O-o-T-S Tuesday

[Frayed Knot]

Maybe some game somewhere will go our way cuz the one here certainly isn't.

* Braves 3 - Phils 1 after 1
Tiexeira & Rollins have traded HRs

* Pitt leads Ariz 2-0 in the 2nd

* StL @ Milw at 8PM

* Col @ LA - late

* SD @ SF - late



* Yanx lead TB 1-0 in the 1st
and we have a Kei Igawa sighting!! Subbing for the injured Rocket who won't pitch until at least the weekend

* Oak @ Boston - tied at 1

* Tiggers hosting Minnesota - scoreless in the 2nd

[Frayed Knot]

* Howard & Werth go deep and they're tied in Philly

* ARod's GS starts the final nail in Detroit's coffin

* Cubs losing 4-0 to Florida

[Valadius]

Brewers winning 3-0. Prince Fielder hit his 49th homer of the year.

It'll be awfully hard for a lot of sportswriters to deny Fielder 1st place on their MVP ballots if he gets to 50.

[Frayed Knot]

* Braves re-tie it at 5 in the 6th

* BoSox up 3-1 on Oakland
Manny returned after taking a month or so vacation ... and has already been pulled for a pinch-runner

[Valadius]

Braves now winning, 8-5.

[Frayed Knot]

* Manny Acosta shut down the Phils in their half of the 6th

* Cubs losing 4-2 in the 9th in Florida

[Valadius]

Cubs lost. Detroit about to win.

[Frayed Knot]

Utley HR'd in the 7th
8-6 in the Philly half of the 8th

Tampa Bay hung a 6-spot up on the Yanx, lead 6-5

[Valadius]

Not only did Tampa Bay score 6 runs, but look who hit his first major league homer, a grand slam! Jorge Velandia!

[Centerfield]

I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but COME ON CHIPPER JONES!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Note to self: Send flowers to Larry.

[Frayed Knot]

Centerfield wrote: I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but COME ON CHIPPER JONES!

And he homers ... 10-6 Bravz

[Valadius]

Bravos now winning 10-6 on Larry Jones' 2-run shot.

[Centerfield]

First time he's ever listened to me.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Centerfield - "I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but COME ON CHIPPER JONES!"

Frayed Knot - "And he homers ... 10-6 Bravz"

If only the Mets were that responsive to our pleas.

[Guest Edgy DC]

They called up Muniz in response to me.

[Valadius]

Two more outs.

[Frayed Knot]

Raphael Soriano in in the 9th to face the bottom of the Phils lineup with a 4 run lead.

[Valadius]

PHILLIES LOSE!!!

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Rafael Soriano is on to save it for the Braves. Facing the 7-8-9 slots in the order. He needs to blow them away before the Phillies can get the big guns back to the plate.

Ruiz flies out to Francoeur in RF for the first out.
Pinch hitter LaForest pops out to second base for the second out.

Soriano is bringing the heat (94-96 mph).

Pinch hitter Dobbs flies out to Francoeur.

Game over. Braves win 10-6.

[Frayed Knot]

* Snakes lose to Pitt (we're not the only chumps around here) keeping the NLWest and the whole best record thing as tight as possible

[Frayed Knot]

* Boston wins - keeps their lead at no worse than 2 games

* Yanx/TB tied at 6 heading for the 9th

[Valadius]

Prince Fielder hit his 50th home run of the year.

If the Brewers win the Central, I think he wins MVP now.

[Valadius]

Colorado beating L.A., and San Francisco beating San Diego.

We could have a three-way tie for the wild card tomorrow.

[Frayed Knot]

West coast games now in progress:

* Rockies, going for their 9th straight and a share of the WC lead, jump on Dodgers early, lead 2-0 after 3

* Giants jump on Sandy Eggo, lead 4-0 in the 3rd

* Cleveland, w/nothing left to gain except best record overall, leads Seattle 3-0 after 3


* And the Yanx are headed to extras

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

* Germans hold Monte Cassino

* Allies capture Turawa in extras