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5165. wabbit - 10/2/2006 6:54:29 PM  The San Diego Padres watched as Trevor Hoffman, baseball's career saves leader, gave up consecutive home runs Sunday before closing out a 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on one of the season's strangest plays. The Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers each finished 88-74, and both teams had already clinched playoff spots. San Diego earned its second straight division title and the Dodgers got the wild card because of the tiebreaker -- the Padres went 13-5 against Los Angeles this season. On Tuesday, the Padres will open the playoffs at home against St. Louis in a rematch from last year -- the Cardinals swept that series in three games. The Dodgers will start the postseason Wednesday at the New York Mets. The Padres trailed the Dodgers as late as Sept. 16 before winning 12 of their final 16 games.
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5166. wabbit - 10/2/2006 6:55:18 PM  The Baltimore Ravens have a new formula for success: Keep the game close enough for Steve McNair to win it at the end. McNair rallied the unbeaten Ravens for a second straight week Sunday, throwing a 10-yard pass to Todd Heap with 34 seconds left to defeat the San Diego Chargers 16-13.
After Justin Miller's 103-yard dash gave the New York Jets the lead with 2:20 left, Peyton Manning led Indianapolis on the type of efficient drive that has defined his career -- capping it with a 1-yard run that gave the Colts a wild 31-28 victory Sunday. Manning was 6-of-8 for 60 yards on the drive, including a 19-yard pass to Marvin Harrison and a 15-yarder to Reggie Wayne that put the ball at the 1. Running the no-huddle offense, Manning then took the ball and pushed himself into the end zone.
Rex Grossman threw for 232 yards and Ricky Manning Jr. intercepted two of Matt Hasselbeck's passes to lead the Chicago Bears to a 37-6 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night. Grossman had another solid performance, completing 17 of 31 passes with two touchdowns and no interceptions, and the Bears improved to 4-0 for the first time since 1991. Bernard Berrian had three receptions for a career-high 108 yards and a touchdown.
Rookie running back Laurence Maroney got New England's offense rolling like old times. Maroney ran for 125 yards and a pair of touchdowns Sunday, restoring balance to the Patriots' off-keel offense and setting up a 38-13 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals that had a familiar feel.
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5167. concerned - 10/2/2006 11:41:32 PM But hey, how 'bout them Bears? 5168. wabbit - 10/3/2006 1:21:19 AM Well, you'll have to forgive me when it comes to da Bears. I still have my 'Berry the Bears' t-shirt from the Super Bowl XX blowout. Congrats to them anyway for being undefeated four games into the season, along with the BaltiIndianapolis Colts and the Baltimore Ravens.
Ok, that just isn't right.
In other news: Albert Haynesworth of the Tennessee Titans has been suspended without pay for five games for flagrant unnecessary roughness against Andre Gurode of the Dallas Cowboys in Sunday's Cowboys-Titans game in Nashville, the league announced.
NFL Director of Football Operations Gene Washington issued the suspension, which is effective immediately. Haynesworth is eligible to return to the field on Nov. 19 for the Titans' game at Philadelphia... I hope the Titans will take some kind of stand against this as well, but I'm not holding my breath for more than a slap on the wrist, followed by a slap on the butt.
5169. jexster - 10/3/2006 2:45:56 AM Now we know what fueled the Rocket! 5170. jexster - 10/3/2006 2:57:55 AM ROCKET FUEL
That explains a great deal....like why he beaned Mike Piazza 5171. wabbit - 10/3/2006 4:27:36 PM Florida Marlins manager Joe Girardi was fired Tuesday, a move that had been expected after his rift with owner Jeffrey Loria boiled over in an on-field confrontation two months ago. Girardi lost his job even though he's considered a strong candidate for NL manager of the year. The Marlins had baseball's youngest team and lowest payroll at $15 million, but Girardi led them to a 78-84 record, and they were in contention for a playoff berth until a late-September fade. * Dusty Baker's four-year run as manager of the Detroit Tigers ended Monday when the team declined to renew his contract, ending a tumultuous span of less than 24 hours for a franchise that hasn't won a World Series since 1908. One day earlier, team president and CEO Andy MacPhail resigned after 12 years. * The San Francisco Giants cut ties with manager Felipe Alou on Monday, a day after the team finished its second straight losing season. San Francisco is committed to moving forward with a younger roster, and likely a younger manager.
Joe Mauer became the first catcher to win the American League batting title, going 2-for-4 for the Minnesota Twins on the final day of the regular season to hold off the New York Yankees' Derek Jeter. Mauer doubled and singled against the Chicago White Sox, leaving his average at .347 down from a high of .392 on July 1 but good enough to best Jeter, who went 1-for-5 against Toronto and wound up at .343. Mauer became the first catcher to win a batting title in either league since Ernie Lombardi hit .330 for the 1942 Boston Braves.
Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki led the majors with 224 hits. With seven straight 200-hit seasons, Suzuki matched Wade Boggs for the second-longest streak behind Willie Keeler's eight in a row from 1894-1901. Boston's David Ortiz led the AL in home runs (54) and RBI (137).
Pittsburgh's Freddy Sanchez won the NL batting title for the first time, going 2-for-4 against Cincinnati to wind up at .344, five points ahead of Florida's Miguel Cabrera.
