RED SOX TO CHANGE NAME IN 2005
RIVERSIDE - If the Red Sox can hold on and stay in the majors for another season, the Riverside Red Sox announced today that the team will change its identity in 2005.
It's expected the team intends to try to tie itself to Los Angeles more closely, to capitalize on that region's marketing power.
DOWN THE STRETCH
Playoff time means fighting for spots and for titles. The Boston Yankees and Providence Bees are not just fighting for the Eastern Division title, but the winner of the east is presumed to be named the first-ever winner of the MLB Champions League, the regular season champion of baseball. The Colorado Rockies are meanwhile just fighting for a shot to get into the playoffs. The ballclub is just 1 1/2 games out. It seems that the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Bombers will duel in the waning days of the MLB season to determine who will participate in the AT&T Challenge Series.
It should be an interesting few weeks of the regular season!
STANDINGS
SEPTEMBER 1, 2004
Code:
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Boston Yankees 96 45 .681 -
Providence Bees 94 47 .667 2.0
Brooklyn Cyclones 90 50 .643 5.5
New York Mets 78 63 .553 18.0
Baltimore Orioles 70 70 .500 25.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 61 80 .433 35.0
Pennsylvania Colonials 56 84 .400 39.5
New York Bombers 51 91 .359 45.5
Central Division W L PCT GB
Detroit Tigers 86 56 .606 -
Monterrey Matadors 75 65 .536 10.0
Chicago Cubs 71 70 .504 14.5
Chicago Comets 70 71 .496 15.5
Columbus Clippers 70 72 .493 16.0
St. Louis Cardinals 68 73 .482 17.5
Toronto Blue Sox 66 75 .468 19.5
Kansas City Royals 54 86 .386 31.0
Western Division W L PCT GB
Los Angeles Dodgers 88 52 .629 -
Colorado Rockies 76 64 .543 12.0
Los Angeles Angels 71 70 .504 17.5
San Diego Padres 71 71 .500 18.0
Seattle Mariners 68 73 .482 20.5
San Francisco Giants 65 75 .464 23.0
San Jose Captains 57 84 .404 31.5
Riverside Red Sox 54 87 .383 34.5
Southern Division W L PCT GB
Cincinnati Reds 89 53 .627 -
Washington Diplomats 82 59 .582 6.5
Florida Marlins 72 70 .507 17.0
San Antonio Aviators 67 73 .479 21.0
Houston Astros 66 74 .471 22.0
Atlanta Athletics 62 79 .440 26.5
Texas Rangers 61 80 .433 27.5
Arizona Diamondbacks 49 92 .348 39.5