An MLB Collaborative TL: Piece of Cake: The Cubs win Game 6 in '03
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Tropicana Field was Brand new and they would get a boost in attendance soon till 2014, that's when the issues started
Caminiti out of rehab, Astros fire manager, NCAA Committee
October 5th 2004: Former NL MVP Ken Caminiti is released from rehab after a 2 month stay.
Caminiti who admitted to using steroids in the prime of his career a couple years back decides to write a book on his time in the MLB and and officially regretting his steroid use that ran wild during his time in the league and plans to use this book to advocate the MLB to have a stricter drug testing system and a total ban on illegal use of substances considered performance enhancing drugs like Steriods,HGH and Amphetamines.
The book is titled “It’s Outta Here and Outta Of Control”
October 6th 2004: The Houston Astros officially fire Jimy Williams after a rebuilding 2004 season
October 7th 2004: The NCAA announces the establishment of a committee to look into a bowl game to take place in Australia starting in 2005 and a bowl game in Japan starting in 2006
Caminiti who admitted to using steroids in the prime of his career a couple years back decides to write a book on his time in the MLB and and officially regretting his steroid use that ran wild during his time in the league and plans to use this book to advocate the MLB to have a stricter drug testing system and a total ban on illegal use of substances considered performance enhancing drugs like Steriods,HGH and Amphetamines.
The book is titled “It’s Outta Here and Outta Of Control”
October 6th 2004: The Houston Astros officially fire Jimy Williams after a rebuilding 2004 season
October 7th 2004: The NCAA announces the establishment of a committee to look into a bowl game to take place in Australia starting in 2005 and a bowl game in Japan starting in 2006
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Game 163
“SPORTSCENTER HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YANKEES AND RED SOX GAME 163 UNOFFICAL AL EAST TITLE GAME”
Steve Levy : Welcome to the late night edition of Sportscenter I am Steve Levy alongside John Anderson and wow what a game you just saw when it came to clinching the AL East
John Anderson: Yeah let’s get to the highlights of this just in cause you somehow missed it!
It’s a beautiful night at Fenway Park as it’s the unofficial AL East championship game between a historic rivalry.
Let’s go to the bottom of the 2nd inning it’s the 1st hit of the game and it’s a stand up double by David Ortiz then later on it’s Adrian Beltre and he’s gonna hit it outta there 2-0 Red Sox already!
Yankees though in the top of the 3rd would respond with Posada with Jeter on 2nd and right away on the first pitch it’s a RBI single 2-1 Red Sox now and that’s now the inning would end!
Later on in the bottom of the 5th still 2-1 Red Sox bases loaded with no outs. Roger Clemens could this be his final game pitched in his career as he faces the threat of being taken out throws 2 strikes and a ball to Carlos Guillen and then Guillen fouls it off 2-2 then the next pitch it’s a ball full count now.
Next pitch STRIKE 3 1 out!! Next hitter is Bill Muller first 2 pitches are strikes but the next 2 pitches are balls but next the next pitch?
It’s a pop up into foul grounds and caught by Aaron Boone the 3rd baseman 2 outs now!
Next batter the lead off man Johnny Damon and the first pitch to him? It’s a easy groundout to 1st and somehow the Yankees get out of that inning with a run!
Top of the 6th here is Lance Berkman who is the DH tonight.
On the 2-1 count with 1 out BAM! Over the green monster tie game at 2!
Berkman has a season of 30 home runs and 50 doubles for the 2nd time in his career!
Derek Lowe can’t believe it!
However the Red Sox in the bottom of the 7th? Ortiz with a man on 3rd nearly goes over the green monster a RBI single makes it 3-2 Red Sox!
A sac fly would make it 4-2 Red Sox later on
In the top of the 9th however 1 out Yankees have a man on their own on 3rd Posada hits one into center and Johnny Damon thinks he has the catch but NO it goes under him and a run scores it’s now 3 to 4 Boston!
Later on Giambi with Posada on 3rd it’s a 2-1 pitch and he hits it high and Damon has it and Posada is gonna risk going home to score the winning run and…….VARTIEK DROPS THE BALL!!
4-4 Yankees it’s a tie game again the crowd at Fenway can’t believe it!
Let’s go to extra innings in the top of the 11th Red Sox back in the lead at 5-4 2 outs and the Red Sox are 1 put away from their 1st title in almost 10 years Scott Williamson on the mound and coming in to pitch hit for Jason Giambi is Drew Henson a former football player that has gone back and forth with the MLB and Triple A squad this season
Henson on a 0-2 pitch here is the call from ESPN Radio
“0-2 Pitch the wind up and deliver….Swing and a drive it’s near the foul pole on the right side and its a …..HOME RUN THE YANKEES TAKE THE LEAD 6-5 ON A PITCH HIT HOME RUN BY DREW HENSON!”