ESPN's MLB stats index 2006 5172. wabbit - 10/3/2006 5:03:06 PM Let the denials begin. Andy Pettitte, who has followed Roger Clemens’s workout routine since they became teammates with the Yankees in 1999, called Jason Grimsley a good friend, but said he never worked out with him. Clemens also said he had never worked out with Grimsley, who played for the Yankees in 1999 and 2000. The Los Angeles Times reported late Saturday that Clemens, who is a probable Hall of Famer, was one of the six players whose names had been blacked out of an affidavit filed in federal court. In the affidavit, Grimsley, a journeyman pitcher and a former teammate of Clemens’s with the Yankees, reportedly named Clemens as one who used performance enhancers. Astros pitcher Pettitte, another former Yankee who is close friends with Clemens and shares the same personal trainer, and Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada were also among the players whose names had been covered in black ink on the affidavit. Pettitte, 34, who won four World Series championships with the Yankees, said that he had "absolutely killed" himself to succeed in the majors and has "done it natural." He described himself as being “stunned” by being named in the affidavit.
In other news:
Pete Rose says he took "greenies" in his playing days, if only to lose a few pounds. Oh, and he doesn't bet on baseball anymore, but if he did, he'd pick the Twins and the Padres.
In an appearance on the Late Show taped Monday, Rose was asked by host David Letterman whether he ever used any performance-enhancing drugs as a player. Rose said he never did, but when prodded about "greenies," explained that he used them -- though they were nothing more than "diet pills."
"Well, I don't think greenies would ever help you do anything," he said. "You know, I took greenies before in spring training only because I tried to lose some weight, see."
Letterman then asked whether the pills ever helped him ward off fatigue.
"No, not like steroids," Rose replied. "If I took steroids, I'd have gotten 5,000 damn hits."
Neither Letterman nor Rose used the word "amphetamines," which were commonly nicknamed "greenies" at the height of their supposed popularity in baseball. The sport added amphetamines to its list of banned substances last year...
5173. jexster - 10/3/2006 8:48:01 PM Quote of the Post-Season
Jon Miller berating Joe Morgan for failing to include Marco Scutaro (A's ss) as one the keys to Game1 with the Twins.
"Well I got 2 out of 3"
"You don't get paid the big bucks to tell us that Frank Thomas is a key to the game" 5175. jexster - 10/5/2006 3:44:08 AM Damn my bad Wabbit.
Delete please..
Sport of Sex Thread 5176. jexster - 10/7/2006 6:07:02 PM Waiting At the Dock of the Bay for Deetroit
and Their Filthy Cap'n
Won't make it back alive
HARRRRRRR 5177. arkymalarky - 10/8/2006 7:10:54 AM How 'bout them hawgs. 5178. jexster - 10/8/2006 3:02:46 PM I was the first to sing the Praises of the Pigs!
And the scrumtuous piece of hag maw...
Mitch Mustain!!
Maf54 (7:55:51 PM): cute butt bouncing in the air
Maf54 (8:08:31 PM): get a ruler and measure it for me
5179. jexster - 10/8/2006 3:05:10 PM 
5180. wonkers2 - 10/8/2006 6:01:24 PM Jex, watch out for the Tigers! They're going to eat the little pussies from Oakland up real quick. 5181. robertjayb - 10/8/2006 7:03:32 PM Yes indeed! Soooeee Pigs! Much obliged to the Porkers for knocking off No. 2 Auburn and making room for No. 7 Texas, 28-10 winners over luckless No. 14 Oklahoma, to move up in the rankings. 5182. jexster - 10/8/2006 7:15:05 PM Texas in a hot race for the Mexican League championship 5183. jexster - 10/8/2006 7:17:12 PM You'd best steer clear of the Dock of the Bay Cap'n
HARRRRR
 5184. jexster - 10/8/2006 11:52:14 PM Springdale Bulldogs...
Arky ...what is the age of consent down your way - 12?
 5185. wabbit - 10/9/2006 3:03:00 PM  No. 13 Tennessee became just the second team to put up 50 points on Georgia between the hedges, coming from behind for a stunning 51-33 victory Saturday night that defied the norm in the defensive-minded Southeastern Conference. The 10th-ranked Bulldogs had certainly relied on defense while trying to sort out a muddled quarterback situation. They were allowing a nation's-best 6.8 points a game -- just 34 all season, including a pair of shutouts.
Arkansas made the first major upset of the college football season look easy. With a swarming defense and unstoppable tailbacks, the Razorbacks knocked off No. 2 Auburn in a stunningly one-sided 27-10 victory Saturday that will rearrange the top of the rankings. Arkansas (4-1, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) entered as 15-point underdogs and left with the SEC West lead.
The No. 23 Missouri Tigers' defense, which came into the game ranked No. 10 in the nation, set up most of the scoring in a 38-21 win over Texas Tech on Saturday night. But questions about the strength of Missouri's schedule had some wondering whether the defense had really been tested before playing Tech. The answers came in four turnovers - two interceptions and two fumbles - by Tech quarterback Graham Harrell , which led to 28 points for Missouri.
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