May 17, 2002 [LINK]

[ Mariners edge the Red Sox ]

The top two winningest teams in baseball, the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox, fought it out in a three game series in Seattle, and the home team won two of three. The Minnesota Twins are still in first place in the AL Central, and the Montreal Expos are a close second in the NL East to the -- FLORIDA MARLINS?? The Yankees are finally starting to catch up on the Red Sox after a lousy two-week stretch.

On Monday night the Braves played in San Francisco's beautiful Pac Bell Park for the first time this year, and Barry Bonds hit another home run into the Bay. The game was briefly interrupted by a mild earthquake in the top of the ninth inning. It was broadcast on TBS, but I turned it off after the sixth inning, so I missed all the excitement. D'oh! The Braves lost the game in extra innings, falling below .500 again...