Baseball Toaster: The Griddle : Fighters take first place in the Pacific League

Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Chicago Cubs	76	48	.613	C1
2	New York Mets	68	57	.544	E1
3T	Arizona	64	60	.516	W1
3T	Los Angeles Dodgers	64	60	.516	W1
5	Milwaukee	72	54	.571	C2
6	St. Louis	70	57	.551	C3
7	Philadelphia	66	58	.532	E2
8	Florida	64	61	.512	E3
9	Houston	63	62	.504	C4
10	Colorado	57	69	.452	W3
11T	Pittsburgh	56	69	.448	C5
11T	Atlanta	56	69	.448	E4
13	Cincinnati	55	70	.44	C6
14	San Francisco	53	71	.427	W4
15	San Diego	48	76	.387	W5
16	Washington	44	81	.352	E5

American League

Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Los Angeles Angels	76	47	.618	W1
2	Tampa Bay	76	48	.613	E1
3	Chicago White Sox	71	53	.573	C1
4	Boston	72	53	.576	E2
5	Minnesota	70	54	.565	C2
6	New York Yankees	66	58	.532	E3
7	Toronto	64	60	.516	E4
8	Texas	62	64	.492	W2
9	Detroit	61	64	.488	C3
10	Baltimore	60	64	.484	E5
11	Oakland	57	67	.46	W3
12	Cleveland	56	67	.455	C4
13	Kansas City	55	69	.444	C5
14	Seattle	46	78	.371	W4

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Fighters take first place in the Pacific League

2006-09-27 08:44

by Bob Timmermann

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters finished in first place in the Pacific League for the first time since 1981 after beating the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 4-1 at the Sapporo Dome. The Fighters finished one game ahead of the Seibu Lions who beat the defending champion Chiba Lotte Marines 4-3 in 10 innings.

The Pacific League playoffs are scheduled to start on October 7. Second place Seibu and third place Softbank will meet that day for the first game of a best of three at the Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka. Game 2 and Game 3 (if necessary) will be played at the Invoice Seibu Dome in Tokorazawa.

The winner of that series will face the Fighters starting October 11. That will be a four-game series with the Fighters being spotted a win. Games 1 and 2 will be in Sapporo on October 11 and 12. Games 3 and 4 (if necessary) will be in either Fukuoka or Tokorazawa.

Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Michael Nakamura set a PL record in the Fighters win when he notched his 39th save of the season.

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Comments

2006-09-27 09:06:15

1. Chyll Will

Admit it... you just like writing those teams' names without being compelled to use symbols >;)

2006-09-27 09:12:46

2. Bob Timmermann

日本ハム
西武
ソフトバンク

2006-09-27 09:21:51

3. Chyll Will

2 Who's Karim Garcia?

2006-09-27 09:36:43

4. Bob Timmermann

I'm sorry I don't follow.

2006-09-27 09:39:59

5. Chyll Will

Long-running joke on Bronx Banter of late...

2006-09-27 09:44:05

6. Bob Timmermann

5
Sorry, I can only keep track of 10 running jokes at once....

2006-09-27 09:50:16

7. Chyll Will

Ah. Well, I'm out of ideas. Any of those runners you have fit here?

2006-09-27 09:56:02

8. dianagramr

How is Bob with runners in scoring position?

2006-09-27 10:06:00

9. Chyll Will

8 Better ask Humbug...

2006-09-27 10:06:14

10. Bob Timmermann

7
You are not allowed to shout "Choi" on a crowded Dodger Thoughts game chat.

2006-09-27 10:19:12

11. Chyll Will

Hmmm... is that a smack-your-nose-with-newspaper offense, a spoonful-of-black pepper offense or a Ken-will-delete-your-behind offense?

2006-09-27 10:22:51

12. Bob Timmermann

11
It would just make a lot of people go out.

You could say "no-hitter" while a no-hitter is going on. That won't sit well with Jon.

A Dodgers-Yankees World Series would have simulateneous game chats. One version would be rated G or PG and the other would be rated R. It would be like "Seventh Heaven" going on against "Deadwood."

2006-09-27 10:27:54

13. dianagramr

re: 7th Heaven vs. Deadwood

One of my local TV stations is now showing past seasons of "The Shield". I'm trying to figure out how they manage to fill up the 60 minutes, given how much they probably have to cut for non-cable viewing.

2006-09-27 12:56:42

14. Chyll Will

12 It would make a lot of people go out? As in with-each-other? I don't get it.

2006-09-27 13:02:15

15. Bob Timmermann

14
Well, if I hadn't written the wrong word it would make more sense.

"It would make more people leave."

2006-09-27 13:09:16

16. Chyll Will

Ah, that's why the R rating...

2006-09-27 18:23:45

17. Voxter

12 -- I have a dillema. I am pretty much an R-rated person. But I hate the Yankees and have a rooting interest in the Dodgers. What should I do? Antagonize Yankees fans? Offend Dodgers fans?

Not count my chickens until they've hatched?

Also -- I wish someone would show the Japan Series on American TV.

2006-09-27 21:23:44

18. capdodger

12 Of course, a Dodgers-Yankees series would probably cause the Toaster to explode, so the point is probably moot.

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