Take 2 Roundup: Games of Tues, 11/27/07

[Proverbial Psalms]

[size=24:7bf650660b][b:7bf650660b]Pirates Defeat Dodgers, Climb Above .500[/b:7bf650660b][/size:7bf650660b]
[size=16:7bf650660b]Barry Bonds demonstrates unexplainable superhuman power, launches amazing 590 foot HR completely out of Dodger Stadium.[/size:7bf650660b]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/barry_bonds_3_150x225.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="167" style="margin: 0px 10px;" /> Potential superstar Barry Bonds launched a jaw dropping home run completely out of Dodger Stadium and Bob Walk pitched six strong innings as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=241][u:7bf650660b]Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1[/u:7bf650660b][/url], putting the Pirates above the .500 mark for the first time in the past 18 games.

[url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=310389][u:7bf650660b]American League SN Rankings[/u:7bf650660b][/url], by Bill Janssen

[url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=310477][u:7bf650660b]National League SN Rankings[/u:7bf650660b][/url], by Adam DeCicco

[i:7bf650660b]photo: SN Archives[/i:7bf650660b]

[b:7bf650660b]Elsewhere in the NL:[/b:7bf650660b] The Cincinnati Reds put on a hitting exposition of sorts, getting 18 hits in their [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=238][u:7bf650660b]15-5 home victory[/u:7bf650660b][/url] against Montreal.

[b:7bf650660b]In the AL:[/b:7bf650660b] Detroit's Jack Morris notched his league-leading fifth win of the season by [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=241][u:7bf650660b]shutting out the Kansas City Royals 5-0[/u:7bf650660b][/url]. The win allowed the Tigers to maintain a 2 game lead over the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East. In Toronto, the Blue Jays (12-7) got 3 HR's from Jesse Barfield and [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=245][u:7bf650660b]rallied to defeat the AL West leading California Angels 5-4 in 10 innings[/u:7bf650660b].[/url]

[b:7bf650660b]Elsewhere in the NL:[/b:7bf650660b] Detroit's Jack Morris notched his league-leading fifth win of the season by [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=241][u:7bf650660b]shutting out the Kansas City Royals 5-0[/u:7bf650660b][/url].

[Cruiser]

I hope all this attention doesn't give Bobby's kid a swelled head.

Bonds, Dan Gladden, Kevin McReynolds and Mitch Webster give the NL some fine young centerfielders who should be fixtures for years to come.