Around the Majors: Terrible behavior
1) Yesterday’s scores–
AL
Orioles 9, BlueJays 1
Twins 5, Tigers 3
Angels 5, Mariners 1
Royals 17, Yankees 8
A’s 7, Rangers 6 (10)
NL
Marlins 6, Expos 3
Mets 9, Braves 7 (1st)
Braves 7, Mets 1 (2nd)
Reds 4, Phillies 3
Cubs 7, Pirates 2
Rockies 9, Diamondbacks 2
Padres 9, Dodgers 7
2) Standings–
AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Yankees 90 54 .625 - 50-21 40-33 43-20 15-12 22-14 LOST 1 Redsox 86 56 .606 3 49-22 37-34 36-20 19-13 22-14 LOST 1 d--Orioles 66 76 .465 23 31-39 35-37 30-32 16-14 15-17 WON 1 e--Devil Rays 61 80 .433 27 1/2 36-34 25-46 21-42 15-13 10-22 WON 2 e--BlueJays 59 85 .410 31 35-38 24-47 21-37 13-19 17-19 LOST 4 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Twins 83 60 .580 - 43-29 40-31 18-12 38-25 16-16 WON 6 Whitesox 72 70 .507 10 1/2 39-32 33-38 16-16 29-27 19-17 LOST 1 Indians 70 73 .490 13 40-31 30-42 17-15 26-31 17-19 LOST 2 Tigers 64 78 .451 18 1/2 34-38 30-40 10-14 30-34 15-21 LOST 5 e--Royals 52 91 .364 31 32-39 20-52 10-21 28-34 08-24 WON 1 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK A's 84 59 .587 - 48-23 36-36 23-20 27-16 24-15 WON 3 Angels 82 61 .573 2 41-31 41-30 25-18 28-15 22-17 WON 2 Rangers 78 65 .545 6 46-25 32-40 25-18 23-20 20-19 LOST 1 e--Mariners 53 90 .371 31 34-39 19-51 13-30 19-24 12-27 LOST 1 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Braves 85 59 .590 - 43-29 42-30 43-21 15-15 19-13 LOST 1 Marlins 75 65 .536 8 38-30 37-35 36-20 14-20 18-14 WON 2 Phillies 74 70 .514 11 36-35 38-35 30-33 15-16 20-12 LOST 1 e--Mets 62 82 .431 23 33-39 29-43 23-41 12-18 17-15 WON 1 e--Expos 59 84 .413 25 1/2 33-38 26-46 20-37 17-19 15-17 LOST 4 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Cardinals 94 48 .662 - 48-23 46-25 19-11 48-28 16-08 WON 1 Cubs 77 64 .546 16 1/2 41-32 36-32 13-09 41-36 15-15 WON 1 Astros 78 66 .542 17 39-33 39-33 16-14 45-33 10-14 WON 1 d--Reds 66 77 .462 28 1/2 37-35 29-42 15-10 31-45 15-15 WON 1 d--Pirates 66 78 .458 29 36-35 30-43 14-10 34-44 16-14 LOST 2 d--Brewers 62 79 .440 31 1/2 34-37 28-42 11-19 31-44 12-12 WON 1 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Dodgers 83 60 .580 - 44-27 39-33 14-18 22-14 37-20 LOST 2 Giants 79 65 .549 4 1/2 42-31 37-34 19-13 15-15 34-30 WON 2 Padres 77 67 .535 6 1/2 36-36 41-31 18-14 19-17 32-26 WON 2 d--Rockies 63 80 .441 20 34-38 29-42 11-21 10-20 34-29 WON 1 e--Diamondbacks 43 101 .299 40 1/2 22-50 21-51 09-23 12-18 16-48 LOST 3
d–eliminated from winning the division title
e–eliminated from winning the division title and the postseason
3) Wild card standings–
AL WON LOST PCT GB Redsox 86 56 .606 - Angels 82 61 .573 4 1/2 Rangers 78 65 .545 8 1/2 NL WON LOST PCT GB Giants 79 65 .549 - Cubs 77 64 .546 1/2 Astros 78 66 .542 1 Marlins 75 65 .536 2 Padres 77 67 .535 2 Phillies 74 70 .514 5
4) The Mets were mathematically eliminated from the postseason.
5) The Orioles will be mathematically eliminated from the postseason if the Redsox beat the Devil Rays.
6) The Tigers will be mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and from the postseason if they lose to the Indians and the Twins beat the Whitesox.
