ALDS Schedule Set

With Cleveland losing Saturday evening at Kansas City, the Boston Redsox clinched the best record in the American League for the regular season. The Redsox chose to take the "B" schedule for playoff games against Anaheim.

Here is the schedule of games on a daily basis with gametimes yet to be determined.

WED 3 Oct Anah @ Bsn GAME 1 Lackey v Beckett 4:30pm MDT

FRI 5 Oct Anah @ Bsn GAME 2 Escobar v Schilling 6:30pm MDT

SUN 7 Oct Bsn @ Anah GAME 3 Weaver v Matsuzaka 1pm MDT

MON 8 Oct Bsn @ Anah GAME 4 Lackey v Beckett 7:30pm MDT

WED 10 Oct Anah @ Bsn GAME 5 Escobar v Schilling 6:30pm MDT

In the other ALDS, Cleveland and New York will play their best of five series over a seven day period rather than the eight days Boston and Anaheim could take. This could be advantageous from a pitching standpoint.

THR 4 Oct NYY @ Cle GAME 1 Wang v Sabathia 4:30pm MDT

FRI 5 Oct NYY @ Cle GAME 2 Pettitte v Carmona 3pm MDT

SUN 7 Oct Cle @ NYY GAME 3 Clemens v Westbrook 4:30pm MDT

MON 8 Oct Cle @ NYY GAME 4 Mussina v Byrd 4pm MDT {changed to 5:30pm MDT}

WED 10 Oct NYY @ Cle GAME 5 Wang v Sabathia 3pm MDT

This year marks the start of a change in the scheduling length for both the LDS and LCS. Previously the LDS was conducted over a six day period and LCS an eight day period. The LCS starting this season will take place over ten days.

The National League schedule will be known in about eighteen hours and we should be made aware of the gametimes sometime later on Sunday for the TBS exclusive broadcasts. FOX does not broadcast the LDS any longer and only the ALCS. TBS has the NLCS, which starts on Thursday 11 October, one day before the ALCS commences. The 103rd World Series broadcast by FOX starts on Wednesday 24 October in the city of the AL Pennant winner with a Game Seven if necessary scheduled for Thursday 1 November. It could be really cold in Boston or Cleveland if that eventuates.

**UPDATE** HERE IS THE NLCS SCHEDULE:

WED 3 OCT COLO @ PHIL Game 1 Francis v Hamels 1pm MDT

THR 4 OCT COLO @ PHIL Game 2 Morales v Kendrick 1pm MDT

SAT 6 OCT PHIL @ COLO Game 3 Moyer v Jimenez 7:30pm MDT

SUN 7 OCT PHIL @ COLO Game 4 Lohse v Redman 8pm MDT

TUE 9 OCT COLO @ PHIL Game 5 Francis v Hamels 4:30pm MDT

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WED 3 OCT CHI @ ARIZ Game 1 Zambrano v Webb 8pm MDT

THR 4 OCT CHI @ ARIZ Game 2 Lilly v Davis 8pm MDT

SAT 6 OCT ARIZ @ CHI Game 3 Hernandez v Hill 4pm MDT

SUN 7 OCT ARIZ @ CHI Game 4 Zambrano v Owings 11am MDT

TUE 9 OCT CHI @ ARIZ Game 5 Lilly v Webb 8pm MDT

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Unlikely Results Give the Rockies a Chance Still on the Season's Last Day

Going into Saturday 29 September it seemed unlikely the Colorado Rockies would live to see another day. But they got a lot of help and then took care of their own business decisively. Milwaukee knocked off San Diego in extra innings and Washington surprised Philadelphia, setting up the possibility still of the Rockies making the postseason yet.

THE DREAM LIVES !!!!!!!!!