A hero’s moment for the Yankees as they are able to stay alive as we go to the bottom of the 11th and with 2 outs on a 0-2 count as Tom Gordon faces against Adrian Beltre here is the call from John Sterling of WFAN
“Here is the pitch on the 0-2 count and it’s a ground ball to Miguel Cairo he throws it to 1st base and HES OUT THE YANKEES WIN AND ARE ONCE AGAIN BACK ON TOP OF THE AL EAST!!!
THE YANKEES GET REVENGE FROM LAST YEAR’s ALCS!”
The New York Yankees win the game and the division while Roger Clemens getting his 21st win of the season the 4th time in his career he wins more than 20 games in a season.
And the Yankees will advance to the ALDS and the defending champion Boston Red Sox will have to settle for the Wild Card
Steve Levy : Welcome to the late night edition of Sportscenter I am Steve Levy alongside John Anderson and wow what a game you just saw when it came to clinching the AL East
John Anderson: Yeah let’s get to the highlights of this just in cause you somehow missed it!
It’s a beautiful night at Fenway Park as it’s the unofficial AL East championship game between a historic rivalry.
Let’s go to the bottom of the 2nd inning it’s the 1st hit of the game and it’s a stand up double by David Ortiz then later on it’s Adrian Beltre and he’s gonna hit it outta there 2-0 Red Sox already!
Yankees though in the top of the 3rd would respond with Posada with Jeter on 2nd and right away on the first pitch it’s a RBI single 2-1 Red Sox now and that’s now the inning would end!
Later on in the bottom of the 5th still 2-1 Red Sox bases loaded with no outs. Roger Clemens could this be his final game pitched in his career as he faces the threat of being taken out throws 2 strikes and a ball to Carlos Guillen and then Guillen fouls it off 2-2 then the next pitch it’s a ball full count now.
Next pitch STRIKE 3 1 out!! Next hitter is Bill Muller first 2 pitches are strikes but the next 2 pitches are balls but next the next pitch?
It’s a pop up into foul grounds and caught by Aaron Boone the 3rd baseman 2 outs now!
Next batter the lead off man Johnny Damon and the first pitch to him? It’s a easy groundout to 1st and somehow the Yankees get out of that inning with a run!
Top of the 6th here is Lance Berkman who is the DH tonight.
On the 2-1 count with 1 out BAM! Over the green monster tie game at 2!
Berkman has a season of 30 home runs and 50 doubles for the 2nd time in his career!
Derek Lowe can’t believe it!
However the Red Sox in the bottom of the 7th? Ortiz with a man on 3rd nearly goes over the green monster a RBI single makes it 3-2 Red Sox!
A sac fly would make it 4-2 Red Sox later on
In the top of the 9th however 1 out Yankees have a man on their own on 3rd Posada hits one into center and Johnny Damon thinks he has the catch but NO it goes under him and a run scores it’s now 3 to 4 Boston!
Later on Giambi with Posada on 3rd it’s a 2-1 pitch and he hits it high and Damon has it and Posada is gonna risk going home to score the winning run and…….VARTIEK DROPS THE BALL!!
4-4 Yankees it’s a tie game again the crowd at Fenway can’t believe it!
Let’s go to extra innings in the top of the 11th Red Sox back in the lead at 5-4 2 outs and the Red Sox are 1 put away from their 1st title in almost 10 years Scott Williamson on the mound and coming in to pitch hit for Jason Giambi is Drew Henson a former football player that has gone back and forth with the MLB and Triple A squad this season
Henson on a 0-2 pitch here is the call from ESPN Radio
“0-2 Pitch the wind up and deliver….Swing and a drive it’s near the foul pole on the right side and its a …..HOME RUN THE YANKEES TAKE THE LEAD 6-5 ON A PITCH HIT HOME RUN BY DREW HENSON!”
A hero’s moment for the Yankees as they are able to stay alive as we go to the bottom of the 11th and with 2 outs on a 0-2 count as Tom Gordon faces against Adrian Beltre here is the call from John Sterling of WFAN
“Here is the pitch on the 0-2 count and it’s a ground ball to Miguel Cairo he throws it to 1st base and HES OUT THE YANKEES WIN AND ARE ONCE AGAIN BACK ON TOP OF THE AL EAST!!!
