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1 Chicago Cubs 97 64 .602 C1
2 Philadelphia 92 70 .568 E1
3 Los Angeles Dodgers 84 78 .519 W1
4 Milwaukee 90 72 .556 C2
5 New York Mets 89 73 .549 E2
6 Houston 86 75 .534 C3
7 St. Louis 86 76 .531 C4
8 Florida 84 77 .522 E3
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10T Cincinnati 74 88 .457 C5
12T Atlanta 72 90 .444 E4
12T San Francisco 72 90 .444 W4
14 Pittsburgh 67 95 .414 C6
15 San Diego 63 99 .389 W5
16 Washington 59 102 .366 E5
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1 Los Angeles Angels 100 62 .617 W1
2 Tampa Bay 97 65 .599 E1
3 Chicago White Sox 89 74 .546 C1
4 Boston 95 67 .586 E2
5 New York Yankees 89 73 .549 E3
6 Minnesota 88 75 .540 C2
7 Toronto 86 76 .531 E4
8 Cleveland 81 81 .500 C3
9 Texas 79 83 .488 W2
10 Oakland 75 86 .466 W3
11 Kansas City 75 87 .463 C4
12 Detroit 74 88 .457 C5
13 Baltimore 68 93 .422 E5
14 Seattle 61 101 .377 W4
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Irabu arrested after legendary bender
2008-08-19 21:58
by Bob Timmermann

Former Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu was arrested in Osaka, Japan after allegedly getting into a fight with a bartender after his credit card was refused.

The wire service report says that Irabu drank 20 mugs of beer before leaving.

And apparently, Irabu had another credit card.

20 mugs of beer? If those mugs were Imperial pints and held 20 ounces each, that would be 400 fluid ounces of beer, which is over three gallons of beer.

Even if the mugs held 12 ounces, that would be 240 fluid onces. Which is about a pint short of two gallons.

Comments
2008-08-19 22:11:28
1.   Bob Hendley
That's a lot of trips to the WC.
2008-08-19 22:41:18
2.   trainwreck
No wonder he looks like a fat toad.
2008-08-20 04:52:08
3.   rbj
What would his BAC be after so much beer?
2008-08-20 05:07:11
4.   bobsbrother
I thought legendary bender refered to his curve ball.
2008-08-20 05:27:16
5.   Sliced Bread
20 mugs of beer tells me Irabu is gearing up for his next start with the Yanks, which will take place this weekend in Baltimore.
Banzai!
2008-08-20 06:23:45
6.   mehmattski
3 Assuming he's around 260 lbs now (240 during his last season in the big leagues), and he drank those 20 beers over a period of about 3 hours, his BAC would register at .250.

If it were pints, as suggested by Bob, then his BAC would be .342, which is above the usual limit for inducing unconsciousness.

Play with the numbers yourself here:

http://www.ladrunkdrivinglawyer.com/bac_calculator.html

2008-08-20 06:43:05
7.   rbj
6 Thanks.

20 beers is an awful lot. I'm sure drinking laws in Japan are different than here, but I just wonder about any bar serving that much to one person, even if he's 260 lbs.

2008-08-20 06:47:10
8.   D4P
Was Russell Martin with him...?
2008-08-20 06:48:54
9.   Bob Timmermann
I've been to Japan a few times and although I don't drink, I can attest that the bartenders will keep serving you until either you're unconscious or out of money.
2008-08-20 07:14:15
10.   Johnny Nucleo
A tag-team Irabu and Kobayashi would do a lot of damage at a barbeque.
2008-08-20 09:37:23
11.   Raf
He was a pretty big dude in this video clip;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAcBQqEGayQ
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