Friday, May 12, 2006

 

Spring surprises on the Diamond

Well, we're now a month and a half into baseball season, and as usual there is an early season surprise team. You know, that team that everyone expects to stink, but they explode out of the gate and hold first place for a month or two or even three, but then fade off into oblivion (see last year's Orioles). Or the opposite, that high priced squad that hits the skids in April, but inevitably claws back into contention (see last year's Yankees). This year, however, there seems to be an unusually large number of these teams, lending hope to the possibility that maybe, just maybe one of these clubs (almost always a small-market team) can hold it together, or continue to struggle.

In the American League, the Detroit Tigers seem to have a new and improved attitude under new skipper Jim Leyland. It has been reflected to this point in their 22-13 record. Losing no longer seems to be an accepted practice in Motown. Kenny Rogers has lead the solid start of an unheralded pitching staff, while largely unknown Chris Shelton has belted out ten dingers. (He had eighteen all of last year)

Staying in the AL Central we have witnessed the early struggles of the Cleveland Indians, a team some people were picking for the World Series. Starting pitcher C.C. Sabathia hurt himself in the season opener and has only recently returned to the rotation. The rest of the staff has been very mediocre and is the main reason why the Indians' record is just that.

Heading west, we see the Angels, another pre-season favorite sitting at 15-20 and not showing any signs of improvement. A couple good weeks could easily have them back on top of the division, but Vladimir Guerrero is eventually going to need some help if the Angels are going to turn it around.

Switching over to the senior circuit, we see the Cincinnati Reds, tagged for last place by many, sitting atop a very competitive NL Central. The Reds were expected to be hampered by their unimpressive pitching, but the two guys expected to be the bright spots have been all that and more. Aaron Harang and pre-season pick-up Bronson Arroyo are a combined 10-2, averaging around 6 strike-outs per start. Arroyo even has a pair of homeruns to boot. The continued fortunes of Cincinnati look to rest upon their arms.

Everyone expected the NL west to be close because none of its teams were/are all that great. What people didn't expect to see was the Colorado Rockies sitting atop this turtle derby. The Rockies have six regulars batting over .300, while their patch-work rotation has largely kept things under control at the launch pad that is Coors Field. Closer Brian Fuentes has converted eight of nine save opportunities. It probably isn't going to take any more than 85 wins to capture this division, so it wouldn't be inconceivable to say the Rockies only need to keep up their slightly above average pace to plod their way to first place.

It's still early on, but here's hoping that at least one of these teams makes a serious run so we can start talking about something other than Barry Bonds' tainted chase of Babe Ruth's homerun total.

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شركة مكافحة حمام بالرياض
تعتبر شركة مكافحة حمام بالرياض من الشركات الرائدة في مجال الخدمات المنزلية المميزة وتعمل الشركة على الحفاظ على مستواها بشكل مستمر، من خلال التعامل مع كافة العملاء من خلال مجموعة من الأجهزة المتطورة عالميا، كما تقوم الشركة بتوفير جميع التدريبات التي يحتاجها العمال بهدف تحقيق أفضل نتائج الخدمة للعملاء الكرام.


 

شركة عزل اسطح بالاحساء

تعمل شركة عزل اسطح بالاحساء على تطوير ألواح الاسفلتويد للحصول على أفضل نتائج العزل وهي عبارة عن ألواح من الكرتون صنع خصيصاً من نوع كرتون قوي في مصنع المواد العازلة
وخيش يوضع عليه قطران و الذي عادة ما يكون في براميل البيتومين الساخن ثم يستخدم في أغراض العزل المائي
شرائح من البلاستيك وهي تفرد علي السطح المراد عزله عن طريق لصقها مادة البولي إيثيلين أو ألواح البلاستيك المتعارف عليها و تشكل ولكن بسمك أكبر ثم تلحم السطح ألواح الرصاص و الزنك وتعتبر من أكثر المواد التي لها كفاءة عالية في العزل و خاصة ألواح الرصاص التي تقاوم الصدأ و يتم وضعها علي السطح و تلحم بالقصدير .

شركة عزل بالاحساء

شركة عزل بالاحساء تقدم لعملائها الكرام أفضل تخفيضات و تشير لضرورة توفير ميل باتجاه نقاط تصريف المطر و هذا في غاية الأهمية يتم تنفيذ هذا الميل باستخدام الخرسانة الرغوية و التي توفر الميل المطلوب حتى يمتاز بخفة الوزن لذا عزيزي العميل عليك أن تعلم بأن الخرسانة الرغوية لا تعتبر نظاماً للعزل الحراري و أن جميع أنظمة العزل الحراري تتمتع بقدرات متفاوتة على عزل الصوت مما يسهم كثيراً في الحد من الضجيج داخل المبنى و تتفاوت التكاليف تبعاً للنظام المستخدم في عزل الأسطح فالعزل يعتبر حماية للمسكن كما يعرفه الكثير من الناس و هناك أهمية قصوى للعزل و يرجع هذا إلى درجات الحرارة القاسية .


 
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