2006 Season
The Cincinnati Reds are crowned NBC World Champions!!!!! Congratulations to Scott Eggen and the Reds on defeating a very tough Seattle Mariners team and capturing their 2nd NBC title. The series was a very tightly contested set of games, with the Reds 4 wins coming by one run each time.
NBC Playoff Match Ups!!!
American League
Cleveland Indians at Seattle Mariners (Mariners win series 4-1)
San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves (Giants win series 4-2)
ALCS
San Francisco Giants at Seattle Mariners (Mariners win series 4-2)
National League
New York Mets at Houston Astros (Astros sweep series 4-0)
Los Angeles Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds (Reds win series 4-2)
NLCS
Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds (Reds sweep series 4-0)
NBC World Series
Cincinnati Reds at Seattle Mariners (Reds win series 4-1)
National League 2006
M.V.P. Award: Derrek Lee - Cincinnati Reds
Cy Young Award: Pedro Martinez - Pittsburgh Pirates
Fireman Award: Mariano Rivera - Cincinnati Reds
Silver Sluggers
C: Jason Varitek - Houston Astros
1B: Derrek Lee - Cincinnati Reds
2B: Adam Kennedy - Florida Marlins
SS: David Eckstein - Los Angeles Dodgers
3B: Aramis Ramirez - Milwaukee Brewers
OF: Jason Bay - Pittsburgh Pirates
OF: Carl Crawford - Tampa Bay Devil Rays
OF: Geoff Jenkins - Florida Marlins
American League 2006
M.V.P. Award: David Ortiz - Atlanta Braves
Cy Young Award: Scott Kazmir - Kansas City Royals
Fireman Award: Joe Nathan - San Francisco Giants
Rookie of the Year: Jeff Francoeur - Atlanta Braves
Silver Sluggers
C: Rod Barajas - Los Angeles Angels
1B: Lyle Overbay - Toronto Blue Jays
2B: Jeff Kent - San Francisco Giants
SS: Derek Jeter - Toronto Blue Jays
3B: Miguel Cabrera - Kansas City Royals
OF: Andruw Jones - Atlanta Braves
OF: Lance Berkman - Los Angeles Angels
OF: Jim Edmonds - San Francisco Giants
DH: David Ortiz - Atlanta Braves
| N.L. EAST |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| **Cincinnati Reds |
121 |
41 |
0.747 |
xxx |
63 - 18 |
58 - 23 |
| Florida Marlins |
100 |
62 |
0.617 |
21 |
57 - 24 |
43 - 38 |
| Washington Nationals |
82 |
80 |
0.506 |
39 |
45
- 36 |
37 - 44 |
| San Diego Padres |
69 |
93 |
0.426 |
52 |
36 - 45 |
33 - 48 |
| Texas Rangers |
69 |
93 |
0.426 |
52 |
31 - 50 |
38 - 43 |
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| N.L. Central |
W |
L |
Pct |
|
Home |
Road |
| **New York Mets |
92 |
70 |
0.568 |
xxx |
49
- 32 |
43 - 38 |
| Milwaukee Brewers |
68 |
94 |
0.420 |
23 |
33 - 48 |
35 - 46 |
| Minnesota Twins |
68 |
94 |
0.420 |
23 |
33 - 48 |
35 - 46 |
| St. Louis Cardinals |
66 |
96 |
0.407 |
25 |
34 - 47 |
32
- 49 |
| Philadelphia Phillies |
50 |
112 |
0.309 |
40 |
27 - 54 |
23 - 58 |
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| N.L. West |
W |
L |
Pct |
|
Home |
Road |
| **Houston Astros |
111 |
51 |
0.685 |
xxx |
65 - 16 |
46 - 35 |
| *Los Angeles
Dodgers |
108 |
54 |
0.667 |
3 |
55 - 26 |
53 - 28 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
83 |
79 |
0.512 |
28 |
50 - 31 |
33 - 48 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
75 |
87 |
0.463 |
36 |
42 - 39 |
33 -
48 |
| Colorado Rockies |
64 |
98 |
0.395 |
47 |
33 - 48 |
31 - 50 |
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| A.L. East |
W |
L |
Pct |
GB |
Home |
Road |
| **Cleveland Indians |
104 |
58 |
0.642 |
xxx |
53 - 28 |
51 - 30 |
| Baltimore Orioles |
85 |
77 |
0.525 |
19 |
44
- 37 |
41 - 40 |
| Toronto Blue Jays |
78 |
84 |
0.481 |
26 |
42 - 39 |
36 - 45 |
| Boston Red Sox |
65 |
97 |
0.401 |
39 |
37 - 44 |
28 - 53 |
| New York Yankees |
62 |
100 |
0.383 |
42 |
30 - 51 |
32
- 49 |
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| A.L. Central |
W |
L |
Pct |
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Home |
Road |
| **Atlanta Braves |
106 |
56 |
