So not all is bad in Gomp prediction land. Rory Sabbatini has crumbled but Steve Stricker is at +6, and yes I did say he would be there in yesterday's post. Furyk is also in his pairing and both have a shot to make a move, but, not wanting to be a homer I avoided picking Tiger to win and it looks like he is on the verge of Major number 13. Final Standings:
Woods- +2
Baddeley- +4
Furyk- +5
Stricker- +6
Ames- +6
Singh- +6
Rose- +7
Cabrera- +7
Casey- +7
Watson- +8
Toms- +8
That seems about right, now let us see what goes down.
Sammy Sosa is one home run away from doing something that only Aaron, Bonds, Ruth and Mays have done. He is an alleged steroid user, and he remarkably went from needing an interpreter in court to being able to speak just fine in public. Yet, the nation does not vehemently boo him like they do Barry Bonds and it is one of the more fascinating aspects of sports today. It really adds credence to the argument that more people alienate themselves from Bonds because of the way he acts towards the media, fans and anyone who tries to get near him while we love Sammy because he is just that loveable. Feel free to leave thoughts but the difference between the two is unbelievable.
Those of you writing off Tom Glavine, let me be the first to say: Not so fast. He has been rocked in his last two outings giving up 9 ER in 4 and 1/3 innings in Detroit before giving up 7 ER in 4+ innings yesterday, but the Tigers and Yankees are two of the top five hitting teams in baseball statistically. Glavine's next two starts are against Oakland and St. Louis, two teams who do not have the firepower of the Tigers and the Bombers. Consider this, before these past two games Glavine, Glavine had gone 0-3 in the 3 prior games giving up just 7 ER in 20 IP and was not supported by either his bullpen or his lineup. Does he look hittable? Yes. Is he throwing fewer strikes? Yes. But Tom Glavine is four wins away from completing a feat that will not be replicated for the next 10 years, after Randy Johnson does it early next season. In fact winning 300 games might not be done for quite some time. When Glavine wins number 300, and yes he will do it this year, it will be a bit more special because looking ahead the next closest pitchers to him and RJ are Mike Mussina at 242, David Wells at 233 and Jamie Moyer at 222. Pedro and Kenny Rogers are at 206 and 207 respectively and John Smoltz is at 201. No other active pitcher has 200 wins or more and Andy Pettite is at 190, but none of the aforementioned pitchers have the longevity to win 300 in their career.
Got to love the Freeway series so far, two well pitched games between Lowe-Santana and Schmidt-Weaver. Both teams are playoff bound.
NBA Draft mock draft is on its way, enjoy the final 18 at Oakmont
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