A'S WILD-CARD HOPES MAY BE BLOWN AWAY.Byline: Matt McHale Baseball Hurricane Floyd This article is about the 1999 hurricane. For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Floyd (disambiguation). Hurricane Floyd was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. did a lot of damage along the Eastern Seaboard this past week and also might have ruined the Oakland A's chances to win the American League American League (AL) One of the two associations of professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada designated as major leagues; the other is the National League (NL). wild card. The A's have a long way to go, trailing Boston by 4-1/2 games with two weeks to go after rookie ace Tim Hudson Timothy Adam Hudson (born July 14, 1975 in Salem, Alabama[1] ) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Atlanta Braves. Hudson began his major league career with the Oakland Athletics (1999-2004) and played his last two years of college lost Friday for the first time in his past eight decisions. But the storm is one they might not be able to weather. Floyd's fury canceled Tuesday and Wednesday games against the Orioles, forcing the A's to come back to Baltimore on Thursday to play a makeup doubleheader. Wednesday they will be in Oakland, and fly on to Texas after the doubleheader. ``I know I can use a day off,'' first baseman Jason Giambi Jason Gilbert Giambi (born January 8, 1971) is a Major League Baseball player who is the 1st baseman and designated hitter for the New York Yankees. He was the American League MVP in 2000 with the Oakland Athletics, and is a 5-time All-Star who has led the American League in said. ``For me lately, getting a day off is getting to DH.'' That's the way it is in a pennant race, even if you are repulsed by the thought of a wild card. In a sport trying to regain its place with TV viewers, baseball has plotted its course, for better or worse. There is too much on the sports menu to let baseball rest until the World Series. A bad Monday night football “MNF” redirects here. For other uses, see MNF (disambiguation). Monday Night Football (MNF) is a live television broadcast of the National Football League. game still gets better ratings than a World Series game. There is Trinidad/De La Hoya La Hoya is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 30 inhabitants. , Miami/Penn State and the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga every Sunday. Fortunately, there are some great matchups during the final two weeks of the baseball season. Here is a travelogue to the playoffs: Yes, maybe this weekend's Indians/Yankees series in Cleveland would have been a classic in the old setup. But this series is not just for home-field advantage in the playoffs. The Yankees, reeling earlier in the week, won four straight until losing Saturday. The action is stirring and clearly one of those teams will reach the World Series. The Yankees' chances of finishing with the best record improve because of the schedule. After leaving Cleveland, they do not play a team with a winning record the rest of the way. Cleveland has six games left with Toronto, which had wild-card hopes until an awful September. The Indians are hoping they can revive former ace Jaret Wright Jaret Samuel Wright (born December 29, 1975 in Anaheim, California) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently is a free agent. He is the son of former major league pitcher Clyde Wright. He attended Katella High School. for the postseason, but after Friday's loss to the Yankees, he might have trouble making the rotation. Wright lasted just 3-2/3 innings, walking seven and allowing seven runs. Beginning Tuesday, Atlanta and the New York Mets
Mets fans are carefully watching this weekend's series with the free-falling Phillies. Last year, the Mets were swept by the lowly Expos in the final week and never recovered. They finished a game out in the wild card but bounced back this year to become one of baseball's most exciting teams. Is the curse of last year's Expos series being played out by the Phillies, who dropped 18 of 20 before beating the Mets on Friday night? Cincinnati, which trails the Mets for the final playoff spot, has two games left with division-leading Houston next week at the Astrodome as·tro·dome n. A transparent dome on the top of an aircraft, through which celestial observations are made for navigation. Noun 1. . Before that, the Reds will play on the road against San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. and at home against St. Louis. Although most think the Reds will be the odd team out of the postseason, it might actually be easier for the Reds to win the Central than win the wild card. Oakland doesn't have that luxury. Texas is way out in front in the AL West and Boston refuses to falter in the wild-card race. If you have any baseball left in you after this season's meltdowns by the Dodgers and Angels, you might want to see the A's in Anaheim for three games next week. Even with the Angels playing, it will be the best show in town. STAT OF THE WEEK After the 1996 season, White Sox first baseman Frank Thomas had 50 more home runs than Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa. Thomas now trails Sosa by 31. QUOTE OF THE WEEK ``Of all the players that have played this game, for me to be the first one, I'm proud.`` _Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa on bieing the first man to hit 60 homers twice in a career. CAPTION(S): photo, 2 boxes PHOTO Hurricane Floyd might have dealt a blow to Oakland's wild-card bid with two washouts last week. Associated Press BOX: (1) Stat of the week (see text) (2) Quote of the week (see text) |
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