Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Quick Pitch: Cardinals-Reds Confrontation The Nastiest But Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers Also Win Showdowns

The Texas Rangers made a statement that's more important in Their clubhouse please anywhere else. The Minnesota Twins love what Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen says about Them made a vain Rather emphatic point they That's wrong. And the Cardinals and Reds? It's escalated way beyond talk. 

In case there was doubt for months, the playoff races are must. 

St. Louis and Cincinnati are Tied for first place in the National League Central with one game left in a series dominated by talk first, then by a first-inning melee Tuesday and certainly by the Cardinals, Ken won for the second night in a row . 

Minnesota broke a tie with the White Sox atop the AL Central, Hardly looking like the Piranhas Guillen CALLS Them in a power-packed 12-6 romp. 

And, while the Rangers enjoy baseball's largest division lead at 8 1 / 2 games, beating New York Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera goes a long way toward "What should be the next step for Texas - Proving They Can Be more than a brief and curious guest in this year's postseason. 

The immediate fireworks are in Cincinnati, M the Cardinals can get out of town with a sweep today on Tuesday's 8-4 victory. How Physically sound They are Could Be Another Story. 

Monday's verbal sparring Turned into all-out Swinging, not Thurs mention plenty of shoving and some KicKing Eve - with an apparent love tap setting it all off. 

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa Said backup Catcher Jason LaRue had a concussion (facial bruises were certainly visible) and pitcher Chris Carpenter some cuts, Both from the flailing feet of Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto, Ken Said they was on Defending Himself Being backed up against the home-plate screen by the unfriendly mass of 60-plus body of.

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