Baseball Update:
It was a hell of a Labor Day, with both Arizona's Stephen Drew and Seattle's Adrian Beltre hitting for the cycle. Add Cliff Lee's 20th win of the season and there was a whole new meaning to the word Labor.
After dropping a series to the Dodgers that could have in essence sent LA packing or for the very least put quite a dent in their playoff hopes, the Diamondbacks rebounded well with a 8-6 victory over the Cardinals, who are in a playoff push of their own. Newly acquired David Eckstein singled in the game winning run for Arizona.
Adrian Beltre's career night capped Seattle's 12-6 defeat of the Rangers. With Beltre's cycle, Drew and Adrian became the first pair of players to complete the cycle on the same day since 1920.
Cliff Lee has been one of the few bright spots all season for the Indians and on Monday he became the fourth Cleveland pitcher and first in 34 years to record 20 wins in one season. The feat is that much greater when you consider he hit the milestone pitching a complete game shut-out in their 5-0 win over the White Sox.
Greg Maddux tied Roger Clemens for 8th all-time on the career wins list with 354 as his Los Angeles Dodgers rolled past his former team the San Diego Padres, 5-2.
Jeff Kent will undergo knee surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee on Tuesday. In advance of the surgery, the Dodgers have placed him on the DL.
It was a double whammy for the Brewers who lost Ben Sheets in the fifth inning with a groin injury and then gave up the win in the eighth inning of their 4-2 loss to the Mets. Carlos Delgado's two run homer off of Eric Gange proved to be the game winner for New York.
Milwaukee's General Manager Doug Melvin wants the official scorers decision to award a single to Andy LaRoche in the Brewers 7-0 shut out of the Pirates on Sunday to be changed to an error. That single is the only thing standing between CC Sabathia and a no-hitter.
Even the good teams hit the skids and that is just what's happening to the Cubs as they dropped their third straight, 3-0 to the Astros. Since the two closest teams in their division also suffered losses on Monday, it's not really that big a deal.
The Cubs called up Koyie Hill on Monday as a part of September call ups. Hill been involved in a scary table-saw accident 10 months ago where he almost lost three fingers and a thumb. But he has been able to recover nicely and played well enough in Triple-A Iowa to get his chance in the Big Leagues.
Proving everytime goes on a winning streak, the Nationals locked up their seventh straight victory with a 7-4 win over the Phillies. It seems like just last week the Nats had lost 11 straight. Talk about a streaky team. The Phils are now two full games behind the Mets in the NL East.
The Fish completed a two run rally in the ninth inning to keep their playoff hopes alive with a 4-3 victory over the Braves. Jorge Cantu tied the game at three a piece with a solo shot, while John Baker drove in the winning run with a sac fly.
Nascar Update:
Congrats to Jimmie Johnson on his California win on Sunday.
Jay Frye is mulling over an offer to jump from Red Bull Racing to Stewart Haas in 2009.
News&Notes: My well wishes go out to Jaguars OT Richard Collier who was shot and remains in critical condition at a local Jacksonville Hospital. Collier is the third NFL Player to be shot in 18 months...Two Oklahoma athletes were injured in a brawl at a local nightclub that involved guns, knives and tire irons. (Tire Irons? WTF?) The two athletes involved are believed to be freshman defensive end Frank Alexander and freshman basketball guard Ray Willis...The Lions have signed recently cut Rudi Johnson to a one year deal...Johnson's former teammate Chad Johnson legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco. Well, I guess he won't get fined for having Ocho Cinco on his jersey this year...According to the NFL Network, the League will suspend free agent Travis Henry for a year for violating the league's substance abuse policy. How the heck is he going to support his kids now?...Let it be known that I love New Jersey, but I hate Rutgers so I'm pretty happy to see the Scarlet Knights lost to Fresno State, 24-7. Have fun trying to build that new football stadium expansion now!...UCLA edged Tennessee, 27-24 in OT...Serena and Venus advanced onto the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. Of course, they will play against each other in the next round, but that means there will definitely be a Williams sister in the semis.
Check this out: The new 90210 premieres on the CW tonight. So to get you in the mood, click here for episodes from the original Beverly Hills, 90210. And here to meet the newest cast members that are not named Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty.
It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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