Check out the video clip below of the Wildcard Playoff tiebreaker between the Rockies and Padres last night. Do you think Holliday was safe or out? I hate to say it, but plays like this make you realize MLB should think about instant replay. Either way the Rockies won 9-8 and now move on to face the Phillies.

Tonight San Diego must travel into Denver in a do or die game against the surging Rockies to see who wins the wild card spot in the National League. The Padres lost their last two games of the year against the Brewers while the Rockies have won 13 of their last 14 games. San Diego is starting NL Cy Young (my opinion) Jake Peavy (19-6 2.36 234 strikeouts – leading each pf these categories in the NL) while the Rockies hand the ball to Josh Fogg (10-9 4.79 ERA). I know pitching wins in the playoffs so we should go with Peavy and the Padres, but Colorado will win this game tonight and go on to face the Phillies.

Colorado wins the moneyline +121

Overall Record:

NFL 25-13-2
College Football: 20-21
MLB 1-0
College Basketball 48-37-2
NBA 6-4

Last week we discussed Bonds record breaking home run ball and the fact billionaire clothing mogul Mark Ecko was giving the public an opportunity to decide the fate of the ball. We voted to launch the ball into space, but after 10 million votes were tabulated it has been determined the most famous baseball in the world will be branded with an asterick instead. We are comfortable with the public’s decision, but we still think it would have been cool to send it into orbit.

The Baseball Hall of Fame has announced they will accept the ball with an asterick after initially indicating they wouldn’t accept a marked up ball.

Fashion mogul Mark Ecko won the auction over the weekend for Bonds 756th home run record breaking ball. Now he is giving the public an opportunity to decide what to do with the record breaking ball at this website. I think you know how we feel about Mr. Bonds here at SportsUnderground.com, but in case you don’t we voted for that damn ball to be shipped off to space.

The Texas Rangers went the F#%k off lasts night against the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles were up 3-0 going into the fourth inning when the Rangers decided it was time to get the offense going. When the game was over the Rangers won by a staggering 30-3 score. It’s the second-most runs all-time right behind the Chicago Colts [now the Cubbies] scored 36 against the Louisville Colonels on June 29, 1897. The Rangers hit six home-runs with two of them being grand slams and Jarrod Saltamacchia had seven RBI’s in the game. I got a strong feeling this EMBARASSING loss will not sit well at all with the Orioles.

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Do you know who is on pace to strike out more batters than any AL pitcher has since 2000 when Pedro mowed down 284? It is no other than Erik Bedard! What do you mean you don’t know Bedard? He is the ace of the Baltimore Orioles and…..oh wait I guess that says it all.

Brandon Webb pitched his third straight complete game shutout today and his scoreless innings streak has reached 42. He has 18 more innings to go if he wants to break the record of 59 innings set by Orel Hershiser. Webb is definitely one of the key reasons the Arizona Diamondbacks lead the NL West.

Brandon Webb went out for the second time in a row and pitched a complete-game shutout for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Webb the ace of the first place Diamondbacks extended his streak of scoreless innings to 33 with the shutout against the Nationals. The reigning Cy Young award winner still has a long ways to go though to catch the 59 scoreless innings record set by Orel Hershiser.

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Most of us have memories of Rick Ankiel as a highly touted prospect going totally mental during his short stint with the St. Louis Cardinals as a starting pitcher. Towards the end of his tenure as a pitcher he truly had issues even throwing the ball over the plate. Over two years later Ankiel has fought his way back to the majors, but no longer as a pitcher. Ankiel is now an outfielder and before being called up to the Cardinals he hit over 50 home runs in his last two years in the minors. Ankiel didn’t slow up in his debut as an outfielder in the majors by hitting a three-run homer in the seventh inning against the Padres leading St. Louis to a 5-0 win. Two days later Ankiel hit two bombs for the Cardinals lagainst the Dodgers leading to a 6-1 victory. Ankiel and his bat are bringing new life to a Cardinals team that has suffered through tons of injuries and a very disappointing season to date. They are now 6.5 games back in the NL Central and Ankiel could just be the edge they need to turn things around.

Bonds broke the record held by Hank Aaron after hitting his 756th career home run last night against the Washington Generals.