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Mets still suck...I know...complete shocker. :r :r

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You can root for the Yanks this fall Mac.:r

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That ain't happening!! Everyone knows my two favorite teams are the Mets and whomever is playing with Yankees. :D

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My Tigs are clinging to that first place spot. Although 2009 is still fresh in my mind. I wish Verlander could pitch everyday.

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Yeah I know. That would be like me rooting for the damn chubbies:r

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Not worried about the Sox making a run?

Me either to be honest:r

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Sox or Indians, just praying for no collapse (which they have done every year for the past 5). 2009 took the cake; losing the tie breaking game 163 to the Twinkies after being up 7 games with 15 left (I think). Brutal.

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Brutal? From the outside, it looked more hilarious. It was like the old Alphonse and Gaston joke: "You take it! No, you first! No, you sir! No, I insist, you take it! No, you!" :r

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Beckett Vs Shields tonight is a much watch!
If not for the injury, this is a game Beckett would win.
He made his career coming up big in spots like this.
I just don't know how much missing a start and the ankle will effect him.
Even if it does, I still expect a gutty performance.

Shields is no slouch either!

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Alright...so the debate begins to heat up...who wins the AL/NL MVPs?

AL: Granderson isn't hitting for high enough average, but Cano has come on real strong lately. Does Verlander even garner votes being a pitcher? Do Gonzalez and Elsbury cancel each other out? Michael Young has got to be given some consideration.

NL: This race is wide open.

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I can think of a few Mets who qualify . . . for other teams. :D

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In the AL, you could consider three Tigers:

Verlander
23 W
5 L
236 IP
53 BB
238 K
2.36 ERA
0.92 WHIP
.192 BAA

Miguel Cabrera
.334 BA
26 HR
97 RBI
.438 OBP
.563 SLG
1.001 OPS
102 Runs
100 BB (20+ intentional)
44 Doubles

José Valverde
44 Saves
0 Blown Saves
65.1 IP
33 BB
60 K
2.48 ERA
1.22 WHIP
.199 BAA

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Cabrera should receive plenty of consideration as well. Not sure how I missed him.

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Tigers win the AL Central!!! Champagne is flying!

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Congrats to the Tigers!
I know I would be excited too if my team took near a quarter century to finally win the division,
no matter how weak that division is! :tu ;)

http://www.smileyvault.com/albums/fo...stirthepot.gif

:D

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Congrats to the Tigers and their fans.

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Tigers celebrated with cigars also. Not sure what brand they are but it looks like some form of Ashtons.

http://mlb.mlb.com/photos/gallery.js...16642&c_id=mlb

On the slideshow look at slide #5.

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PHILLIES clinch 5th straight NL East crown!!....Great locker room scene....players waited til Hunter Pence came in the surrounded him with a champagne bath!!...fun to watch!!

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Congrats to the Phillies...BAH HUMBUG!!! :D

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You know there's a World Series shirt waiting for you in November....:r

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I didn't know they sold Yankee's gear in Philly! :sh :noon:D

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hahaha.....dollar store.....:r

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You don't get it, Dom. See, they print up those shirts and caps before the fact, since they have to have them handy. When a team loses, the merchandise is normally shipped off as a charitable contribution to some Third World location . . . like Philadelphia. :D

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Third world location. :r :r :r

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:=: :r

BTW, I hope my Tigers whip some Yankee A$$ in the post season.

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For the Tigers fans out there. Gruff old skipper enjoying a stogie during the divisional champ celebration and getting a little choked up.

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/page...f-b5700bb41a2b

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Also could be a Camacho; they sponsor the cigar lounge at Comerica Park.

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The White Sox released managaer Ozzie Guillen from his contract tonight. They expect compsensation if he signs as a manager for 2012, as he was committed to the WS for one more season. I expect him to be managing the Marlins in '12.

Now let's go Angels! :D

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With Ozzie leaving the Windy City, what will the papers and radio jocks do? :r

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Continue to pretend the Bears are contenders. ;)

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:r:r

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:r

You mean somebody still gives Ditka about Da Bears? :D

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True fans are true fans, even when the team stinks. ;)

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Managers being traded? What's next? Clubhouse attendants? :r :r

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Batboys. :)

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Mets exercise Terry Collins option for 2013. He's done a bang up job with that hes had this year. Love to see what he could do with a decent pitching staff. :D

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Got that right!!

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And you have suffered a lot of crappy seasons Dave. :r

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:gary

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Jose Reyes leaves Citi Field today, in what may be his last appearance as a Met, to a chorus of boos. Why? Well, he bunted for a hit in his first at-bat, raising his average to .337057, or 2 1/2 points above Milwaukee's Ryan Braun for the NL lead. He was then lifted for a pinch-runner, and went into the dugout, to the total disappointment of the partisan crowd, who likely came to this otherwise meaningless drizzly afternoon game for the sole purpose of watching Reyes fight for that honor.

Exactly 70 years ago today, on September 28 1941, Ted Williams started the first of a double-header and got a hit in his first at-bat to lift his average to a lofty .400. He then continued to play the remainder of both games, went 6-for-8 on the day, and finished at .406 for the last season he had before a pair of wars put a crimp in his career. Even a Yankee fan like me can't deny, here was a man.

I shall not disparage Reyes for what happened today, yet I will admit I would be delighted if Braun goes 5-for-5 tonight, and takes that narrow "victory" away from Jose.

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I am completely with you on that one, Thomas, and I am not even a Ryan Braun fan.

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Reminds me of 86, when Boggs sat the last 4 games against the Yanks, to beat Mattingly for the batting crown.

Shame on Reyes, and shame on Terry Collins!

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Being a Mets fan...I am completely torn on this one. While I want to see Reyes become the first Met to win a batting title...I respect the game enough to wish he did it the right way. He should have played the entire game, as he was 4-5 lifetime against the Volquez. In true Mets fashion and a typical ending to this disaappointing season...Braun will go 4-4 to snatch the title away from Reyes. :bh :bh

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....and Tex for President!!....Go Yankees! (now I gotta shower...)

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oops...spoke to soon...Rays a strike away from defeat and pinch hit HR....now the 12th inning....whew....and Sox trying to close out the O's in the 9th.....Phils win in 13....Man great nite to be a baseball fan!!!!!:banger

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Papelbon blown save!....Oh no!!....Sox Lose!!!.....LETS GO YANKEES

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AND LONGORIA GETS A WALK-OFF....Sox are out....:td

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What an awesome last day with both Wild Card spots providing big drama.