0.654 |
xxx |
54 - 27 |
52 - 29 |
| Chicago Cubs |
83 |
79 |
0.512 |
23 |
44 - 37 |
39 - 42 |
| Kansas City Royals |
80 |
82 |
0.494 |
26 |
46
- 35 |
34 - 47 |
| Chicago White Sox |
75 |
87 |
0.463 |
31 |
44 - 37 |
31 - 50 |
| Detroit Tigers |
60 |
102 |
0.370 |
46 |
35 - 46 |
25 - 56 |
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| A.L. West |
W |
L |
Pct |
|
Home |
Road |
| **Seattle Mariners |
115 |
47 |
0.710 |
xxx |
65
- 16 |
47 - 31 |
| *San Francisco Giants |
99 |
63 |
0.611 |
16 |
59 - 22 |
40 - 41 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks |
69 |
93 |
0.426 |
46 |
36 - 45 |
33 - 48 |
| Los Angeles Angels |
68 |
94 |
0.420 |
47 |
34
- 47 |
34 - 47 |
| Oakland Athletics |
55 |
107 |
0.340 |
60 |
23 - 58 |
32 - 49 |
The NL starting pitcher was none other than "The Rocket" Roger Clemens - all time win leader for the NBC Reds. His counterpart was Scott Kazmir who has yetto be defeated while wearing his home Royals jersey...
1st Inn - Brian Roberts(Bal) leads off the game for the AL by sending a Clemens fastball deep into the ocean air. Clemens retires next 3 batters in order. Kazmir works a perfect bottom half.
2nd Inn - This time Morgan Ensberg(KC) launches another Clemens offering into the seats to leadoff the inning. At this point, Clemens is deemed ineffective and removed in favor of Johan Santana(LA) who retires the next 3 in order, recording 2 K's. Kazmir works another perfect inning. AL leads 2-0.
3rd Inn - In his second inning of work, Santana again works a 1-2-3 while striking out two. John Smoltz(Cle) returns the favor in the bottom half.
4th Inn - Pedro Martinez(Pit) tosses a perfect inning and strikes out two. Brandon Webb(AZ) only strikes out one while doing the same. I know, this is starting to sound like the futures game...but wait...
5th Inn - Roy Oswalt(Hou) tosses a 1-2-3 5th. Chien-Mien Wang(Atl) serves up the 3rd leadoff homer of the game to Derek Lee(Cin) that puts the NL on the board. After 5 Innings of all-star play the AL leads 2-1.
6th Inn - Jake Peavy(SD) following the lead of his predecessors, strikes out two while retiring AL batters 1-2-3. Chad Cordero(Atl) does the same while striking out one.
7th Inn - Billy Wagner(Hou) retires the side striking out two and walking Tony Clark(AZ). Hutson Street(Oak is elected to pitch the 7th. Disatser strikes for the AL. Street walks the first two batters of the inning, PH Kotsay(Fla) & PH Pujols(Stl), before being lifted in favor of Joe Nathan(SF). Nathan strikes out PH Giles(SD) but then walks PH Joe Mauer(Min) to load the bases. Nathan then walks PH David Wright(NYM) to tie the game. Nathan is lifted in favor Chris Carpenter(Bal). Carl Crawford(TB), batting 8th because of Kazmir, strolled to the plate for the NL. Crawford (who had recieved an impressive 14 of a possible 15 votes in the OF voting) did not disappoint his NL fans. Crawford ripped a triple into the gap to clear the bases and give the NL a 5-2 lead. The next batter, Todd Walker(Pit), who had entered the game in the 6th as a PH, hit a sac fly to score Crawford and expand the NL lead to 6-2. Carpenter struck out Lugo(Hou) to bring an end to the inning.
8th Inn - Trevor Hoffman(SD), holding true to real-life all-star form, struggles by allowing a leadoff single to PH Pierre(Det) and then an rbi
double to PH Ryan Howard(Bos). With 3 right handed hitters due, the NL manager sticks with hometown Hoffy who settles in and retires the next 3 batters in order. In the bottom half, Dustin Hermanson(Atl) fails to keep the NL off the board allowing singles to Figgins(Tex) and Kotsay(Fla) and then loading the bases by walking Pujols(Stl). Brian Giles(SD) grounds into a DP but another runs scores for the NL. Mariano Rivera(Cin) pitched the last frame for the NL and surrendered a solo home run to Tony Clark, but that was all.