Here are the pertinent standings at the close of the day Saturday 29 September MDT:


Wild Card

San Diego................89.....72......553.....-
Colorado..................88.....73......547.....1
Philadelphia............88.....73......547.....1
New York................88.....73......547.....1

Arizona has clinched the NL West and Chicago captured the Central A number of playoff and tie scenarios exist going into the last day. It is safe to say if San Diego loses and any of the other three win, things will need to be seriously sorted out. An up to four team playoff for the wildcard could be necessary. This link gives some idea of how complicated the scenarios are.


http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3038686


Sunday's gametime starts are pretty staggered. New York starts at 11am, Philadelphia at 11:30, San Diego at Noon, and Colorado at 1pm. I believe TBS may provide cut-in action on the three early games with FSN-RM covering the Rockies game. For radio listeners, ESPN radio (1600 AM in Denver) will be on top of all the games; and the Rockies game, normally on 850 KOA, will be on 630 KHOW due to the Denver Broncos game having higher broadcast priority.

We really need a miracle. Its Glavine v Willis at Shea, a real good pitching matchup. At Citizens, its the ageless Jamie Moyer for the Phils against respectable Jason Bergmann for the Nats. Up at Miller, Tomko is slated for the Padres against Suppan for the Brewers. You cannot rule out Peavy pitching though, either as the starter or in relief. And at Coors, Uvaldo Jiminez goes for the Rockies against the tough Doug Davis for the Diamondbacks, another good looking pitching matchup. I would have to say the three other contenders have an edge in all three games, and if the Padres win, its all over for Colorado, so we really need a super effort from Milwaukee to keep us alive to at least have a chance to get in.

So after Friday night's disappointments, its time to crank it up one more time:

GO ROCKIES !!!!!!!!!!! BEAT THE DIAMONDBACKS !!!!!!!!!!!

GO BREWERS !!!!!!!!!! BEAT THE PADRES !!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO MARLINS !!!!!!!!!! BEAT THE METS !!!!!!!!!

GO NATIONALS !!!!!!!! BEAT THE PHILLIES !!!!!!!!!!


HOLD ON TIGHT, TO YOUR DREAMS (ELO)

DON'T STOP BELIEVIN" (JOURNEY)

GONNA FLY NOW (BILL CONTI, from ROCKY)

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Saturday 29 September News Articles and Observations

Here are some recent news articles for Saturday 29 September and some brief observations on them.


A. The Collapse of the American Middle Class Economy

Over a quarter century of overall Republican leadership and the utter failure of Democrats to maintain focus on economic issues rather than special interests combined with a complete dedication to greed and immorality by corporate executives and management have put most Americans into a no-win situation and a declining quality of life.


http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=the_rise_of_the_havenots


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B. The Entire Fish is Rotten and Stench Ridden in Alaska

The Republican Party throughout Alaska is so ridden with corruption, graft, and criminal actions that is without any credibility whatsoever. Lets hope the voters there do not have their heads buried in the snow and tundra.


http://newsminer.com/2007/09/28/9086


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C. The Whole Story and Timelime about George W Bush's Evasion of Military Service


Dan Rather was made a scapegoat in his effort to make the facts about this public. Clearly there have lies after lies and a widespread coverup about the treasonous actions of Bush for many, many years.


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/1/12/132214/106


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D. We are not the America We Were


America was not without grave injustices and flaws in the past, but watching the miniseries on PBS about World War II by Ken Burns plainly shows that we have lost much more as nation and a people in the over sixty years since then. I expect more insightful columns by observers in the coming days and weeks as introspection and contemplation by viewers and thinkers coalesce.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/america-used-to-be-really_b_66370.html


http://commonsense.ourfuture.org/bet_wetter_nation


http://commonsense.ourfuture.org/hitler_and_tojo_combined


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E. Is the Bush Junta "War on Terror" Nothing but Propanganda and Lies ?


There does appear to be a hidden more lucrative reason behind the actions and decisions of this administration: to strengthen and enrich corporations at any and all costs, particularly ones who are involved with oil.


http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/63632/?page=entire


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F. Gingrich Bows Out

The pompous, bombastic, egotistical, iconoclastic former Speaker of the House and US Representative from Georgia shows some rare wisdom in deciding not to enter the race for the Presidency in '08.


http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-09-29-gingrich-run_N.htm?csp=34


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