THE END

AARON CONNER'S MARINERS WERE PLAYING FOR THE AL CHAMPIONSHIP WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THIS BLOG.

HE FINISHED THE 2036 REGULAR SEASON HITTING .292 WITH 19 HRs AND 69 RBIs.

HIS ALL-TIME CAREER RECORDS INCLUDE HOMERS (940), RBIs (2884), HITS (4196) AND AT-BATS (13919).

HAVE REPLACED THE DISC, BUT I DOUBT I WILL MONITOR A CAREER LIKE CONNOR'S ANYTIME SOON.

AM MOVING ON TO http://www.theultimateshow11.blogspot.com/ AND WILL POST MORE AT OS IN THE FUTURE.

TEXAS

TEXAS RANGERS


TOP 10 PICKS (DRAFTED NO. 4)

1-C GONZALEZ
2-J HEYWARD
3-R HOWARD
4-J DE LA ROSA
5-F GUITIERREZ
6-T SNIDER
7-R SORIANO
8-J BENOIT
9-D BARD
10-D BRADEN

WENT WITH GONZALEZ B/C OF CONTRACT LENGTH AND THOUGHT HEYWARD AND HOWARD WERE STEALS, ALTHOUGH THE GAME DESIGNERS SEEM TO THINK HOWARD IS GOING TO FALL HARD AND QUICK.

DE LA ROSA BEST SP AT THE SPOT, WENT WITH GUITIERREZ B/C OF CONTRACT - DEALT HIM IN THE SPRING WHEN CATCHING HELP WAS NEEDED, PICKED UP M MONTERO FOR HIM PLUS SP J MAINE, WHO WAS HAVING AN OUTSTANDING PRESEASON AND FORCED ME TO SEND D BRADEN, PICK NO. 10, TO AAA.

T SNIDER JUST 23 AND CAPABLE OF HITTING 45 HRs. RELEIVERS FILLED SLOTS SIX TO NINE, AS I HAVE FOUND A SOLID RP CORE IS NEEDED. R SORIANO WILL CLOSE, J BENOIT HAS A 3-YR DEAL AND D BARD WAS LIGHTS OUT IN 2010.

ROSTERS
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OPENING DAY

TEXAS
SP
37-J DE LA ROSA
35-T HUNTER
33-C RICHARD
38-J MAINE
56-M MINOR

RP
23-TAKAHASHI
51-BARD
53-J BENOIT
47-T BYRDAK
40-T SAITO
54-A RHODES
29-R SORIANO

C
32-M MONTERO
31-R WHITE
3-B ANDERSON

IF
15-T GRISSOM
44-R HOWARD
27-A FERNANDEZ
2-R FINN
17-E ALDRIDGE

OF
19-T COLVIN
55-C GONZALEZ
22-J HEYWARD
43-A CONNER
45-T SNIDER
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AAA
SP
50-D WILLIS
36-K ERBE
52-D BRADEN
18-V RODRIGUEZ
20- E HARRIS

RP
26-F MEADOWS
29-Z BRADDOCK
7-R RUSSELL
28-B LAYFIELD
53-D.R. HERRERA
48-V MARTE
13-G CHAVEZ

C
0-H CONGER
22- M BRITO

IF
5-S SHERMAN
75-F FREEMAN
24-D VICIEDO
12-J GOFF
3-J GONZALEZ
14-C SANDOVAL

OF
27- D JENNINGS
31-J TABATA
9-DO BROWN
8-S McCAULEY
21-D TROTTER
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AA
SP
36-P TEJADA
28-H CORTES
30-A LUGO
22-D TENACE
7-W HAMMEL

RP
44-J GARDNER
6-J GONZALEZ
23-A MONTALVO
10-
5-M DE LOS SANTOS
19-
8-B STEEN

C
43-N NESS
20-M PERALTA

IF
80-I BARRIOS
34-L HANCOCK
17-K KENDRICK
24-P JERNIGAN
14-E ORTEGA

OF
16-M WATSON
38 J McDERMOTT
4-O VALDEZ
11-R SAMUELS
13-
23-
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A
(FREE AGENT SIGNEES)

RF-25-N CASE
SP-3-B JOHNS
RP-16- K DI BIASE
SP-26-R ELMORE
RP-5-J GIL
SP-7-M RUIZ
RP-20-R FERGUSON
SS-11-S FUENTES
SP-2- S GUERRERO
RP-71-H HUMPHREY
3B-10-J LIMA
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CC
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NYY-2013 STATS

