Hey All, The MLB regular season is over after that thrilling one game playoff between the Twins and Tigers to decide the American League Central Divsion champion. Way to go Twins!!! The Metrodome will be home to the Twins for at least one more game. Let's look at the final standings in the Longball League.
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are Longball League Champions for 2009!!!!! The big bats of Albert Pujols, Joe Mauer, and Ryan Howard brought the pennant to San Pedro.
The SoCal Capuchins finished in second place. They were also the only team not to make a roster move all season.
The big battle for third place goes to the Keen Koalas. The marsupials held off the Invisible Hands by a mere four points to finish in the upper division. Both squads will be tough again next year.
Down in fifth place are the Vacuous Vipers. The Vipers got hit with a combination of injuries and poor production that they couldn't overcome down the stretch.
The Sierra Vista Coachwhips have gone from first to worst. Big changes will be needed by the Coachwhips if they want to field a more competitive squad next season.
Baseball Card of the Week: The Twins Alexi Casilla gets the nod for the honor after singled in the winning run for Minnesota in that extra-inning thriller of a game last night. His bat keeps the Metrodome alive for at least one more game. Way to go, Alexi!!!!
Trivia: Since the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome is in it's last year as the home to the Twins, I thought I'd look back at the first game played in the dome. On April 6, 1982 the Twins opened up the place with 11-7 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Over 52,000 showed up for that first game. Floyd Bannister took the mound for the Mariners and got the win, while Pete Redfern took the loss for the Twins.
It was a great year in the Longball League. Let's home the major league playoffs are even better. Go Angels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Until spring training rolls around again, keep your arms in shape and your batting eye sharp.
-The Commissioner
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Week 25
Hey All, There's just one week to go in the regular season in the major leagues. There hasn't been a lot of drama to the divisional races and it looks like the Longball League may have a quiet finish as well.
Sitting in first place, closing in on the pennant are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. They have a comfortable 26 point lead with seven days to go.
The SoCal Capuchins have a good hold on second place and should finish there with a decent week from their squad. Adam Dunn has been awesome all year for the Caps.
The battle to finish in the upper division of the league will go down to the wire as the Keen Koalas have a scant three point lead over the Invisible Hands. Both teams have Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols, so the battle for third place will come down to the Koala's Chase Utley V. the Hands' Adrian Gonzales.
The Vacuous Vipers have faded into fifth place and are waiting for next year.
The Sierra Vista Coachwhips just never got it going this season despite a huge year from Mark Teixeira.
Trivia: The longest shutout game ever played happened on April 15th, 1968. The Houston Astros beat the New York Mets, 1-0 in 24 innings. The game last 6:06. The fans who stayed sat through the 7th, 14th, and 21st inning stretches.
Baseball Card of the Week: This week we look at the 1968 topps issue of Mets shortstop, Al Weis. Why Weis? It has to do with that 24 inning game I already mentioned. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 24th inning and one out, the Astros' Bob Aspromonte hit a what looked like a double play ball to Weis. It loke like the Mets would get out of the jam and the game would go to the 25th inning. However, Weis booted the ball. The Astros Norm Miller scored on the miscue and the game was over.
Until next week folks, keep hittin' em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Sitting in first place, closing in on the pennant are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. They have a comfortable 26 point lead with seven days to go.
The SoCal Capuchins have a good hold on second place and should finish there with a decent week from their squad. Adam Dunn has been awesome all year for the Caps.
The battle to finish in the upper division of the league will go down to the wire as the Keen Koalas have a scant three point lead over the Invisible Hands. Both teams have Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols, so the battle for third place will come down to the Koala's Chase Utley V. the Hands' Adrian Gonzales.
The Vacuous Vipers have faded into fifth place and are waiting for next year.
The Sierra Vista Coachwhips just never got it going this season despite a huge year from Mark Teixeira.
Trivia: The longest shutout game ever played happened on April 15th, 1968. The Houston Astros beat the New York Mets, 1-0 in 24 innings. The game last 6:06. The fans who stayed sat through the 7th, 14th, and 21st inning stretches.
Baseball Card of the Week: This week we look at the 1968 topps issue of Mets shortstop, Al Weis. Why Weis? It has to do with that 24 inning game I already mentioned. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 24th inning and one out, the Astros' Bob Aspromonte hit a what looked like a double play ball to Weis. It loke like the Mets would get out of the jam and the game would go to the 25th inning. However, Weis booted the ball. The Astros Norm Miller scored on the miscue and the game was over.
