Which division leader wants to keep......
 

from losing their lead(or a game of it?)Oakland or Boston?Halos n' Yanks both put the pressure on with wins.

Boston...no doubt.

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Oakland T.V. has the "Jack Daniels 7th inning stretch."

RSOX ROCK ZITO UPSIDE THE HEAD........7-3

LA Angels 51 48 .515 ........("CAUGHT YA")

Oakland 51 48 .515...

Texas 51 49 .510 -.5

Seattle 48 51 .485 - 3

Hope your boys keep rolling Scuds, except of course when they meet the Red Sox coming up.

They have a good chance.Half the problem was getting them to get a taste of the lead.Now that they have that,I think they will settle for nothing less than the division championship.That doesn't mean they will automatically get it.The A's are pretty game.I don't think they have as much talent as the Angels,but I do think they try just as hard,and want it badly.As you say,the Halos have to play Boston this weekend,and August(in general)is a tough go.So,a tie for the division lead might be a bit of an illusion.I think realistically,the Angels may fall 2-5 games back going into September,but I think they will be there in September.We finish at home against Oakland,and I expect those games will decide it all.

Your final bet was what, $500? What were the odds that you ended up getting?

You mean if I was to take part in that "scourge on society,"and bet on the net? If I had done such an awful thing it would have been for $500 at 6/1. Of course,my bet was made in VEGAS.Who doesn't have a buddy in Vegas that has nothing else to do but baby sit other people's bets?

Yankees have an easier run of games compared to the Bosox the next two weeks. Yankees can make a move and they know it. I don't bet sports ever but if I did I would consider playing them the next two weeks. Chacon looks straightened out and should reclaim his fifth starter spot. My good buddy is real tight with a certain Yankee skipper. Ponson didn't want to go to the pen in St Louis but as the Yankees are his last shot, they may attempt to make him the middle reliever that they are lacking and he could be VERY effective in that role and to bring in if a pitcher is getting rocked early in the game. Cano will be back soon, and Cabrera is rookie of the year who is getting better with every game. I havent seen a cannon of an arm like that by a left fielder in my life and hes hitting now as well. Yanks are playoff bound, only question is which team they knock off, Bo Sox or Chi sox, my strong bet is that they finish ahead of both.

MILKY CABRERA is gunna be the rookie of the year? Do they always vote an everyday player in,or do they sometimes vote for a pitcher? Did Fernando V. get it in '81?

I'm thinking its a very good thing I don't have someone like that..LOL

Im too scared to put any $$$ into Pinnacle right now...I don't know if they will freeze an account or whats going on...

By the way Cano is just days away from returning and Matsui is taking batting practice today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hes been running and throwing and catching fly balls!!!!!! red Sox are ****ing in a lot of trouble. Yankee lineup within a week will look like: Damon CF
Jeter SS
Giambi 1B
Arod 3rd
Cabrera RF
Matsui LF
Posada C
Cano 2b
Williams DH
Hows that lineup look?
Good luck red Sox fans is all I have to say!!!! Then you get Sheffield back on September 1st and he DH's. Yanks have been hanging tough with Guile, Crosby, Cairo, etc. No way do they not win this thing with Cano and matsui coming back!!! how many more runs do they get out that? Not to mention Cano's baserunning and fielding over Cairo's. Trust me, they weathered the injury storm quite well and soon they go on a tear.

YANKS WILL GET IN. Trying to keep them out of the playoffs is like trying to keep dandruff out of an old hag's hair.

Scuds that guy is hitting the cover off the bal, making spectacular grabs, and was tied for the lead in assists by an outfielder even though he didnt start playing until late may. His arm is a CANNON!!!!!!! The other day in the Toronto game he made a laser throw from the left field wall that one hopped about 8 feet from first base. The announcers were laughing and they kept replaying it and Singleton just kept going WOW! Hes a star and a half in the making. The greatest thing that happened to Yanks was the injuries and forcing that kid to dive into the fray. Hes now salty and seasoned with confidence. Trust me I may be a huge Yankee fan but I always tell it like it is. When they suffered all those injuries and I was watching Green, Crosby, Cairo, Phillips and Cabrera take the field while Boston was winning 16 out of 17 games i was physically ill, I wanted to vomit. How they are only 2 1/2 games out is a major miracle. Oh, and did I mention that they have 23 games remaning agaisnt Tampa bay and the Orioles who they absolutely own?
Forget it, you like to bet Scuds Forget about the AL West. Just take every penny you have and bet the Yankees to win the East. They are a bigger lock than anything I have ever seen. its not a matter of who its only a matter of how many.

BOS Red Sox 4/5

NY Yankees 6/5

TOR Blue Jays 11/1

I don't bet big to win big.

Scuds look at that lineup that will greet opposing teams in a week. Thats a pitchers nightmare, guranteed to make them have bad dreams. Any team that will have the 7-8-9 guys be Posada, Cano and Williams is going to exhaust pitchers. There aren't any easy outs on that lineup and noone to pitch around. I mean what are you gonna do? Pitch around Matsui to get to Posada? Pitch around Posada to get to Cano? yeah, ok, sure, good luck. Jeter was an absolute vacuum cleaner AGAIN last night and that kid cabrera will soon be playing right field!!! can you imagin having fielding like that in right field? He'd start at center for just about anyone else in the league. Red Sox fans know its coming, they may not want to admit it but believe me they know. They had an opportunity with a hot streak and more than half the Yankee stars injured to open serious daylight, and they just couldnt do it. When Sheffield gets back September 1st, well, thats just the icing on the cake. The injuries forced the pitchers to bear down and not count on run support and for the Yankees to not count on the long ball and play solid run manufacturing fundamental baseball. The way that Cairo, Phillips, Guile, Green, Williams had to fill in and perform leaves the Yankees with very sharp and godd backup players if someone needs a game off as well. Trust me, this isn't even going to be close at the end. I'm talking 5-7 games at least, maybe 10. You are about to witness one hell of a run, I don't know too many guys who follow and love the Yanks and baseball like I do and I tend to be very pessimistic/realistic. If I tell you to bet the farm, go and get down heavily, you will thank me later.

By the way kev and gander, I know you are screaming to take me up on it. Even though vegas has you guys at 4-5 and yanks at 6-5, thats ok!! I will give you even money!!!!! But lets do a humiliation bet instead!!! Much more fun than money. Loser(s) have to take a snapshot of themselves in the opposing teams Hat holding up the we are number one finger and post it here!!!!! WHo wants some, GET SOME!!! GET SOME!!! I got you now mother!!!!!!!!!!!

I think there is ONE easy out in that line-up:D

Ok so Arod is an easy out, I concede that these days!!!!! But being such a choke artist, once the hitters get back and all he has to do is hit those meaningless solo shots, hes good for an insurance run or two that puts em up by 8 instead of 6.