INTRO:
Trivia on tap, baseball rivalries, NASCAR gets revved up in the Poconos, we have supremely hot props and Brian V. From Cape Coral, Fla. Is headed to the World Series. Read on!!!

TRIVIA:
Q: Which player hit over .300 in the most consecutive seasons?
A) Rod Carew  B) Tony Gwynn  C) Stan Musial  D) Ty Cobb
*ANSWER AT BOTTOM

MLB:

SATURDAY:
 DODGERS (41-52)    
 METS (47-46) 
 3:15 PM FOX  

East coast meets West coast as two of big market teams down on their luck this year square off. The Dodgers are down after letting lots of talent go in the off-season but Jeff Kent (15HR, 60RBI, .300) is a warrior who never quits! The Mets play in the best division in baseball and are still only 6.5 games out of first place and with their talent could still take the NL East.

 BRAVES (53-42)      
 D’BACKS (46-50) 
 9:40 PM WTBS  

The Braves have a strong pitching staff and slugger Andruw Jones (29HR, 73RBI) is on fire this season. Playing in the NL East every game counts and playing the D’Backs should be a break for the Bravos. The D’Backs have a losing record but are only 5 game behind San Diego I the weak NL West, they have no intentions of rolling over for the Braves.

SUNDAY:
 CUBS (48-45)      
 CARDINALS (60-33)
 8:05 PM ESPN   

A few short years ago this was a great rivalry, but ‘Big Mac’ and ‘Slammin’ Sammy are both gone now and the Cardinals own this division. The Cubbies are in the hunt for the NL Wild Card, have Triple Crown threat Derek Lee (30HR, 77RBI, .376) and their entire pitching staff healthy and ready for a second half run. The ‘Cards’ too have assembled a great pitching staff and have Albert Pujols (25HR, 75RBI, .338), who many feel is the best player in the game.

 RED SOX (51-42)     
 WHITE SOX (62-30)
 3:05 PM WGN   

Sox vs. Sox. This one should be the best match up of the weekend as these two first place teams square off. Clearly the Red Sox need these games more as they are wrapped up in a battle for first place in the AL East. The White Sox have the best record in baseball and I am really excited to see how fair against a top competitor like the Red Sox.

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NASCAR:

Pennsylvania 500   Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa.

For those of you jot familiar with NASCAR, Pocono Raceway is a unique tri-oval track that features three big turns with three different degrees of banking, along with three long straight-aways making for bumper to bumper racing in the turns, 200MPH slingshots on the straight-aways and lots of photo finishes. Jimmie Johnson won both races at Pocono last year and is the odds on favorite again in this one. Here is a sampling of the odds to win!

Brian Vickers      +1400  
Kyle Busch       +1400  
Kasey Kahne       +1400  
Jeff Gordon       +1200  
Carl Edwards       +1200  
Ryan Newman       +1000  
Kurt Busch       +1000  
Tony Stewart       +700  
Greg Biffle       +700  
Jimmie Johnson     +600  

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HOT PROPS:

As you are aware if you read this piece weekly, we were the first to offer odds on the next U.S. Supreme Court justice. We had John Roberts at 15 to 1; did you get in on the action? We now have props on whether or not Chief Justice Rehnquist will resign in 2005 as well as odds on who will replace him, take a look!

Will John Roberts be appointed to Supreme Court?
No       +400  
Yes       -600  

Will Chief Justice W. Rehnquist Retire in 2005?
Yes       +100  
No       -130  

Next Justice Appointed to US Chief Justice Seat
Stephen Breyer       +1500  
David Hackett Souter       +600  
Anthony Kennedy       +350  
Clarence Thomas       +150  
Antonin Scalia       -300  

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WINNERS CIRCLE:

Brian V. From Cape Coral, Fla. And a guest are headed to the World Series as the winners of our 2005 World Series contest. On top of prompt payouts and the best service in the industry you can win exciting prizes and contests like this one.  Said Brian “You gotta love it!”

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TRIVIA ANSWER:

D) Ty Cobb

The “Georgia Peach” hit .300 or better 23 consecutive seasons. He is followed by Stan Musial who did it 16 years in a row, Rod Carew with 15 consecutive, and Tony Gwynn with 14 consecutive.

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