THE YANKEES GET REVENGE FROM LAST YEAR’s ALCS!”
The New York Yankees win the game and the division while Roger Clemens getting his 21st win of the season the 4th time in his career he wins more than 20 games in a season.
And the Yankees will advance to the ALDS and the defending champion Boston Red Sox will have to settle for the Wild Card
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One minor transfer
October 4, 2004: A transfer agreement is made between Modena of Italy’s Serie B and FC Metz of Ligue 1. The transfer is for 18-year old goalkeeper from San Marino, Aldo Simoncini, who will be joining Metz for a fee of $450,000. He will become the only current player in the San Marino squad to play for a club in one of Europe’s top 5 leagues.
Mariners were eliminated , would be red Sox vs angels and second wild card was a single team till 2011
Yeah, they’d stand alone. Arizona was eliminated by the BoSox on the final day, and the Cards clinched a playoff spot earlier in September. Also, pretty sure the Cubs were the top NL team.
Loads of big matchups, Larkin hopes to play, Schaub benched, Pitching matchups
October 2nd 2004: In Week 5 of the 2004 College Football season we see in the most notable games 10th ranked Auburn takes on 15th ranked LSU who have found their groove back as they have one of the rest of their games after being upset by Oregon State in week 1
LSU’s redshirt sophomore quarterback Jamarcus Russell has a day with 2 rushing touchdowns and 2 passing touchdowns as they beat undefeated Auburn 34-21
Number 17th ranked West Virginia picks themselves back right up after beating 12th ranked Virginia Tech in a close shootout 34-27 with a key play being a interception return for a touchdown by West Virginia cornerback Adam “Pac-Man” Jones
2 of the 4 undefeated PAC 10 teams play as it’s 11th ranked California taking on 14th ranked Oregon State as Aaron Rodgers plays lights out in a game that needs a game winning kick for Cal to beat Oregon State 41-38
5th ranked Georgia give 15th ranked Tennessee a day they want to forget as the best linebacker in the SEC Thomas Davis is key to a 28-7 victory for them against the Volunteers
And in the big Saturday Night game bettween 10th ranked Oregon and 3rd ranked Oklahoma Jason White shows why is he frontrunner to win the Heisman this season as he throws for 300 yards and 3 touchdowns alongside the help of Star Freshman running back Adrian Peterson in a back and forth merry go around type of game as Oklahoma wins on a final minute goal line stand against Oregon 48-45 as the Sooners get fired up for the Red River Rivalry game against Texas next week.
Florida State,USC and Texas easily win their games plus a bounce back game for Notre Dame against Purdue
The Top 10 of AP Top 25 after Week 5 would be
1. USC
2. Texas
3. Oklahoma
4. Florida State
5 .Georgia
6. Miami (FL)
7. Florida
8. Michigan
9. California
10. LSU
On that same day in the NFL it is announced that the Pittsburgh Steelers will bench rookie Matt Schaub or 2nd stringer Tommy Maddox
Also Jets coach Herman Edwards announces that Chad Pennington will very likely be the starter for the rest of the 2004 season.
October 5th 2004: After the Diamondbacks being eliminated out of the playoff race Carlos Beltran who they acquired in the trade deadline announces that he plans to test free agency this off season
Also the Yankees after their AL East clinching win the night before announce in a historical and emotional press conference remove the interim tag of manager Willie Randolph and officially make him the full time manager of the team.
Longtime Reds shortstop Barry Larkin says he hopes to play in 2005 even if is with a different team.
