Saturday Sports Wrap, Sunday Preview
Your New York Yankees, who have had a tremendous offensive output during their post-All Star hot streak, were stifled against the Orioles at Camden Yards on Saturday, getting only one hit. Mike Mussina was shaky early, but eventually settled down, it was just a shame that the Yankees couldn't muster more offense to help him out.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox have found a fight against the TampaDevil Rays. After eeking out a win on Friday with two home runs from some guy, they lost tonight, 8-5. However, it shows how scary the Red Sox can be in the late innings, as they had the bases loaded with one out in the top of the ninth before Javy Lopez hit the first pitch he saw into a double play.
Fortunately, the final result in the AL East is that the Yankees still lead by a game, and it looks more and more that the five game set in Boston in 2 weeks has the potential to set the tone for the rest of the season.
The Mets, after gaining a moral victory on Friday by stopping Chase Utley's hitting streak, beat the Phillies straight-up on Saturday. It appears, with how weak the NL East is, and the Amazins enjoying the largest lead in the Majors, are playing the equivalent of garbage time, much like they were 20 years ago. If I was Willie Randolph, considering the age of my starting staff, I would make sure that Glavine and Pedro are allowed to go no more than 6-7 innings until the games actually mean something.
The Yankees and the Red Sox will play the rubber game against their respective hosts in Baltimore and Tampa.
After the early games are done, we then go to Indy for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. One of the marquee races of the NASCAR season, there are plenty of dramatic stories going in. Last year, Tony Stewart was the toast of NASCAR, seemingly conquering his attitude problems and being the feel-good story of the year. His dramatic win at his hometown track, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was the pinnacle of his second championship.
Now it's all gone to shit.
Since injuring his shoulder in a pair of wrecks over Memorial Day weekend, Stewart has battled against a slew of bad finishes that have dropped him in the points standings, along with a few scuffles that have all but undone all the goodwill he had last year. The latest dustup was 2 weeks ago, when an incident between him and Carl Edwards all but eliminated Edwards from the Nascar "postseason", The Chase for the Nextel Cup.
The other shocking drop is Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 was in the top 5 in points for most of the season, but two consecutive DNFs has dropped him several slots and he is currently out of the running for the Chase.
The bright side, however, is that he's only 15 points out, as there is only a differential of 188 points between 3rd and 12th place. With Kurt Busch starting at the back of the field in a backup car, there is a chance for some shifting among the top ten when all is said and done at Indy tomorrow.
Then, after all the fun at 2 1/2 mile track, flip over to ESPN and catch the Mets and Phillies at Shea. John Maine will be pitching.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox have found a fight against the Tampa
Fortunately, the final result in the AL East is that the Yankees still lead by a game, and it looks more and more that the five game set in Boston in 2 weeks has the potential to set the tone for the rest of the season.
The Mets, after gaining a moral victory on Friday by stopping Chase Utley's hitting streak, beat the Phillies straight-up on Saturday. It appears, with how weak the NL East is, and the Amazins enjoying the largest lead in the Majors, are playing the equivalent of garbage time, much like they were 20 years ago. If I was Willie Randolph, considering the age of my starting staff, I would make sure that Glavine and Pedro are allowed to go no more than 6-7 innings until the games actually mean something.
Sunday
The Yankees and the Red Sox will play the rubber game against their respective hosts in Baltimore and Tampa.
After the early games are done, we then go to Indy for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. One of the marquee races of the NASCAR season, there are plenty of dramatic stories going in. Last year, Tony Stewart was the toast of NASCAR, seemingly conquering his attitude problems and being the feel-good story of the year. His dramatic win at his hometown track, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was the pinnacle of his second championship.
Now it's all gone to shit.
Since injuring his shoulder in a pair of wrecks over Memorial Day weekend, Stewart has battled against a slew of bad finishes that have dropped him in the points standings, along with a few scuffles that have all but undone all the goodwill he had last year. The latest dustup was 2 weeks ago, when an incident between him and Carl Edwards all but eliminated Edwards from the Nascar "postseason", The Chase for the Nextel Cup.
The other shocking drop is Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 was in the top 5 in points for most of the season, but two consecutive DNFs has dropped him several slots and he is currently out of the running for the Chase.
The bright side, however, is that he's only 15 points out, as there is only a differential of 188 points between 3rd and 12th place. With Kurt Busch starting at the back of the field in a backup car, there is a chance for some shifting among the top ten when all is said and done at Indy tomorrow.
Then, after all the fun at 2 1/2 mile track, flip over to ESPN and catch the Mets and Phillies at Shea. John Maine will be pitching.
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