Quiet Monday...
It was a busy Sunday.
Your New York Yankees increased their lead over the Red Sox to two games, after beating the Orioles 6-1 at Camden Yards, while Boston fell to the Rays in extra innings. The Yankees still have two games in hand over to Red Sox, and lead by three in the loss column.
Of course, unless the Yankees have a double-digit lead going into the Five Game Set, this lead is meaningless and can evaporate over the course of a weekend.
The Yankees start a three game series against the World Champion White Sox at New Comiskey tomorrow, with the Red Sox taking on the Royals at beautiful Kauffman Stadium.
Over in the world of Stock Car racing, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, after a pit strategy by crew chief Tony Eury Jr. elevated the number 8 to the front of the pack and giving Junior a Top 10 finish. However, because of an accident by Kasey Kahne on the final lap, where he brutally slammed the wall head-on, the separation between 3rd place and 11th place is now just 174 points - an absolutely miniscule amount, with five races left. The separation between 7th and 10th is just 36 points - which is the equivalent just 8 spots in a race. (I.E. if Tony Stewart had a top 3 finish in the next race, and Denny Hamlin came in 10th, Stewart would immediately leapfrog into 7th place - barring bonus points for most laps lead or leading a lap)
Earnhardt has performed very well this season at four of the last five tracks before the playoffs begin. He won at Richmond, posted a top five finish at Michigan, and came in 11th at California and Bristol. His very weak spot is the road course at Watkins Glen, which is the next race on the schedule.
Earnhardt's main concerns right now are two-fold: Fending off Kahne and Greg Biffle, who are nipping at his feet for the 10th spot, and finishing respectably at the Glen so he can move on to the rest of the circular tracks for the end of the regular season. The good news is that Kasey Kahne is weak on road courses. The bad news is that Biffle is not.
Your New York Yankees increased their lead over the Red Sox to two games, after beating the Orioles 6-1 at Camden Yards, while Boston fell to the Rays in extra innings. The Yankees still have two games in hand over to Red Sox, and lead by three in the loss column.
Of course, unless the Yankees have a double-digit lead going into the Five Game Set, this lead is meaningless and can evaporate over the course of a weekend.
The Yankees start a three game series against the World Champion White Sox at New Comiskey tomorrow, with the Red Sox taking on the Royals at beautiful Kauffman Stadium.
Over in the world of Stock Car racing, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, after a pit strategy by crew chief Tony Eury Jr. elevated the number 8 to the front of the pack and giving Junior a Top 10 finish. However, because of an accident by Kasey Kahne on the final lap, where he brutally slammed the wall head-on, the separation between 3rd place and 11th place is now just 174 points - an absolutely miniscule amount, with five races left. The separation between 7th and 10th is just 36 points - which is the equivalent just 8 spots in a race. (I.E. if Tony Stewart had a top 3 finish in the next race, and Denny Hamlin came in 10th, Stewart would immediately leapfrog into 7th place - barring bonus points for most laps lead or leading a lap)
Earnhardt has performed very well this season at four of the last five tracks before the playoffs begin. He won at Richmond, posted a top five finish at Michigan, and came in 11th at California and Bristol. His very weak spot is the road course at Watkins Glen, which is the next race on the schedule.
Earnhardt's main concerns right now are two-fold: Fending off Kahne and Greg Biffle, who are nipping at his feet for the 10th spot, and finishing respectably at the Glen so he can move on to the rest of the circular tracks for the end of the regular season. The good news is that Kasey Kahne is weak on road courses. The bad news is that Biffle is not.
posted by Matty at 8:27 AM
2 Comments:
ugh, NASCAR. brain...... shutting.......... off
::head slams into desk::
::look at me pulling a Moe::
Talladega Nights belongs on my other blog.
And, yes, I realize I'm Blog-whoring.
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