The official pitching matchups for the ALDS and NLDS games are announced
Game 1 of Boston vs Anaheim will be Martinez vs Lackey
Game 2 will be Wakefield vs Weaver
Game 3 will be Lowe vs Escobar
Game 4 if necessary would be Arroyo vs TBD
Game 5 if necessary would be TBD vs TBD
Game 1 of New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox will be Mussina vs Buehrle
Game 2 will be Pettitte vs Garland
Game 3 will be Clemens vs Johnson
Game 4 would be TBD vs TBD
Game 5 would be TBD vs TBD
In the NLDS Game 1 of Giants vs Cardinals will be Rueter vs Carpenter
Game 2 will be Schmidt vs Marquis
Game 3 will be Tomko vs Williams
Game 4 will be TBD vs Haren
Game 5 will be TBD vs TBD
In the NLDS of Marlins vs Cubs
Game 1 will be Beckett vs Wood
Game 2 will be Maddux vs Hudson
Game 3 will be Wills vs Prior
Game 4 will be Pavano vs Colon
Game 5 will be TBD vs Wood
LSU’s redshirt sophomore quarterback Jamarcus Russell has a day with 2 rushing touchdowns and 2 passing touchdowns as they beat undefeated Auburn 34-21
Number 17th ranked West Virginia picks themselves back right up after beating 12th ranked Virginia Tech in a close shootout 34-27 with a key play being a interception return for a touchdown by West Virginia cornerback Adam “Pac-Man” Jones
2 of the 4 undefeated PAC 10 teams play as it’s 11th ranked California taking on 14th ranked Oregon State as Aaron Rodgers plays lights out in a game that needs a game winning kick for Cal to beat Oregon State 41-38
5th ranked Georgia give 15th ranked Tennessee a day they want to forget as the best linebacker in the SEC Thomas Davis is key to a 28-7 victory for them against the Volunteers
And in the big Saturday Night game bettween 10th ranked Oregon and 3rd ranked Oklahoma Jason White shows why is he frontrunner to win the Heisman this season as he throws for 300 yards and 3 touchdowns alongside the help of Star Freshman running back Adrian Peterson in a back and forth merry go around type of game as Oklahoma wins on a final minute goal line stand against Oregon 48-45 as the Sooners get fired up for the Red River Rivalry game against Texas next week.
Florida State,USC and Texas easily win their games plus a bounce back game for Notre Dame against Purdue
The Top 10 of AP Top 25 after Week 5 would be
1. USC
2. Texas
3. Oklahoma
4. Florida State
5 .Georgia
6. Miami (FL)
7. Florida
8. Michigan
9. California
10. LSU
On that same day in the NFL it is announced that the Pittsburgh Steelers will bench rookie Matt Schaub or 2nd stringer Tommy Maddox
Also Jets coach Herman Edwards announces that Chad Pennington will very likely be the starter for the rest of the 2004 season.
October 5th 2004: After the Diamondbacks being eliminated out of the playoff race Carlos Beltran who they acquired in the trade deadline announces that he plans to test free agency this off season
Also the Yankees after their AL East clinching win the night before announce in a historical and emotional press conference remove the interim tag of manager Willie Randolph and officially make him the full time manager of the team.
Longtime Reds shortstop Barry Larkin says he hopes to play in 2005 even if is with a different team.
The official pitching matchups for the ALDS and NLDS games are announced
Game 1 of Boston vs Anaheim will be Martinez vs Lackey
Game 2 will be Wakefield vs Weaver
Game 3 will be Lowe vs Escobar
Game 4 if necessary would be Arroyo vs TBD
Game 5 if necessary would be TBD vs TBD
Game 1 of New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox will be Mussina vs Buehrle
Game 2 will be Pettitte vs Garland
Game 3 will be Clemens vs Johnson
Game 4 would be TBD vs TBD
Game 5 would be TBD vs TBD
In the NLDS Game 1 of Giants vs Cardinals will be Rueter vs Carpenter
Game 2 will be Schmidt vs Marquis
Game 3 will be Tomko vs Williams
Game 4 will be TBD vs Haren
Game 5 will be TBD vs TBD
In the NLDS of Marlins vs Cubs
Game 1 will be Beckett vs Wood
Game 2 will be Maddux vs Hudson
Game 3 will be Wills vs Prior
Game 4 will be Pavano vs Colon
Game 5 will be TBD vs Wood
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I mean that’s been the case since they started doing Wild Card games again and I believe it was the case back then
Thought I changed it anyways
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I think 2009ish was when they moved off that policy, right before the added the extra WC slot
NFL Week 4 of 2004
October 3rd 2004: In Week 4 of the 2004 NFL Season
In the early window The Steelers pick up their first win of the season against their rival Bengals as the Bengals fall to 2-2
Tommy Maddox throws for a touchdown and almost 200 yards with the help of a Jerome Bettie touchdown run in a 24-14 victory
The Patriots move to 3-1 after Eli Manning showing to hit all strides against the Bills breaking the single game record for touchdown passes by a rookie quarterback throwing 4 for nearly 300 yards with the help of a PJ Fleck punt return for a touchdown in a 34-0 win shutout against the Bills
The Browns move to 2 and 2 over a win against the Redskins as Phillip Rivers stepped up for 2 touchdowns and 200 yards in a 31-21 victory
The Packers are now 3-0 since their week 1 loss as the Packers help Favre beat Giants 34-14
The Raiders are 4-0 and make the case for being the best team in the NFL as surprise surprise Sean Taylor continues to break rookie records by having a another game with a interception! This time 2 of them as the Texans go to 0-4
The Colts continue to make their case for the best team in the NFL as they easily handle the Jaguars in the road with a 4 touchdown performance by Peyton Manning 38-17
Duce Staley returns for the Eagles as they continue to make their case for still being the best team in the NFC as the Bears lose coming off the buy falling to 1-2 as Rex Grossman gets benched for Johnathon Quinn in a 28-7 loss
The Saints surprising sit at 2-2 after beating the Cardinals as Joe Horn and Deuce McAllister get hot in a 24-10 win
The Broncos lose another game again as Jake Plummer continues to struggle against the Buccaneers defense as Ronde Barber returns a interception for a touchdown for the only touchdown of the game in a 17-3 victory for the Buccaneers
Atlanta starts to challenge Philadelphia for the best team in the NFC as Michael Vick goes lights out against the Carolina Panthers despite Craig Kenzel taking steps in showing that he is the franchise quarterback in fill in Carolina in a 35-17 victory for the Falcons
In the late window the Titans win a nail biter on a walk off field goal against the Chargers to still stay tied in 1st place in the AFC South in a 38-35 win
Marc Bugler has a 3 touchdown day after missing most of last week due to a finger injury as the 49ers defense have no answers for him and Marshall Faulk as the Rams win 35-14
In the Sunday Night game the Dolphins continue to sit on top of the AFC East as they handle the Jets despite a near comeback by them.
