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Random Notes - May 10, 2002 
How bad are the 1-2 hitters in the Cubs lineup? Let's see ... Sammy Sosa is batting .357 with 15 home runs, but
has only 23 RBI's. At this pace, Sosa will not reach 100 RBI's until homerun #66.
Speaking of the Cubs, they are already 2-10 in one-run games in 2002. At this pace, the Cubbies would lose
49 one-run games this season. Tough times on the North Side.
The Tampa Bay Devil Dogs have been outscored 24-0 this season in the ninth inning. There isn't even a word to
describe futility like that. I'd love to know whose replica jersey they sell in the gift shop at Tropicana Field.
I imagine it is either Manager Hal McRae, "Raymond" the mascot or the Rays batboy.
I saw Rafael Palmeiro's Viagra commercial for the first time last week. I can only conclude that Raffy owes big
money to a bookmaker because there is absolutely NO other reason for a 37-year-old professional baseball player
to admit on national television that he uses Viagra.
The St. Louis Rams drafted drunk driver Steve Bellisari in the 6th Round of the NFL Draft. Belisari
joins Leonard Little, who killed a woman while drunk driving a couple of years ago. All I can say
to the people of St. Louis is stay off the streets after Happy Hour.
Some early choices for Boston Red Sox 2002: The Movie. Tony Shalhoub (Antonio from Wings) as Frank Castillo
and Billy Bob Thornton as John Burkett. I'm gonna get me some Fenway Franks and French Fried Potaters, umm hmm.
The casting of chick-flick star Tobey Maguire as Spiderman raised some eyebrows, but so far the movie has been
wildly successful, breaking the record for the most money generated in an opening weekend. Spiderman's success
with Maguire has prompted Sony Pictures to begin production on The Incredible Hulk starring Steve
Buscemi and Wonder Woman starring Roseanne Barr.
Look for the American League Wild Card to come from either the AL East (Boston or New York) or the AL Central
(Chicago, Minnesota or Cleveland). Teams in those divisions will be treated to 50-plus games against doormats
Toronto, Tampa Bay, Kansas City and Detroit. Teams in the AL West will play only 34 to 36 games against those
four teams. This is good news for the Sox, who already have 24 wins and still have 38 games left against the non-so
fearsome foursome. If the Sox can go 25-13 against those four, they would need to be only 51-42 (a 55% winning
percentage) against the rest of the league to win 100 games.
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