Synchronized Off Days!

Well it seem rather convienently that both the teams I follow, the Boston Red Sox, and The Hanshin Tigers of the NPB have the day off today, which is a good time to take stock of where they are. Standings in both brackets are current as of Wedneday morning:After 120 games (The MLB plays 162 games) the Red Sox are currently 24 games over .500 with a 72-48 record. They have the best win total in Major League Baseball with 72, and the best winning percentage with .600. No other team in either league has even 70 wins. In their division (the American League East) they are five games ahead of the Charging New York Yankees. Friday brings a doubleheader against the American League West Leading Los Angeles Angel of Anaheim (yes, I think the name is stupid too).
After 101 games the Hanshin Tigers are 6 games over .500 with a record of 52-46-3 (yep, the NPB has ties. If there is no winner after 12 full innings of play, the contest is considered a draw.). They have the fifth best win total with 52 and the fifth best winning percentage with .531 (Interestingly, 3 of the four teams with better records than Hanshin have played more games). In their league (The Central League) they are currently in third 2 1/2 games behing the Yomiuri Giants, and 1 game behind the Chunichi Dragons. Friday brings a contest against the sixth (last) place Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Good Luck To Both Teams!

TomC

Christina Aguilera 2

# Christina Maria Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York.

# She received 6 Grammy nominations and won for "Best New Artist" in February 2000.

# Although she is half-Ecuadorian and has released a Spanish album, Christina is not fluent in Spanish.

# Her musical influences include Whitney Houston, Etta James, and Janet Jackson.

# Christina won the 2002 Grammy for "Best Collaboration" with Lil' Kim, Mya, & Pink for her work in the 'Moulin Rouge' song "Lady Marmalade".

# She has two papillon dogs that she named Chewy and Stinky.

# Rolling Stone magazine wrote that her video for the song "Dirrty", is the most played music video of all time.

# Christina's self titled debut album went platinum ten times over.

# In 2003, Christina donated $200,000 to the Women's Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh in Oakland.

# She co-wrote Kelly Clarkson's monster hit single, "Miss Independent".

# In 2005, Christina married her manager, Jordan Bratman, in a traditional ceremony in Napa Valley, Ca.

# She shares a birthday with Katie Holmes, Steven Spielberg, and Brad Pitt.

# In 2003, Christina earned an estimated $29.7 million in album sales and endorsement deals.

TomC

A Sneaky Little Trick

Okay check this one out. I have taken a bit of interest in International Football (you know, soccer to us Americans) recently. The problem is I only have one European Buddy who would know or might know someone that would be able to help me find the right websites to follow the sport.

This is also a bit of an experiment, because so far every time I have linked to her site, Princesse has commented on the post. Let's se if the streak holds true!

TomC