7) The Angels clinched a winning season. Starting in 1998, the Angels have been alternating between winning and losing seasons.
8) The Cubs passed the Astros into sole possession of 2nd place in the NL Central.
9) The Reds passed the Pirates into 4th place in the NL Central.
10) Magic numbers–
AL East–Yankees, 17
AL Central–Twins, 10
AL West–A’s, 18
AL wild card–Redsox, 16
NL East–Braves, 13
NL Central–Cardinals, 5
NL West–Dodgers, 15
NL wild card–Giants, 20
11) Race for the postseason seeds–
AL–The Yankees have a 5 1/2 game lead over the A’s for the #1 seed. The A’s have a 1 game lead over the Twins for the #2 seed.
NL–The Cardinals have a 10 game lead over the Braves for the #1 seed. The Braves lead the Dodgers by 1 1/2 game for the #2 seed.
12) Today’s schedule–
AL
Tigers (Jeremy Bonderman, 5.18) at Indians (Kyle Denney), 7:05
Devil Rays (Scott Kazmir, 5.63) at Redsox (Pedro Martinez, 3.44), 7:05
Yankees (Mike Mussina, 5.03) at Royals (Zack Greinke, 4.26), 8:10
Whitesox (Freddy Garcia, 3.79) at Twins (Johan Santana, 2.85), 8:10
Angels (Jarrod Washburn, 4.84) at Mariners (Bobby Madritsch, 3.15), 10:05
Rangers (John Wasdin, 6.31) at A’s (Mark Redman, 4.67), 10:05
NL
Expos (Scott Downs, 5.70) vs. Marlins (Ismael Valdez, 5.17), in Chicago, 2:05
Braves (Russ Ortiz, 3.82) at Mets (Kris Benson, 4.52), 7:10
Phillies (Cory Lidle, 5.07) at Reds (Jose Acevedo, 6.22), 7:10
Giants (Kirk Rueter, 5.07) at Brewers (Doug Davis, 3.59), 7:35
Pirates (Josh Fogg, 5.03) at Cubs (Matt Clement, 3.49), 8:05
Astros (Roger Clemens, 3.19) at Cardinals (Jeff Suppan, 3.97), 8:10
Rockies (Jason Jennings, 5.85) at Diamondbacks (Mike Gosling, 6.00), 9:35
Padres (Justin Germano, 7.13) at Dodgers (Jose Lima, 4.12), 10:10
13) Yesterday’s HR–
Mark Teixeira–#35
Moises Alou–#35
Jeromy Burnitz–#35
Vinny Castilla–#31 & #32
Sammy Sosa–#30
Mike Cameron–#29
Andruw Jones–#28
Alfonso Soriano–#26 & #27
Phil Nevin–#24 & #25
Shawn Green–#24 & #25
Tony Batista–#25
Richard Hidalgo–#24
Pat Burrell–#22
Bobby Crosby–#20
Mike Piazza–#19
Rafael Palmeiro–#18
Lew Ford–#15
Ramon Hernandez–#15
Jayson Werth–#14
Garret Anderson–#13
Luis Gonzalez (Rockies)–#11
John Buck–#9
Jose Lopez–#5
Neifi Perez–#3
Augie Ojeda–#2
Brad Hawpe–#2
Wilson Delgado–#2
14) HR leaders–
AL
1) Manny Ramirez–41
2) David Ortiz–37
3) Paul Konerko–36
4) Mark Teixeira–35*
5) Gary Sheffield–34
6) Alex Rodriguez–33
7) Vladimir Guerrero–30
T8) Carlos Delgado–29
T8) Hank Blalock–29
10) Eric Chavez–28
NL
1) Adrian Beltre–45
2) Albert Pujols–43
3) Adam Dunn–42
T4) Barry Bonds–41
T4) Jim Edmonds–41
6) Jim Thome–40
-) Carlos Beltran–38 (not officially in the top 10, since 15 in the AL)
T7) Moises Alou–35*
T7) Jeromy Burnitz–35*
T9) Scott Rolen–33
T9) Steve Finley–33
*–hit 1 yesterday
15) Barry Bonds watch–
OBA–.614, Bonds holds the major league record with .582, in 2002
SLG–.831, on pace for 4th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with .863, 2001
OPS–1.445, Bonds holds the major league record with 1.381, in 2002
RCAA–140, is 7th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with 169, 2001
BB–203, new major league record
BB above average–174, new major league record
career HR–has 699, is 1 away from 700, is 15 behind Ruth, is 56 behind Aaron
career HR above average–has 457, tied Aaron for 2nd all time
career RCAA–1484, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 1795
16) Sammy Sosa watch–hit #569, is 4 behind Harmon Killebrew for 7th place on the all time HR list.
