that you're not a gambling man
Then you find you're back in Vegas
with the handle in your hand
The Dodgers are probably going to have to choose between Jeff Kent and Milton Bradley, and after what was reported in the papers today - 3 incidents bring police to home of Dodgers' Bradley - it seems safe to predict they'll be cutting their ties with Bradley, who is arbitration eligible this off-season. The Dodgers can choose not to make him an offer, and let him become a free agent.
Not that Jeff Kent ("[he]doesn't discriminate against anybody. He ignores Latinos, blacks and whites equally.") is a lot of fun himself.
We have a couple of showdowns!
Barry Zito and Bartolo Colon are matched up in Disneyland. Colon is looking for his 18th win, and making his case for the AL Cy Young. The A's are coming off a sweep of the Orioles, and take a one game lead into the series with the Angels.
Meanwhile, in San Diego... come on! Don't laugh! The top two teams in the division, going head-to-head... the D'Backs with maybe their last, best chance to get within a couple of games of first place.... yes, I know Arizona could win their next 10 games and they would still have a losing record... it's still a showdown! And Jake Peavy is pitching...
The Not-A-Showdown series happens right here in Toronto, although third place could be at stake. The staggering Blue Jays host the reeling Orioles. Both teams have lost eight of their last ten games.
Washington-Atlanta was rained out last night - they're going to try to play two on Wednesday, but with Katrina wreaking havoc across the American South, they may have trouble getting tonight's game in as well.
Game of the Day: Oakland at Los Angeles. Of course.
The games:
AL
CHW: Garland (16-7, 3.28 ERA) at
TEX: Benoit (3-4, 3.56 ERA)
TAM: Kazmir (7-9, 4.12 ERA) at
BOS: Schilling (5-6, 6.89 ERA)
DET: Maroth (11-12, 4.98 ERA) at
CLE: Lee (14-4, 3.93 ERA)
BAL: Lopez (13-7, 4.61 ERA) at
TOR: Bush (3-7, 4.44 ERA)
MIN: Silva (8-6, 3.26 ERA) at
KAN: Lima (5-12, 6.43 ERA)
CHW: McCarthy (0-1, 8.14 ERA) at
TEX: Volquez (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
OAK: Zito (12-10, 3.49 ERA) at
LAA: Colon (17-6, 3.34 ERA)
NYY: Chacon (4-8, 3.28 ERA) at
SEA: Harris (1-1, 1.69 ERA)
NL
STL: Morris (14-5, 3.74 ERA) at
FLA: Valdez (1-1, 4.00 ERA)
PHI: Tejeda (4-3, 3.20 ERA) at
NYM: Seo (6-1, 1.30 ERA)
WAS: Hernandez (14-6, 3.87 ERA) at
ATL: Thomson (3-4, 4.97 ERA)
PIT: Williams (10-10, 4.21 ERA) at
MIL: Davis (9-9, 4.03 ERA)
LAD: Penny (6-8, 3.75 ERA) at
CHC: Prior (9-5, 3.68 ERA)
CIN: Claussen (9-8, 4.29 ERA) at
HOU: Rodriguez (8-6, 6.16 ERA)
ARI: Vazquez (10-13, 4.59 ERA) at
SDG: Peavy (11-6, 2.97 ERA)
COL: Cook (3-1, 4.15 ERA) at
SFO: Hennessey (4-6, 5.35 ERA)