Until next week folks, keep hittin' em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Monday, September 21, 2009
Week 24
Hey All! I've just gotten back from watching two games at Safeco Field. It was a good two games to watch with Ichiro hitting a walkoff homer among the highlights. So, from his longball shot to ones we keep track of, let's look at the standings.
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are comfortably in first place with just two weeks left. The powerful combination of Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols is the reason why they are on top.
Holding down the second spot are the SoCal Capuchins. 18 points may be too much for them to make up in the short time left in the season.
Those Keen Koalas are sitting in third place, but only nine points separates third through fifth place. Can they hold on for an upper division finish?
The Vacuous Vipers are in fourth place, but need to replace Justin Morneau who is now out for the rest of the season with a stress fracture in his back.
The Invisible Hands are still fighting hard to finish in the upper division with their acquisition of Albert Pujols. Can they make that leap into third place?
Still residing in the cellar are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. They just never got enough out of their third player this year.
Baseball Card of the Week: Ichiro gets a salute this week. He's the best thing the Mariners have and he's just a great player. He gets 200 hits a year, runs like a rabbitt, and has just about the best arm in the Majors.
Trivia: When Ichiro hit a walkoff homerun against the Yankees last Friday night, it was only the second time in the last two seasons that the Yankees lost a game after taking a lead into the ninth inning. That home run also snapped a streak of 36 straight save opportunities converted by New York's Mariano Rivera.
Until next week folks, keep hittin' em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are comfortably in first place with just two weeks left. The powerful combination of Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols is the reason why they are on top.
Holding down the second spot are the SoCal Capuchins. 18 points may be too much for them to make up in the short time left in the season.
Those Keen Koalas are sitting in third place, but only nine points separates third through fifth place. Can they hold on for an upper division finish?
The Vacuous Vipers are in fourth place, but need to replace Justin Morneau who is now out for the rest of the season with a stress fracture in his back.
The Invisible Hands are still fighting hard to finish in the upper division with their acquisition of Albert Pujols. Can they make that leap into third place?
Still residing in the cellar are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. They just never got enough out of their third player this year.
Baseball Card of the Week: Ichiro gets a salute this week. He's the best thing the Mariners have and he's just a great player. He gets 200 hits a year, runs like a rabbitt, and has just about the best arm in the Majors.
Trivia: When Ichiro hit a walkoff homerun against the Yankees last Friday night, it was only the second time in the last two seasons that the Yankees lost a game after taking a lead into the ninth inning. That home run also snapped a streak of 36 straight save opportunities converted by New York's Mariano Rivera.
Until next week folks, keep hittin' em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Week 23
Hey All, there are just three weeks left in the regular season. It's crunch time in the big leagues. It's crunch time in the Longball League too. Let's look at the standings.
Still atop first place with the pennant in sight are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. Albert Pujols is having an MVP season. His heroic are what keeps the Monkeys on top.
Just 16 points out are the SoCal Capuchins. They shaved six points off the Monkeys lead this week behind the home run heroics of Adam Dunn. He's worth the price of a Nationals ticket alone.
It may be by only two points, but the Keen Koalas are in third place. If they can hold on to that spot, they will be the marsupials will be the feel good story of the season.
Falling back into fourth place are the Vacuous Vipers. The snakes just haven't got the production from their hitters down the stretch.
The Invisible Hands are down in fifth place and the Sierra Vista Coachwhips are still in last place. They both are just waiting until next year.
Baseball Card of the Week: I thought this week I'd showcase one of the cards that make the card collecting hobby what it is. So here's a look at the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. Card #311 is quite arguably the most recognizable card in the hobby.
Trivia: Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews of the Braves hold a rather unique baseball record. They both homered in the same game 75 times. That's more than any other pair of teammates in baseball history.
Until next week folks, keep hittin' em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Still atop first place with the pennant in sight are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. Albert Pujols is having an MVP season. His heroic are what keeps the Monkeys on top.
Just 16 points out are the SoCal Capuchins. They shaved six points off the Monkeys lead this week behind the home run heroics of Adam Dunn. He's worth the price of a Nationals ticket alone.
It may be by only two points, but the Keen Koalas are in third place. If they can hold on to that spot, they will be the marsupials will be the feel good story of the season.
Falling back into fourth place are the Vacuous Vipers. The snakes just haven't got the production from their hitters down the stretch.