PLAYER           G   AB  AVG  H    R    2B   3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB  SO  SLG
HEYWARD     145 579 .323  187 105  34    4    45   105   13  7    45    107 .625
CONNER        141 553 .327  183 104  28    2    41   102   14  3    45    103 .605
FERNANDEZ  129 458 .284  129 72    26    1    28   79     8    8    37    99   .530
GRISSOM       127 442  .290  128 83   24     3    25   60    12   8    33   101  .527
SANTANA      116 428  .270  113 89   21     2    18   62    3     2    37   68    .455
AROD              114 433  .277  120 75   30     3    25   78    7     5    31   98    .533
A LIND            113 328  .251  95   46   17     1    24   63     0    2    22   104  .492
H CONGER      

NYY-KEY PLAYER BIOS 2010-13

AL

M CABRERA DET
13  52  140  .346
12  46  126  .288
11  52  124  .317
10  38  126  .328
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T   397 1269 .328

J VOTTO TB
13  39  118  .335
12  32  92    .321
11  48  129  .339
10  37  113  .324
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T  209 637  .323

A CONNER NYY
13  41  102  ,327
12  15  45    .287
11  28  82    .287
10
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T  84  228    .303

J HEYWARD NY
13  45  105  .323
12  29  95    .271
11  41  123  .326
10  18  77    .287
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T   138 395  .300

J BRUCE BOS
13  31  91   .313
12  26  93   .293
11  24  101  .304
10  25  70   ,281
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T  153  459 .268

B POSEY BAL
13  27  90  .307
12  19  95  .287
11  24  101 .304
10  18  67   .305
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T  88  393  .298

C CRAWFORD BOS
13  28  88   .305
12  23  93   .307
11  16  73   .276
10  19  90   .307
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T   171 846  .296

T SNIDER TOR
13  39  119  .305
12  26  95    .266
11  31  84   .258
10  14  32   .255
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T 

2013 DRAMA

FINAL PLAYOFF UPDATE-2013

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3 , 2013

"BITTER ... BUMMER"
NY LOSES PLAYOFF TRY IN LAST GAME

BY MARVIN TELK

SPORTSWRITER

http://www.theultimateshow2011.blogspot.com/

KANSAS CITY - THE YANKEES STREAKED UNTIL THEY COULD STREAK NO MORE,

WITH A PLETHORA OF ONE-GAME PLAYOFF SPOTS ON THE LINE, THE YANKEES COULDN'T PUT TOGETHER A WIN IN GAME NO. 162, A 4-3 DEFEAT TO THE ROYALS.

"IT'S BITTER, NO DOUBT," SAID MANAGER JOE GIRARDI. "IT'S A BUMMER."

THE LOST LEFT NEW YORK AND THE BLUE JAYS BOTH AT 86-76, A SINGLE GAME BEHIND DIVISION CHAMP BOSTON. THE ANGELS, MARINERS AND WHITE SOX ALL FINISHED IN THE WILD CARD LEAD AT 87-75, WITH THE YANKEES AND TORONTO A GAME SHORT THERE ALSO.

THE YANKEES' STREAKY SEPTEMBER WENT LIKE THIS:

LOSE 2
WIN 1
LOSE 3
WIN 2
LOSE 1
WIN 1
LOSE 2
WIN 4
LOSE 3
WIN 3
LOSE 3
WIN 4 (INCLUDING OCT 1-2)
LOSE 1 (OCT. 3)

"I GUESS THAT PUTS US ABOUT 50 PERCENT TO WIN OR LOSE A PLAYOFF GAME," GIRARDI SAID. "SHAME WE DIDN'T GET TO FIND OUT."

PLAYOFF UPDATE-2013

THE YANKEES CONTINUE TO DO WHAT THEY DO BEST: BASH THE BALL OUT OF THE PARK.

UNFORTUNATELY, NEW YORK'S PITCHING STAFF CONTINUES TO SHOW OFF ITS HOTTEST TRAIT: GIVING UP RUNS - AND PLENTY OF THEM.

WITH JUST A HANDFUL OF GAMES REMAING, THE YANKEES CLING TO POSTSEASON THOUGHTS. AT 82-75, NEW YORK IS THREE GAMES BEHIND IN ITS OWN DIVISION - AS WELL AS BEING A TRIO OF GAMES BEHIND FOR THE LONE WILD CARD SPOT..

THE TWINS, WHITE SOX,  BLUE JAYS AND BOSTON ARE ALL TIED AT 85-72 FOR WILD CARD HONORS.