In this “B-Ray-ves Report,” we look at the Braves finally winning again with Chipper finally returning to the lineup and the (no longer Devil) Rays losing again despite Carlos Pena’s strange hitting streak:
Yesterday’s Scores:
Atlanta - 11
Pittsburgh - 1
Chicago (A) - 12
Tampa Bay - 2
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In the American League Central, the predictions for the division winner are as diversified as a New York subway train. The telling part being that the division is up for grabs. Last season, this division couldn’t be decided through 162 games and took a play-in game between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox.
The Chicago White Sox won the play-in game 1-0 thanks to an excellent pitching performance by John Danks and a Jim Thome home run. The win made them the first team to beat three different teams in three days after they had to make up a rained out game. This year the White Sox will look to Danks and their starting pitching and their aging big boppers to lead them back to the playoffs.
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In this “B-Ray-ves Report,” we look at 22 scoreless innings for the Braves and the (no longer Devil) Rays passing out base on balls like free samples as both teams lost and dropped in the standings:
Yesterday’s Scores:
Pittsburgh - 10
Atlanta - 0
Chicago (A) - 8
Tampa Bay - 3
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In this “B-Ray-ves Report,” we look the pinch hit grand slam that got the Rays off the losing streak and the offensive struggles of the Braves that kept them on their losing streak:
Yesterday’s Scores:
Pittsburgh - 3
Atlanta - 0
Tampa Bay - 6
Chicago (A) - 5
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In this “B-Ray-ves Report,” we look at two teams that are both on three game losing streaks after the Braves were swept away by NL East leading Florida, and Tampa got stuck with Gabe Gross at the plate in the most crucial at bat of the game:
Yesterday’s Scores:
Florida - 6
Atlanta - 2
Chicago (A) - 3
Tampa Bay - 2
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The Blue Workhorse 2009 Outlook:
AND…more…including why the Hometown feels…The Chicago White Sox WILL win the World Series…
The Blue Workhorse will be on the road this weekend as we (we being two friends and myself) travel down to the Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg area for the first two games of the American League Championship Series.
After working for one of the Tampa Bay (no longer Devil) Rays minor league teams last summer, I knew that [...]
Lots of great stuff this week from fantasy baseball awards to college football freshman to a sports blogger trying out for a professional team to a ridiculous hockey play:
* Need a Halloween costume? - Epic Carnival gives you the top ten sports related Halloween costumes of 2008. I still think the idea I came up with last year is the best (just check in the comments of the story).
* GameDay Classic Signage - Busted Coverage has the 20 all-time best ESPN College Gameday signs. The ones mentioned in the comments are classic as well.
* Best GameDay Sign. Ever. - From the Auburn/LSU game last month.
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