The Invisible Hands are down in fifth place and the Sierra Vista Coachwhips are still in last place. They both are just waiting until next year.
Baseball Card of the Week: I thought this week I'd showcase one of the cards that make the card collecting hobby what it is. So here's a look at the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. Card #311 is quite arguably the most recognizable card in the hobby.
Trivia: Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews of the Braves hold a rather unique baseball record. They both homered in the same game 75 times. That's more than any other pair of teammates in baseball history.
Until next week folks, keep hittin' em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Week 22
Hey All!
I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Labor Day Weekend!!!! The traditional end of summer also marks the start of the last few weeks of the baseball season. It's an exciting time in the big leagues and the Longball League. Let's look at the standings...
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are starting to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the field. Another big week for Albert Pujols has the Monkeys within striking distance of the pennant.
Sitting in second place are those SoCal Capuchins. Chase Utley's zero point week really hurt the Caps this week. They'll need a couple of big weeks from Adam Dunn and Utley to make a run at the flag.
The Vacuous Vipers are in a tough three team battle to stay in the upper division. Evan Longoria's big week of four homers and 11 RBIs are the reason why the Vipers are hanging on to third place.
Just a couple points back of the Vipers in fourth place are the Keen Koalas. They dropped Adam Dunn and picked up Ryan Howard this past week. Howard had a far better week than Dunn, so the move seems to be paying off so far for the Koalas.
Down in fifth are the Invisible Hands. The hands are only five points out of third place. It will be fun to see if the Hands can make a run at third place to end the season.
The Sierra Vista Coachwhips are still down in last place. Wait 'til next year, 'whip fans.
Baseball Card of the Week: This week we salute Sixto Lezcano with a look at his 1977 Topps issue. Why Sixto? His name always makes me laugh when I look at his baseball card.
Trivia: Sixto Lezcano is the only guy to ever play in the big leagues whose name was Sixto. Now, that's some really trivial trivia.
Until next week folks, keep hittin' em where they ain't
-The Commissioner
I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Labor Day Weekend!!!! The traditional end of summer also marks the start of the last few weeks of the baseball season. It's an exciting time in the big leagues and the Longball League. Let's look at the standings...
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are starting to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the field. Another big week for Albert Pujols has the Monkeys within striking distance of the pennant.
Sitting in second place are those SoCal Capuchins. Chase Utley's zero point week really hurt the Caps this week. They'll need a couple of big weeks from Adam Dunn and Utley to make a run at the flag.
The Vacuous Vipers are in a tough three team battle to stay in the upper division. Evan Longoria's big week of four homers and 11 RBIs are the reason why the Vipers are hanging on to third place.
Just a couple points back of the Vipers in fourth place are the Keen Koalas. They dropped Adam Dunn and picked up Ryan Howard this past week. Howard had a far better week than Dunn, so the move seems to be paying off so far for the Koalas.
Down in fifth are the Invisible Hands. The hands are only five points out of third place. It will be fun to see if the Hands can make a run at third place to end the season.
The Sierra Vista Coachwhips are still down in last place. Wait 'til next year, 'whip fans.
Baseball Card of the Week: This week we salute Sixto Lezcano with a look at his 1977 Topps issue. Why Sixto? His name always makes me laugh when I look at his baseball card.
Trivia: Sixto Lezcano is the only guy to ever play in the big leagues whose name was Sixto. Now, that's some really trivial trivia.
Until next week folks, keep hittin' em where they ain't
-The Commissioner
Monday, August 31, 2009
Week 21
Hey All!
It's the last day of August and the final month of baseball season is upon us. It's the home stretch for the major leagues and the Longball League. Let's look at the standings.
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are still on top of the league. Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols are carrying the squad. The Monkeys might make one final move for the stretch run. It looks like Joe Mauer may be on the way out.
Sitting in second place a mere six points back are the SoCal Capuchins. Chase Utley needs to get hot in September for the Caps to win the whole thing.
The Vacuous Vipers are sitting in third place. However, their lead is slim. Only four total points separate third through fifth place. It will be exciting to see who has an upper division finish.
The Invisible Hands have gotten up off the deck and now sit in fourth place. The Hands have Ryan Howard to thank for this. He only had a five homer, 12 RBI week.
Those Keen Koalas are back in fifth place this week. They were a force in the league a month ago, now they are falling back in the race.
Right now, the Sierra Vista Coachwhips are looking forward to the 2010 season. Wait 'til next year, 'Whips fans.
