A penalty for speeding on pit road sent Kyle Busch to the back of the pack. All he did after that — with the help of a lot of yellow flags — was pass everyone else on the track.
By Bruce Martin PA SportsTicker Contributing Editor
With their leadoff hitter playing like Mr. September, the Chicago Cubs feel good about the month that comes next — the one where they’ve failed for the last 98 years. Could this finally be a team for October? Alfonso Soriano set a club record with his 14th homer in September, and the NL Central champions headed into the playoffs following an 8-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday that amounted…
The collapse is complete. When the New York Mets needed a big game, Tom Glavine pitched one of his worst. After blowing a big September lead in the NL East, the Mets missed the playoffs Sunday when Glavine was tagged for seven runs during the first inning of a season-ending 8-1 loss to the Florida Marlins.
