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2008 Conference Standings FINAL
National League
Rank Team W L PCT Division
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
9 Arizona 82 80 .506 W2
10T Colorado 74 88 .457 W3
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
American League
Rank Team W L PCT Division
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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New York
WLGB
Yankees8973
Mets8973

Baltimore/DC
WLGB
X - Orioles6893
Nationals591029

Chicago
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X - Cubs9764
White Sox89749

LA/Orange County
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X - Angels10062
Dodgers847816

SF/Oakland
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X - Athletics7685
Giants72904.5

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1. Washington (8/31)
2. Seattle (9/1)
3. Pittsburgh (9/6) *
3. San Diego (9/6) *
5. Baltimore (9/8)
6. Oakland (9/8)
7. Atlanta (9/9)
8. Kansas City (9/9)
9. Cincinnati (9/10)
10. Texas (9/13)
11. Detroit (9/15)
12. San Francisco (9/17)
13. Colorado (9/18)
14. Cleveland (9/19)
15. Toronto (9/21)
16. New York Yankees (9/23)
17. St. Louis (9/23)
18. Florida (9/23)
19. Arizona (9/25)
20. Houston (9/26)
21. New York Mets (9/28)
22. Minnesota (9/30)
23. Chicago Cubs (10/4)
24. Milwaukee (10/5)
25. Chicago White Sox (10/6)
26. Los Angeles Angels (10/6)

* - Teams eliminated at same time

The last batter to reach on catcher's interference was ...

Seth McClung of Milwaukee by Koyie Hill of the Cubs on September 26, 2008.

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But at least it's not a problem
2008-02-28 12:00
by Bob Timmermann

Cecil Fielder is the new manager of the Surf, a team that plays in the independent Can-Am League. The Atlantic City Surf.

Fielder claims that he won't gamble while in Atlantic City and he doesn't have a gambling problem. But as the AP story says:

On just two days in February 1999, he lost $580,000 at Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino. According to a lawsuit filed in state Superior Court, Fielder paid off small amounts of the debt until the following year, when Trump Plaza sued him and won a judgment for $563,359.

Asked if he had repaid the debt, Fielder would only say, “That’s all in the past.”

A spokesman for Trump Entertainment Resorts, which operates three Atlantic City casinos including Trump Plaza, would not say if the debt had ever been collected.

Asked if he considered himself at any point to be a problem gambler, Fielder replied, “No. I just had the opportunity to have large credit lines across the country.”

The worst part was when his son Prince showed up at a school assembly dressed in two poorly sewn together sofa cushions that were supposed to resemble an outline of the state of Florida.

 

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Comments
2008-02-28 12:18:09
1.   dianagramr
Ah .... a reference to one of the best Simpsons eps ever ..... thank you!
2008-02-28 12:25:57
2.   Bob Timmermann
I'm Idaho!
2008-02-28 13:12:05
3.   standuptriple
I was there when Cecil pounded what he thought was a free beer (it actually contained quarters). People gathered as he "paid out".
2008-02-28 14:25:43
4.   Ian Capilouto
Cecil Fielder was my favorite player when I was a younger. I watched him smack a triple at the old Tiger Stadium. Too bad that he has had such trouble.
2008-02-28 14:26:51
5.   Knuckles
They put Cecil in charge of the team's scheduling too. I got a sneak peek at some of the away games.
April 1 @ East Rutherford
April 13 @ Mohegan Suns
April 20 @ Belmont
May 2 @ Churchill Downs
May 10 @ Biloxi
May 15 @ Las Vegas
Apparently he's trying to schedule the All Star game for Macao or Monte Carlo.
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