Brady continues to prove why the Dolphins decided to trade for as he puts up a 3 touchdown game of his own and a near 400 yard game in a 42-38 victory
In the Monday Night game the Chiefs fall again as the Ravens move back up to being Super Bowl
contenders
Kurt Warner is starting to find his strides in Baltimore and Trent Green can’t escape Ray Lewis,Terrell Suggs and the rest of the Ravens defense which might be the best defense as the now in the AFC as the Ravens win 28-6
In the early window The Steelers pick up their first win of the season against their rival Bengals as the Bengals fall to 2-2
Tommy Maddox throws for a touchdown and almost 200 yards with the help of a Jerome Bettie touchdown run in a 24-14 victory
The Patriots move to 3-1 after Eli Manning showing to hit all strides against the Bills breaking the single game record for touchdown passes by a rookie quarterback throwing 4 for nearly 300 yards with the help of a PJ Fleck punt return for a touchdown in a 34-0 win shutout against the Bills
The Browns move to 2 and 2 over a win against the Redskins as Phillip Rivers stepped up for 2 touchdowns and 200 yards in a 31-21 victory
The Packers are now 3-0 since their week 1 loss as the Packers help Favre beat Giants 34-14
The Raiders are 4-0 and make the case for being the best team in the NFL as surprise surprise Sean Taylor continues to break rookie records by having a another game with a interception! This time 2 of them as the Texans go to 0-4
The Colts continue to make their case for the best team in the NFL as they easily handle the Jaguars in the road with a 4 touchdown performance by Peyton Manning 38-17
Duce Staley returns for the Eagles as they continue to make their case for still being the best team in the NFC as the Bears lose coming off the buy falling to 1-2 as Rex Grossman gets benched for Johnathon Quinn in a 28-7 loss
The Saints surprising sit at 2-2 after beating the Cardinals as Joe Horn and Deuce McAllister get hot in a 24-10 win
The Broncos lose another game again as Jake Plummer continues to struggle against the Buccaneers defense as Ronde Barber returns a interception for a touchdown for the only touchdown of the game in a 17-3 victory for the Buccaneers
Atlanta starts to challenge Philadelphia for the best team in the NFC as Michael Vick goes lights out against the Carolina Panthers despite Craig Kenzel taking steps in showing that he is the franchise quarterback in fill in Carolina in a 35-17 victory for the Falcons
In the late window the Titans win a nail biter on a walk off field goal against the Chargers to still stay tied in 1st place in the AFC South in a 38-35 win
Marc Bugler has a 3 touchdown day after missing most of last week due to a finger injury as the 49ers defense have no answers for him and Marshall Faulk as the Rams win 35-14
In the Sunday Night game the Dolphins continue to sit on top of the AFC East as they handle the Jets despite a near comeback by them.
Brady continues to prove why the Dolphins decided to trade for as he puts up a 3 touchdown game of his own and a near 400 yard game in a 42-38 victory
In the Monday Night game the Chiefs fall again as the Ravens move back up to being Super Bowl
contenders
Kurt Warner is starting to find his strides in Baltimore and Trent Green can’t escape Ray Lewis,Terrell Suggs and the rest of the Ravens defense which might be the best defense as the now in the AFC as the Ravens win 28-6