FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
Rosenthal: Contenders Playing Poorly Since All-Star Break
PLAYOFF CONTENDERS LOOK TO STAY IN RACE – On Saturday, July 24 (4:00 PM ET) the Mets, Phillies and Dodgers are featured on the FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK. Each has struggled to begin the second half and is looking to reignite their playoff chases. In Los Angeles, two of those teams meet as David Wright and the Mets take on Joe Torre’s Dodgers. The Phillies will have a tough time getting back in the win column as they face Rockies ace Ubaldo Jiminez in Philly. One team that is not struggling is the White Sox; they travel to Oakland to take on the A’s. This week, the pregame show originates live from Oakland with host Chris Rose. Once game action begins, Rose joins the game crew including Mark Grace to handle play-by-play duties.
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GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST COV.
New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers Kenny Albert & Eric Karros 51%
Dodger Stadium – Los Angeles, CA
MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Orlando, Phoenix, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, San Diego, Tampa, Washington, West Palm Beach
Probable Pitchers: Mike Pelfrey, RHP (10-5, 4.01 ERA) vs. TBA
Colorado Rockies at Philadelphia Phillies Dick Stockton, Tim McCarver 24%
& Ken Rosenthal
Citizens Bank Park – Philadelphia, PA
MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, St. Louis, Tulsa
Probable Pitchers: Ubaldo Jimenez. RHP (15-1, 2.38 ERA) vs. TBA
Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics Chris Rose & Mark Grace 24%
Oakland Alameda County Coliseum – Oakland, CA
MARKETS INCLUDE: Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Louisville, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle
Probable Pitchers: Freddy Garcia, RHP (9-3, 4.37 ERA) vs. Vin Mazzaro, RHP (5-2, 3.50 ERA)
KEN ROSENTHAL: “MANY CONTENDERS PLAYING POORLY SINCE ALL-STAR BREAK” – “As the trade market heats up, one interesting thing is how poorly some of the contenders have played since the All-Star break,” said MLB on FOX’s Ken Rosenthal. “The Dodgers and Tigers started 0-6, the Mets and Phillies 1-5, and the Mets’ one win came on a disputed call at home plate in San Francisco. None of those teams is further than four games out for a post-season berth, so it’s not as if any should be in sell mode. Indeed, maybe each team is just going through a bad stretch. At the same time, smart clubs are realistic about their chances. Should the Phillies, for example, expend prospects for Astros right-hander Roy Oswalt when they have yet to really play well this season? This will be an important question for the Phillies to answer in the next 10 days.”
GERMAN GRAND PRIX – The German Grand Prix comes to FOX on Sunday, July 25 (12:00 PM ET) from Hockenheimring Race Track in Hockenheim, Germany, home to the German Grand Prix from 1977-2006. Current points leader Lewis Hamilton looks to take back his first place honor for the race, after he was robbed of consecutive victories last year from Mark Webber who is a mere 17 points back, sitting third in points. Drivers will navigate the newly constructed and dramatically shortened tight cornered raceway which hasn’t had a fatal accident since Tony Boden in 1986.
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