The domination continues!

"DrCrawdad" <drcrawdad.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Not exactly a dominating win, but the AL domination continues!
>

Remember Mike Royko, the crusty newspaper columnist? A long time ago
somebody pointed out to him that there was a Cub Factor and the team in the
World Series with the fewer former Cubs on the roster won every time. I
think that is what happened in the All Star Game. And that Dan Uggla
infielder did not help the NL much either. Three errors, three strikeouts,
and grounded into a double play.
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On Jul 16, 3:08 am, rdad....RemoveThis@panix.com (Dick Adams) wrote:
> DrCrawdad  <drcraw....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Not exactly a dominating win, but the AL domination continues!
>
> True - It's now 13 in a row and 18-3 over the last 21 years.
> The NL still holds the overall W-L record, but their dominance
> is of years gone by.
>
> I was surprised that the NL pitching was that good.
> We all know that in spite of both an excellent play
> and an awesome throw by Susuki, Pujols should have
> been called safe at second.  I dislike missed calls
> no matter which way they go.
>

The NL got the benefit of a couple blown calls as well. There was a
play at 2nd where the runner was clearly safe, yet called out. And
then a game winning run was erased because the 'throw beat the runner'
even though the runner wasn't tagged.

> With homefield advantage in the World Series, the AL
> is the odds-on favorite to win.
>

Hopefully it's the White Sox who're gonna get the homefield advantage,
again.

The WSJ had an article about the "Decline of the National League" and
it was so true when it said:

"They play the same game. They pick from the same pool of players. For
some reason, though, they don't get the same results.

"By just about every measure, the 16 teams in Major League Baseball's
National League are inferior to the 14 in the American League. The AL
has won 11 of the last 16 World Series, including three of the last
four. The annual All-Star Game, to be played Tuesday, has practically
become a farce: Not counting a 2002 tie, the AL has won 10 straight."
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On Jul 16, 7:46 am, DrCrawdad <drcraw....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 16, 3:08 am, rdad....DeleteThis@panix.com (Dick Adams) wrote:
>
> > DrCrawdad  <drcraw....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Not exactly a dominating win, but the AL domination continues!
>
> > True - It's now 13 in a row and 18-3 over the last 21 years.
> > The NL still holds the overall W-L record, but their dominance
> > is of years gone by.
>
> > I was surprised that the NL pitching was that good.
> > We all know that in spite of both an excellent play
> > and an awesome throw by Susuki, Pujols should have
> > been called safe at second.  I dislike missed calls
> > no matter which way they go.
>
> The NL got the benefit of a couple blown calls as well.  There was a
> play at 2nd where the runner was clearly safe, yet called out.  And
> then a game winning run was erased because the 'throw beat the runner'
> even though the runner wasn't tagged.
>
> > With homefield advantage in the World Series, the AL
> > is the odds-on favorite to win.
>
> Hopefully it's the White Sox who're gonna get the homefield advantage,
> again.
>
> The WSJ had an article about the "Decline of the National League" and
> it was so true when it said:
>
> "They play the same game. They pick from the same pool of players. For
> some reason, though, they don't get the same results.
>
> "By just about every measure, the 16 teams in Major League Baseball's
> National League are inferior to the 14 in the American League. The AL
> has won 11 of the last 16 World Series, including three of the last
> four. The annual All-Star Game, to be played Tuesday, has practically
> become a farce: Not counting a 2002 tie, the AL has won 10 straight."

The game shouldn't even be played. The NL is not competition. The AL
played a lackluster game
and still beat the very inferior NL.
If they want to continue the game thay should give the AL players a
rest and let some "A" or maybe "AA"
league play the NL. Although it's debatable whether the NL could give
competition to any league.
The mediocre NL shouldn't even be considered a licensed baseball
league. Unless they can find a way to
become at least somewhat competitive, the NL is no better than an
expansion league at best.
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DrCrawdad <drcrawdad.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:

> Not exactly a dominating win, but the AL domination continues!

True - It's now 13 in a row and 18-3 over the last 21 years.
The NL still holds the overall W-L record, but their dominance
is of years gone by.

I was surprised that the NL pitching was that good.
We all know that in spite of both an excellent play
and an awesome throw by Susuki, Pujols should have
been called safe at second. I dislike missed calls
no matter which way they go.

With homefield advantage in the World Series, the AL
is the odds-on favorite to win.

Dick
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