Upset City: Midseason Update
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Checking in on two underdog picks, as well as some companies left on the bench.
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A victory over Baltimore, a loss by the Red Sox, and a defeat for Detroit. It's almost as though the New York Yankees won three times last night.
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(Sports Network) - Two of the worst teams in the American League square off this evening when the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers continue their four-game set at Comerica Park.
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&#39;You suck! You&#39;re a piece of &amp;%$#*! You can&#39;t play worth *$#!% you loser, so SIT DOWN!!!&quot; That&#39;s what a guy was yelling at a visiting player during a White Sox-Angels game earlier this summer.
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The Chicago Cubs are cranky. The fans are restless. The baseball has been sloppy, the results discouraging, the trend alarming. Friday seemed a good day to look in on the National League wild card race.
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Sayonara, Yankees. See you in August. Is anyone else pleased the Red Sox will be playing someone other than the New York Yankees for the next two-plus months?
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To this point -- Boston up 3-0 on St. Louis at Tuesday&#39;s press time -- the 2004 World Series has been a major league letdown. I had a feeling that the American League Championship Series was our true World Series.
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Suddenly, the Lost Weekend in the Bronx doesn't matter so much. Suddenly, the upcoming showdown with the Yankees seems a month away. All it took was one unsightly 9-6 loss to these baffling Baltimoreans last night and reality smacked the Red Sox upside the head.
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Kevin Garnett missed his third consecutive game last night, and his coach produced a timetable for a return without a calendar. In other words, indefinite. Or he could be back Tuesday. Does that make it any clearer? Didn't think so.
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When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: CSN, WEEI (850). Records: Minnesota is 7-34 (last in the Northwest Division); Boston is 33-7 (first in the Atlantic Division). Scoring: Al Jefferson 20.8, Rashad McCants 15.0, Ryan Gomes 11.7. Rebounding: Jefferson 12.1, Gomes 5.3, Craig Smith 4.8. Assists: Sebastian Telfair 5.9, Marko Jaric 4.4, McCants 2.4. Head to head: ...
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Also in this column:  â¢ Zambrano likely to remain with Cubs  â¢ Mets' pitching woes  â¢ Bonds' annual boast  â¢ More news and notes
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We&#39;ll have further updates and more definitive word in our next updates on Monday evening and Tuesday. In the meantime, here&#39;s a preliminary look at the injuries from Sunday.
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Arizona leftfielder Quinton McCracken left the game with a strained right groin after chasing after a foul ball in the first inning...Bautista extended his hitting streak to eight games...Los Angeles first baseman Hee-Seop Choi is mired in an 0-for-12
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NATIONAL LEAGUE: Reliever John Smoltz is tired of the bitterness over the Braves&#39; playoff shortcomings. BY RAY GLIER. HOUSTON -- It is almost as if Atlanta fans resent being dragged into another October disappointment.
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Schneider&#39;s four hits tied a career-high...Wilkerson leads the majors with eight lead-off home runs this season...Hernandez hasn&#39;t beaten the Braves since August 18, 2000 in San Francisco, when he was a member of the Giants...Montreal beat Atlanta for the
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ATLANTA - Perry Mason lost a case once. Mariano Rivera blows the occasional save during the postseason. Janet Jackson has a clothing malfunction every now and again.
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ne bad breaking ball did in the Yankees yesterday. Usually, one mistake does not cost them so dearly, but the Yankees are not usually scrounging for hits either.