Trivia: I ran across a little fact that is hard to believe, but true. On June 25th, 1976 Toby Harrah of the Texas Rangers played an entire double header without a fielding chance. He was the Shortstop!!!! He didn't get a ball hit to him in 18 innings of baseball. Then, a year later, Harrah and teammate Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside the park home runs vs. the Yankees. That's the only time that has ever happened in a major league game.
Baseball Card of the Week: For being a part of two of baseball oddest I salute Toby Harrah with a look at his 1975 Topps card. Baseball is a funny game.
Until next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
It's the last day of August and the final month of baseball season is upon us. It's the home stretch for the major leagues and the Longball League. Let's look at the standings.
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are still on top of the league. Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols are carrying the squad. The Monkeys might make one final move for the stretch run. It looks like Joe Mauer may be on the way out.
Sitting in second place a mere six points back are the SoCal Capuchins. Chase Utley needs to get hot in September for the Caps to win the whole thing.
The Vacuous Vipers are sitting in third place. However, their lead is slim. Only four total points separate third through fifth place. It will be exciting to see who has an upper division finish.
The Invisible Hands have gotten up off the deck and now sit in fourth place. The Hands have Ryan Howard to thank for this. He only had a five homer, 12 RBI week.
Those Keen Koalas are back in fifth place this week. They were a force in the league a month ago, now they are falling back in the race.
Right now, the Sierra Vista Coachwhips are looking forward to the 2010 season. Wait 'til next year, 'Whips fans.
Trivia: I ran across a little fact that is hard to believe, but true. On June 25th, 1976 Toby Harrah of the Texas Rangers played an entire double header without a fielding chance. He was the Shortstop!!!! He didn't get a ball hit to him in 18 innings of baseball. Then, a year later, Harrah and teammate Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside the park home runs vs. the Yankees. That's the only time that has ever happened in a major league game.
Baseball Card of the Week: For being a part of two of baseball oddest I salute Toby Harrah with a look at his 1975 Topps card. Baseball is a funny game.
Until next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Week 20
Hey Hey All!
The dog days of summer are almost over. It's almost time for school and football to start again. It's also the coolest time of the year as both the major league pennant races and the Longball League race is heading down the stretch. Let's look at this week's standings.
For the first time in about two months the standings remain the same as they did the week before. The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are still on top thanks to Ryan Howard's good week.
Sitting in second place a full 10 points behind are the SoCal Capuchins. Like I've said many times this season, Adam Dunn is just a great hitter to watch.
The Vacuous Vipers are in third, but starting to really fall behind in the race. The Vipers had a horrible five point week. Evan Longoria put a big zero up for the week. His production has fallen off drastically in the last few weeks. However, what really did the Vipers in this week was Justin Morneau missing the whole week with an ear infection. He suppposed to be back in the lineup Monday night.
Hot on the Vipers' heels with an eye on the upper division are the Keen Koalas. They also took advantage of the Vipers' bad week.
Meanwhile, the Invisible Hands and the Sierra Vista Coachwhips remain in the 5th and 6th spots respectively. Things just haven't come together for those two talented squads this year.
Baseball Card of the Week: With the guy making an unassisted triple play, could the card of the week be anyone but the Phillies' Eric Bruntlett? This card from 2006 finds Bruntlett on his former squad the Houston Astros.
Trivia: Just how rare is an unassisted triple play? Well, there have been 18 perfect games thrown, and 15 times a man has hit four homers in a game. This was only the 14th UTP in major league history. It's also only the second UTP ever turned that ended a ballgame. Bruntlett's UTP eneded the game, preserving a 9-7 win for the Phightin' Phils over the New York Mets. The only other game-ending UTP occured way back in 1927 when Johnny Nuen of the Detroit Tigers accomplished the feat against the Cleveland Indians. So, that was a pretty darn rare play that happened yesterday, huh?
Until next week folks, keep hittin' em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
The dog days of summer are almost over. It's almost time for school and football to start again. It's also the coolest time of the year as both the major league pennant races and the Longball League race is heading down the stretch. Let's look at this week's standings.
For the first time in about two months the standings remain the same as they did the week before. The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are still on top thanks to Ryan Howard's good week.
Sitting in second place a full 10 points behind are the SoCal Capuchins. Like I've said many times this season, Adam Dunn is just a great hitter to watch.
