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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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Suspended animation! Part 3! *

2007-06-28 20:39

by Bob Timmermann

They already know at Bronx Banter, but tonight's Orioles-Yankees game at Camden Yards was suspended in the top of the 8th inning with the Yankees ahead 8-6.

The Yankees trailed 6-4 going to the 8th, but scored four runs against Orioles relievers John Parrish and Chris Ray. Derek Jeter was on second with two outs.

The game was suspended because of Rule 4.12 (a) (5):

A game shall become a suspended game that must be completed at a future date if the game is terminated for any of the following reasons:

....

Weather, if a regulation game is called while an inning is in progress and before the inning is completed, and the visiting team has scored one or more runs to take the lead, and the home team has not retaken the lead;

There have been two other suspended games this year.

April 10 between the Brewers and Marlins.

May 1 between the Pirates and Cubs.

The rules state that a suspended game will be completed before the next scheduled game between the two teams on the same grounds. That would be July 27, when the Yankees make their next trip to Baltimore.

Joe Torre seems to not know the rule as Tyler Kepner of the New York Times reports:

The game will be resumed from the point it was stopped before the teams’ next game here on July 27. If not for a rule change this season, Torre said, the Orioles would have won because they led at the end of the last full inning.

Actually the rule above has been on the book since 1979 (just when in 1979 is unclear because the players didn't agree to it at first, but it was put in the rule book in 1979), the rule change this year was to allow tied games stopped by rain that had gone five innings to be suspended.

Even if Jeter hadn't been allowed to bat and drive in two runs, the game would have been suspended.

Also the Washington Post screwed up the rule interpretation.

I've got a 1992 edition of the baseball rule book and the rule about a game being suspended mid-inning because the visitors took the lead has been around for a while. Note this game between the Dodgers and Giants on April 12, 2000. The game was tied 2-2 going to the top of the 6th when the Dodgers scored a run. Then rain fell and stopped play in San Francisco. That game was suspended and completed the next day with the Dodgers eventually winning 6-5.

I'll shut up now.

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2007-06-28 21:56:03

1. confucius

"Weather, if a regulation game is called while an inning is in progress and before the inning is completed, and the visiting team has scored one or more runs to take the lead, and the home team has not retaken the lead;"

I was wondering why the Mets Cards game was not suspended and was called in the sixth. I wasn't aware of the criteria needed to suspend the game.

2007-06-28 22:41:30

2. Bob Timmermann

Everybody has to get the same number of at bats is the way to think of it.

2007-06-28 23:11:00

3. LAT

Where is the Sheffield book review? I am looking forward to your review of Shef's literary prowess. I expect reading the book of a man with an IQ below 40 that can barely speak the English language must be like having poison sumac rubbed on your genitals.

2007-06-28 23:25:43

4. Bob Timmermann

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It will appear tomorrow.

2007-06-29 00:08:27

5. LAT

Looking forward to it. I'll put the calamine lotion away until then.

2007-06-29 00:18:38

6. Bob Timmermann

I'm more ticked off that nobody knew what the suspended game rule was BEFORE this year. They didn't go back and change the score in regulation games.

This is outrageously stupid on the part of people.

Outrageous.

Simply outrageous.

2007-06-29 00:28:04

7. Strike4

Did Sheffield negotiate his own book deal?

2007-06-29 07:03:25

8. Shaun P

Bob, could you please come over to the Banter and help us out? There's a question about how roster moves between now and July 27th will affect who's available to play in the game when it resumes. (It starts with the first 3 comments of the "Don't Stop (Cut to Black)" thread.) I figured if anyone would know, you would.

Thanks!

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