga hit homer #41 in a 5-3 win over Verona, and Fort Wayne again beat the Juicers, this time 4-2, with Randy Johnson evening his record at 13-13. Midland beat up Brooklyn 11-5. Vegas beats the Aztecs with a two-run rally in the 9th.
Day 164 Getting Jimmy beats Dublin in a 12-9 slugfest, B.J. Surhoff had 2 doubles and 4 RBIs. Midland's Pedro Martinez joined Curt Schilling and Greg Maddux in the 18-win club. and Larry Walker had four hits for the Goombies as they edge "No Sleep Til" Brooklyn. Rocco eked byVerona 7-6. The Rickeys nipped the Bastards 6-5, and PED-Co pounded out 16 hits and 18 runs as they crush Fort Wayne 18-5. Sammy Sosa hit homers #62 and #63. Monterrey got 3 RBIs from Barry Larkin to defeat Las Vegas 4-2.
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| PED-Co manager Arnold celebrating his team's pennant! |
Day 165 PED-Co clinches the pennant in the West Division by defeating arch-rival Fort Wayne 5-4. Getting Jimmy got a total of 6 runs in the 8th and 9th to top (of the morning) Dublin 7-1. The Rickeys gets s four-hit shutout from Brian Bohanan to topple the Bastards. Rocco continued to gain ground on the Bastards, Mike Simms' 5 RBIs giving them the 'w' again Verona. Bret Saberhagen had a four-hit shutout of his own for Brooklyn. Rick Reed only allows one run as Monterrey wins 7-1 over the Fremonts.
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| Griffey Jr and Sosa accept their awards as new members of the 60+ HR Club |
Day 166 Rocco's fifth win in a row is a 9-3 effort over the Dubliners. The Fremonts send the Bastards to defeat again, 6-3 this time. Ken Griffey Jr. clubbed his 60th homer of the year, joining Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in the "60 and over" HR Club! Monterrey tops Brooklyn in the 13th on a Bret Boone hit. PED-Co walloped the Goombies 11-1, with Ramon Martinez only allowing three hits. Getting Jimmy snuck past Henderson 1-0, with Brian Anderson and Pete Harnisch the unlikely participants in such a pitchers duel. McGwire hit #77 as Fort Wayne triumphed over Verona 7-2.
Again, look for the next three games sometime late Saturday, and then the final three regular season games will come out on Sunday! !
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