The Vacuous Vipers are in third, but starting to really fall behind in the race. The Vipers had a horrible five point week. Evan Longoria put a big zero up for the week. His production has fallen off drastically in the last few weeks. However, what really did the Vipers in this week was Justin Morneau missing the whole week with an ear infection. He suppposed to be back in the lineup Monday night.
Hot on the Vipers' heels with an eye on the upper division are the Keen Koalas. They also took advantage of the Vipers' bad week.
Meanwhile, the Invisible Hands and the Sierra Vista Coachwhips remain in the 5th and 6th spots respectively. Things just haven't come together for those two talented squads this year.
Baseball Card of the Week: With the guy making an unassisted triple play, could the card of the week be anyone but the Phillies' Eric Bruntlett? This card from 2006 finds Bruntlett on his former squad the Houston Astros.
Trivia: Just how rare is an unassisted triple play? Well, there have been 18 perfect games thrown, and 15 times a man has hit four homers in a game. This was only the 14th UTP in major league history. It's also only the second UTP ever turned that ended a ballgame. Bruntlett's UTP eneded the game, preserving a 9-7 win for the Phightin' Phils over the New York Mets. The only other game-ending UTP occured way back in 1927 when Johnny Nuen of the Detroit Tigers accomplished the feat against the Cleveland Indians. So, that was a pretty darn rare play that happened yesterday, huh?
Until next week folks, keep hittin' em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Monday, August 17, 2009
Week 19
Let's see what happened in the majors this past week. First the Red Sox and Tigers had a bench clearing brawl, David Wright of the Mets and Ian Kinsler of the Rangers got hit in the head with 90+ mph fastballs, Dodger pitcher, Hiroki Kuroda took a line drive of his skull, Felix Pie of the Orioles hit for the cycle, and the Angels scored nine runs in the top of the 13th inning in Baltimore. Ho-hum, just an average week in the big leagues. Meanwhile, the Longball League standings flipped again. Let's take a look.
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys jumped back to the top of the league because of Ryan Howard. The big kid turned in a 15 point week for the Sea Monkeys. To put that in perspective, the Vacuous Vipers had a 12 point week as a team. Another week or two like that from Howard and the Monkeys may claim the crown.
The SoCal Capuchins aren't far behind the Monkeys as they turned in a big week to take over second place. Couple Ryan Howard with Adam Dunn, and the Caps are looking strong down the stretch.
Sitting in third this week are the Vacuous Vipers. The Vipers had a season low point total for one week, while the Monkeys and Caps had season high totals. Things can flip that quickly in the Longball League. If the Vipers get a good week, while the Monkey and Caps have average weeks, then the Vipers will get right back in the thick of the race.
The Keen Koalas are still in the picture, but starting to fade a bit. Chase Utley's thoroughly lame week did not help the marsupials.
The Invisible hands and Sierra Vista Coachwhips seemed to be cemented in the 5th an 6th spots in the league. They are both just not getting enough offense to make it happen.
Trivia: The Angels scored nine runs in the top of the 13th inning yesterday in their 17-8 win over the Orioles. However, it is not the record for most runs in an extra frame. On July 3rd, 1983, the Texas Rangers pushed 12 runs across the plate in the top of the 15th inning v. the Oakland A's. Yes, the Rangers did win, 16-4.
Baseball Card of the Week: This Week's card is the 1983 Topps Traded set issue of Texas Rangers' relief pitcher Odell Jones? Why Odell Jones? Well, Mr. Jones was the pitcher of record in that Texas-Oakland game back in 1983. He worked 3 and 2/3 innings of flawless relief and got the win. I also salute Odell because everyone will remember that Angels score those nine runs against Baltimore yesterday, but nobody will remember that Jason Bulger picked up the win for the Halos.
Until next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys jumped back to the top of the league because of Ryan Howard. The big kid turned in a 15 point week for the Sea Monkeys. To put that in perspective, the Vacuous Vipers had a 12 point week as a team. Another week or two like that from Howard and the Monkeys may claim the crown.
The SoCal Capuchins aren't far behind the Monkeys as they turned in a big week to take over second place. Couple Ryan Howard with Adam Dunn, and the Caps are looking strong down the stretch.
Sitting in third this week are the Vacuous Vipers. The Vipers had a season low point total for one week, while the Monkeys and Caps had season high totals. Things can flip that quickly in the Longball League. If the Vipers get a good week, while the Monkey and Caps have average weeks, then the Vipers will get right back in the thick of the race.
