Sunday, April 1, 2007

This One's for 1985- Mets vs. Cards Preview

First, for anyone that didn't see the Civil Rights Game, I'll sum it up. MLB sent two teams to Memphis, to "commemorate the civil rights movement, one of the most critical and important eras of our social history," MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement. Selig went on to note how proud he is of MLB's storied civil rights triumphs, and MLB's history of being a leader in the civil rights struggle. The problem is that MLB then sent this team:
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I think it's high time we got rid of these Native American mascots, no?

NOW FOR THE PREVIEW. This is Rory B. Bellows Official Predictive Box Score (Including Predicted Lineup) for Tonight's Contest:

1- Reyes SS 2-4, 1 BB, 3 SB, 1 HR, 5 RsBI
2- Wright 3B 5-5, 0 BB, 2 SB, 5 HR, 10 RsBI
3- Beltran CF 3-3, 2 BB, 4 SB, 1 HR, 7 RsBI
4- Delgado 1B 0-0, 5 BB, 1 SB, 0 HR, 5 RsBI (all intentional walks with the bases loaded)
5- Alou LF 2-5, 0 BB, 0 SB, 0 HR, 2 RsBI
6- Green RF 0-1, 0 BB, 0 SB, 0 HR, 0 RsbI
Milledge RF 4-4, 0 BB, 6 SB, 4 HR, 16 RsBI
7- LoDuca C 0-5, 0 BB, 0 SB, 0 HR, 0 RsBi
8- Valentin 2B 1-1. 4 BB, 4 SB, 0 HR, 3 RsBI
9- Glavine P 0-0, 5 Sac

Glavine-
9 IP, 27 K's, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER (First perfect game in team history!)

2 comments:

Ken Dynamo said...

i like how you put glavine's sacs in your predictions. i really admire glavine's sacs. great sac by that man.

Anonymous said...

What's the big deal with a big smiling redskinned injun? I wouldn't have been able to tell if the Cleveland Indians were referring to woo-woo or 7-11 Indians without the logo.