Sosa became the 3rd player with 10+ consecutive years with 30+ HR–
1 Barry Bonds 1992-04 13 2 Jimmie Foxx 1929-40 12 3 Sammy Sosa 1995-04 10 T4 Lou Gehrig 1929-37 9 T4 Eddie Mathews 1953-61 9 T4 Mike Schmidt 1979-87 9 T4 Rafael Palmeiro 1995-03 9 T4 Jim Thome 1996-04 9 T9 Babe Ruth 1926-33 8 T9 Mickey Mantle 1955-62 8 T9 Albert Belle 1992-99 8 T9 Mike Piazza 1995-02 8 T9 Jeff Bagwell 1996-03 8
17) Rafael Palmeiro watch–hit #546, is 2 behind Mike Schmidt for 10th place on the all time HR list.
18) Mike Piazza passed Carlton Fisk and tied Norm Cash for 55th place on the all time HR list, with 377.
19) Rockies 3B Vinny Castilla hit his 300th career HR.
After -38 RCAA/.616 OPS and -9 RCAA/.771 OPS seasons, Castilla is off to a .553 SLG, .336 OBA, .889 OPS, -8 RCAA start in his first 132 games. He has Coors his way to a .814 career OPS, compared to his league average of .772, and -158 RCAA in 1609 games.
Castilla easily broke Gary Gaetti’s career record for worst RCAA by a player with 300+ HR–
RCAA RCAA HR 1 Vinny Castilla -158 300 2 Gary Gaetti -126 360 3 Lance Parrish -15 324 4 Joe Carter 28 396 5 Ruben Sierra 38 301 6 Dave Kingman 53 442 7 Matt Williams 58 378 8 Lee May 86 354 9 Cecil Fielder 96 319 10 Ron Gant 104 321
1) Rangers P Frank Francisco threw a chair into the stands, after A’s fans taunted him for giving up a HR. Francisco broke a woman’s nose and hit a man in the head. The woman is considering pressing charges.
According to the stupidity of Rangers manager Buck Showalter, it was the fans who “went over the line.”
Francisco has a 3.22 ERA/11 RSAA in his first 44 career games.
2) The Reds set a team record by allowing 210 HR in a season.
The new top 10–
HOMERUNS YEAR HR 1 Reds 2004 210 2 Reds 2003 209 3 Reds 2001 198 T4 Reds 2000 190 T4 Reds 1999 190 T6 Reds 1953 179 T6 Reds 1957 179 T8 Reds 2002 173 T8 Reds 1997 173 T10 Reds 1998 170 T10 Reds 1987 170
They’ve set the NL record for worst HR vs. the league, among non Rockies staffs–
HOMERUNS YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Rockies 2002 -64 225 161 2 Rockies 1999 -57 237 180 3 Rockies 2001 -55 239 184 4 Reds 2004 -51 210 159 5 Cubs 1968 -50 138 88 T6 Mets 1962 -49 192 143 T6 Brewers 2003 -49 219 170 8 Astros 2000 -48 234 186 T9 Phillies 1934 -47 126 79 T9 Braves 1970 -47 185 138
The Reds have also moved to 7th on the NL single season list for worst team RSAA–
RSAA YEAR RSAA 1 Phillies 1927 -210 2 Braves 1911 -193 T3 Phillies 1939 -191 T3 Marlins 1998 -191 5 Cardinals 1913 -186 6 Padres 1974 -185 7 Reds 2004 -178 8 Phillies 1930 -174 9 Cubs 2000 -173 T10 Phillies 1928 -169 T10 Padres 1997 -169
3) Mets manager Art Howe says that, if he’s going to be fired, he prefers it to happen now, instead of after the season. GM Jim Duquette says a decision hasn’t been made yet.
4) The Orioles placed DH-1B David Segui on the 15 day DL.
Segui has recurring inflammation of his left knee. After being limited to 93 games in 2002-03, he has a .441 SLG, .400 OBA, .841 OPS, 0 RCAA in 18 games.
5) The BlueJays re-signed LF Frank Catalanotto to a 2 year, $5.4 million contract extension.
Catalanotto already had his season ending surgery for a groin injury and says he will be ready for spring training. Meanwhile, GM J.P. Ricciardi says he hasn’t ruled out Catalanotto being moved to 1B, assuming that Carlos Delgado leaves as a free agent.