The Keen Koalas are still in the picture, but starting to fade a bit. Chase Utley's thoroughly lame week did not help the marsupials.
The Invisible hands and Sierra Vista Coachwhips seemed to be cemented in the 5th an 6th spots in the league. They are both just not getting enough offense to make it happen.
Trivia: The Angels scored nine runs in the top of the 13th inning yesterday in their 17-8 win over the Orioles. However, it is not the record for most runs in an extra frame. On July 3rd, 1983, the Texas Rangers pushed 12 runs across the plate in the top of the 15th inning v. the Oakland A's. Yes, the Rangers did win, 16-4.
Baseball Card of the Week: This Week's card is the 1983 Topps Traded set issue of Texas Rangers' relief pitcher Odell Jones? Why Odell Jones? Well, Mr. Jones was the pitcher of record in that Texas-Oakland game back in 1983. He worked 3 and 2/3 innings of flawless relief and got the win. I also salute Odell because everyone will remember that Angels score those nine runs against Baltimore yesterday, but nobody will remember that Jason Bulger picked up the win for the Halos.
Until next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Week 18
After a week off from the blog enjoying a couple of the dog days of summer, the commissioner is back to talk about the Longball League. Let's look at the standings...
Those Vacuous Vipers are still holding on to the top spot in the league. Justin Morneau is the man for the Vipers. 10 RBI in the last couple of weeks is a pretty good thing.
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys have jumped back into second place. It might have something to do with Albert Pujols' grand slam last week. Pujols has batted nine times this year with the bases loaded. He's seven for nine in those at bats with five of those seven hits being grand slams.
wow.
The SoCal Caps are rolling along in third place behind the big bat of Adam Dunn. The guy just continues to crush the ball on a bad team. If you get a chance, watch a Nationals game on the tube and and watch this guy dominate at the plate.
The Keen Koalas have finally arrived in this year's pennant race. They sit only 17 points out of first place with six weeks to go in the season. Can they go from worst to first? It will be exciting down the stretch.
Sitting in 5th and last place are the Invisble Hands and the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. Last year's title contenders are mired in mediocre production from a couple of big bats.
Baseball Card of the Week: This week's card shoutout goes to the 2007 Topps Heritage set and Vlad Guerrero. It's a cool card. Also, how could I not salute Vlad this week after he hits his 440th homer last night? That home run just happened to be the game winner in the Angels 8-7 decision over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Trivia: We all know what it means to bunt a baseball, but where does that term come from? Now we know. According to the Dickson Baseball Dictionary, the term bunt most likely comes from the railroad industry. Bunting in the railroad industry is the term used to describe the action of nudging a railroad car onto a side track a by hitting it with just enough force to slowly move the car onto the siding.
Unitl next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Those Vacuous Vipers are still holding on to the top spot in the league. Justin Morneau is the man for the Vipers. 10 RBI in the last couple of weeks is a pretty good thing.
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys have jumped back into second place. It might have something to do with Albert Pujols' grand slam last week. Pujols has batted nine times this year with the bases loaded. He's seven for nine in those at bats with five of those seven hits being grand slams.
wow.
The SoCal Caps are rolling along in third place behind the big bat of Adam Dunn. The guy just continues to crush the ball on a bad team. If you get a chance, watch a Nationals game on the tube and and watch this guy dominate at the plate.
The Keen Koalas have finally arrived in this year's pennant race. They sit only 17 points out of first place with six weeks to go in the season. Can they go from worst to first? It will be exciting down the stretch.
Sitting in 5th and last place are the Invisble Hands and the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. Last year's title contenders are mired in mediocre production from a couple of big bats.
Baseball Card of the Week: This week's card shoutout goes to the 2007 Topps Heritage set and Vlad Guerrero. It's a cool card. Also, how could I not salute Vlad this week after he hits his 440th homer last night? That home run just happened to be the game winner in the Angels 8-7 decision over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Trivia: We all know what it means to bunt a baseball, but where does that term come from? Now we know. According to the Dickson Baseball Dictionary, the term bunt most likely comes from the railroad industry. Bunting in the railroad industry is the term used to describe the action of nudging a railroad car onto a side track a by hitting it with just enough force to slowly move the car onto the siding.
Unitl next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Monday, July 27, 2009
Week 16
Hey All!
