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BradC · 08-30-2011, 09:43 PM

So, continuing with my recap of the season so far:

With an 89-57 record at the moment, I have an 8-game lead over St. Louis, with Montreal 11 back. The Cubs are an incredible 52 games back at 37-109. The Cardinals have gotten as close as 6 games back in recent weeks, but that's the best they've done lately. The Expos were in line with the Cardinals, but they faded.

Over in the NL West, the Astros have 10- and 13-game leads over the Dodgers and Reds, respectively. The Astros have the same record I do, but at one point they were about 40 games over .500 and their lead was 14 or 15 games over the Dodgers.

In the AL East, the Blue Jays, with baseball's best record at 94-52, have a 3-game lead over the Yankees. It's pretty much been just the two of them for a while. The Brewers are 10 back.

The NL West has the White Sox holding on to a 4-game lead over the A's, while the Rangers and Angels are 5 and 6 back, respectively.

In my division, the match-ups against the Astros have been tough; several of those games have been decided by 1 run. In fact, the last game I played was a 5-4 loss to the 'stros that saw me blow a 4-1 lead in the 8th inning. Ray Knight hit a 3-run double off Al Holland with 2 outs in the 8th, and Tug McGraw took the loss in the 9th. I may regret trading Juan Samuel to them, since he has incredible speed when he gets on board. In fact, the Astros have a lot of speed in general, and their pitching has been strong.

The game before that was a 1-0 win against the Astros, with Bystrom pitching 8 strong innings for his 14th win; Holland picked up his 34th save.

So, that's where I stand with 16 games to go. I'll update this after each of those games and then carry my report through the playoffs, assuming I don't suffer a repeat of the Phillies' 1964 collapse.

08-30-2011, 09:43 PM	#5
BradC All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: northern CA Posts: 1,874	So, continuing with my recap of the season so far: With an 89-57 record at the moment, I have an 8-game lead over St. Louis, with Montreal 11 back. The Cubs are an incredible 52 games back at 37-109. The Cardinals have gotten as close as 6 games back in recent weeks, but that's the best they've done lately. The Expos were in line with the Cardinals, but they faded. Over in the NL West, the Astros have 10- and 13-game leads over the Dodgers and Reds, respectively. The Astros have the same record I do, but at one point they were about 40 games over .500 and their lead was 14 or 15 games over the Dodgers. In the AL East, the Blue Jays, with baseball's best record at 94-52, have a 3-game lead over the Yankees. It's pretty much been just the two of them for a while. The Brewers are 10 back. The NL West has the White Sox holding on to a 4-game lead over the A's, while the Rangers and Angels are 5 and 6 back, respectively. In my division, the match-ups against the Astros have been tough; several of those games have been decided by 1 run. In fact, the last game I played was a 5-4 loss to the 'stros that saw me blow a 4-1 lead in the 8th inning. Ray Knight hit a 3-run double off Al Holland with 2 outs in the 8th, and Tug McGraw took the loss in the 9th. I may regret trading Juan Samuel to them, since he has incredible speed when he gets on board. In fact, the Astros have a lot of speed in general, and their pitching has been strong. The game before that was a 1-0 win against the Astros, with Bystrom pitching 8 strong innings for his 14th win; Holland picked up his 34th save. So, that's where I stand with 16 games to go. I'll update this after each of those games and then carry my report through the playoffs, assuming I don't suffer a repeat of the Phillies' 1964 collapse.