After 1 RCAA/.808 OPS and 10 RCAA/.823 OPS seasons, Catalanotto hit .390 SLG, .344 OBA, .734 OPS, -5 RCAA in 75 games. He has a .815 career OPS, compared to his league average of .772, and 39 RCA in 714 games.
6) A MRI on Braves P Mike Hampton showed he has a torn ligament in his left knee. Hampton will need offseason surgery and will see if he can pitch with the pain for the rest of the season.
7) Cubs SS Nomar Garciaparra was diagnosed with a moderate strain of his right groin and is expected to miss at least another 5 days.
8) Cubs P Kent Mercker’s suspension, for yelling at an umpire, was reduced from 3 to 2 games.
Mercker started serving it yesterday.
9) Mets P Tom Glavine was hit in the left shin by a ball, had to leave yesterday’s game and might have to miss a start.
After 2.96 ERA/19 RSAA and 4.52 ERA/-6 RSAA seasons, Glavine is off to a 3.39 ERA/19 RSAA start in his first 29 starts. He has a 3.43 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.09, and 297 RSAA in 566 games.
10) The Rangers activated P Juan Dominguez from the DL, placed INF Herbert Perry on the 60 day DL and called up 1B Adrian Gonzalez.
Dominguez has a 5.26 ERA/-1 RSAA in 10 career games, including a 3.91 ERA/3 RSAA in 4 starts in 2004.
Perry has a sore right knee. After playing in just 11 games in 2003, Perry had a .366 SLG, .307 OBA, .573 OPS, -8 RCAA in 49 games. He has a .771 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and -31 RCAA in 529 games.
Gonzalez, a highly rated prospect, is off to a 0 RCAA/.805 OPS start in his first 8 career games.
11) The A’s called up C Mike Rose and designated INF Ramon Castro for assignment.
Castro had -3 RCAA/.388 OPS in his first 9 career games.
12) The Rockies called up P Chin-hui Tsao.
Tsao has a 5.89 ERA/-5 RSAA in 10 career games, including 1 shutout inning in 1 game in 2004.
13) The Padres called up C Humberto Quintero, OF Freddy Guzman and P Brian Sweeney.
Quintero has -7 RCAA/.634 OPS in 33 career games, including a .386 SLG, .303 OBA, .688 OPS, -5 RCAA in 21 games in 2004.
Guzman has a .224 SLG, .225 OBA, .449 OPS, -6 RCAA in his first 16 career games.
Sweeney has a 2.70 ERA/3 RSAA in 8 career games, including a 3.68 ERA/0 RSAA in 3 games (1 start) in 2004.
14) Angels 1B Darin Erstad was out of yesterday’s lineup, due to lower back stiffness.
After -5 RCAA/.702 OPS and -8 RCAA/.642 OPS seasons, Erstad is hitting .418 SLG, .360 OBA, .778 OPS, 8 RCAA in his first 108 games. He has a .771 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 35 RCAA in 1110 games.
15) Mets C Vance Wilson will have season ending surgery today, to repair a ruptured ligament in his left hand.
After -5 RCAA/.682 OPS and -13 RCAA/.666 OPS seasons, Wilson had a .427 SLG, .335 OBA, .762 OPS, -2 RCAA in 79 games. He has a .692 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and -23 RCAA in 285 game.s
16) A’s P Arthur Rhodes hasn’t been available for the past couple of games, due to back spasms, and may be able to pitch today.
After 2.33 ERA/14 RSAA and 4.17 ERA/1 RSAA seasons, Rhodes is off to a 5.25 ERA/-2 RSAA start in his first 34 games. He has a 4.37 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.55, and 9 RSAA in 548 games.
17) The Tigers sent P Lino Urdaneta to the minors and removed him from the 40 man roster.
Urdaneta allowed 6 runs, without retiring a batter, in his only career appearance.
18) Padres P Scott Linebrink hasn’t available the past couple of games, due to muscle spasms in his back, and is day to day.
After 7.03 ERA/-7 RSAA and 2.31 ERA/8 RSAA seasons, Linebrink is off to a 2.11 ERA/15 RSAA start in his first 67 games. He has a 3.42 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.32, and 16 RSAA in 161 games.
19) Ken Caminiti was arrested, and spent the weekend in jail, after alleged testing positive for drugs. This would be a violation of his probation, for cocaine possession.
Caminiti had a .794 career OPS, compared to his league average of .746, and 154 RCAA in 1760 games, from 1987-2001.
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