WEEK 23
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THRILLERS by D.X.Pert
HOWLERS 422 (Kendall 13, Casey 23, B.Boone 18, Mora 19, Rollins 24, Abreu 34, H.Matsui 15, Damon 27, C.Jones 28, Colon 24, Lidge 58, Escobar 57, Clemens 62, Willis 20)
Amazing thriller. It looked like the Mad Turtles would win after Santana's great effort Sunday afternoon, but Roger Clemens pitched a gem on Sunday night and the Howlers won the pennant.
TREE FROGS 365 (Posada 16, Thome 15, Roberts 24, Huff 28, A.Rodriguez 50, Drew 45, S.Stewart 9, Patterson 29, Ortiz 22, Sabathia 10, Odalis Perez 24, Westbrook 12, Hoffman 51, Leiter 30)
MANIACS 350 (Estrada 12, Nevin 22, Belliard 12, Cabrera 18, M.Young 24, Bonds 27, Podsednik 35, Biggio 18, Crawford 40, Lowry 23, Hermanson 32, Dotel 32, Schmidt 21, Tomko 34)
A-Rod batted over .500 and Hoffman had 4 saves, whereas Bonds couldn't deliver in the clutch. That was the difference. |
WORLD SERIES PREVIEW
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HOWLERS (17-4) TURTLES (13-8) |
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ROBERT MATTHIES
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LAST MEETING Week 12 Howlers 309 Tree Frogs 403 |
KEVIN SMITH
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HEAD TO HEAD Tree Frogs 1-0 |
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LINEUP C. JASON KENDALL 1B. SEAN CASEY 2B. BRET BOONE 3B. MELVIN MORA SS. JIMMY ROLLINS OF. BOBBY ABREU OF. HIDEKI MATSUI OF. JOHNNY DAMON U. CHIPPER JONES P. KYLE LOHSE P. BRAD LIDGE P. ROY HALLADAY P. ROGER CLEMENS P. DONTRELLE WILLIS |
GAMMONS SAYS:
I can't go against the Howlers, they always seem to find a way to win. HOWLERS WIN |
LINEUP C. JORGE POSADA 1B. JIM THOME 2B. BRIAN ROBERTS 3B. MICHAEL CUDDYER SS. ALEX RODRIGUEZ OF. JD DREW OF. COREY PATTERSON OF. AUBREY HUFF U. DAVID ORTIZ P. TREVOR HOFFMAN P. AL LEITER P. MATT MORRIS P. SCOTT ELARTON P. DEWON BRAZELTON |
9-1 in the last 10 games |
5-1 in the last 6 games |