What a week in baseball! This week saw only the 18th perfect ever thrown in the majors, saw the Angels and Phillies continue to have an incredible July, and saw Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice enter the hallowed halls of Cooperstown. Let's look at the standings.
Things have flipped atop the ladder in the Longball League. The Vacuous Vipers have taken control of first place again. Two words explain this... Justin Morneau. The Twins big first baseman had a 16 point week! He had two homers and seven RBI in one game alone last week. The Vipers are riding high again.
The SoCal Capuchins used the strong bat of Adam Dunn to jump back into second place. Dunn's eight point week sure helped the Caps.
Falling back into third place are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. In a week that Justin Morneau exploded for 16 points, it really hurt the Monkeys when Albert Pujols turned in a one point week.
The Keen Koalas suffered as well from the Albert Pujols' power outage, but are still holding firm in fourth place.
Sitting in fifth place are the Invisible Hands. Adrian Gonzalez has no protection in the Padres lineup and just is not getting a chance to swing much. He's been walked almost 80 times already this season.
Fading into everyone's rear view mirror are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. Raul Ibanez continues to hamper the snakes cause.
Baseball Card of the Week: This week's card features Rickey Henderson. Over 3,000 hits and 1,400 steals wrote Rickey's ticket to the hall. We see him here on one of the regional food card issues of the 1980s. You had to eat a lot of potato chips in 1982 to finish this set of cards. Oh, and yes, I do have this set. I just didn't have to eat all those chips to get it.
Trivia: White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle threw the 18th perfect game ever pitched in the major leagues last week, blanking the Tampa Bay Rays , 5-0. Perfect games do happen, but not to just to the great pitchers. In fact, most of the greatest pitchers never threw one. Nolan Ryan, Bob Gibson, Bob Feller, and Tom Seaver never threw one. However, Tom Browning, Len Barker, Mike Witt, and Dennis Martinez have. Achieving perfection can be had by any pitcher on any given day.
Until next week folks, keep hittin' em where they ain't.
-The Comissioner
What a week in baseball! This week saw only the 18th perfect ever thrown in the majors, saw the Angels and Phillies continue to have an incredible July, and saw Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice enter the hallowed halls of Cooperstown. Let's look at the standings.
Things have flipped atop the ladder in the Longball League. The Vacuous Vipers have taken control of first place again. Two words explain this... Justin Morneau. The Twins big first baseman had a 16 point week! He had two homers and seven RBI in one game alone last week. The Vipers are riding high again.
The SoCal Capuchins used the strong bat of Adam Dunn to jump back into second place. Dunn's eight point week sure helped the Caps.
Falling back into third place are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. In a week that Justin Morneau exploded for 16 points, it really hurt the Monkeys when Albert Pujols turned in a one point week.
The Keen Koalas suffered as well from the Albert Pujols' power outage, but are still holding firm in fourth place.
Sitting in fifth place are the Invisible Hands. Adrian Gonzalez has no protection in the Padres lineup and just is not getting a chance to swing much. He's been walked almost 80 times already this season.
Fading into everyone's rear view mirror are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. Raul Ibanez continues to hamper the snakes cause.
Baseball Card of the Week: This week's card features Rickey Henderson. Over 3,000 hits and 1,400 steals wrote Rickey's ticket to the hall. We see him here on one of the regional food card issues of the 1980s. You had to eat a lot of potato chips in 1982 to finish this set of cards. Oh, and yes, I do have this set. I just didn't have to eat all those chips to get it.
Trivia: White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle threw the 18th perfect game ever pitched in the major leagues last week, blanking the Tampa Bay Rays , 5-0. Perfect games do happen, but not to just to the great pitchers. In fact, most of the greatest pitchers never threw one. Nolan Ryan, Bob Gibson, Bob Feller, and Tom Seaver never threw one. However, Tom Browning, Len Barker, Mike Witt, and Dennis Martinez have. Achieving perfection can be had by any pitcher on any given day.
Until next week folks, keep hittin' em where they ain't.
-The Comissioner
Monday, July 20, 2009
Week 15
Hey All!
The All Star Game break is over, the AL won the game and will have home field advantage in the World Series again. That means the Angels will be hosting games 1,2,6, and 7 of the fall classic. At least I think they will. It was a short week of play in the majors and race is staying tighter than ever in the Longball League. Let's look at the standings.
On top of the heap this week are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. The big bat combo of Ryan Howard and Albert "The Machine" Pujols are the reason why the Monkeys are hanging on to the top spot.
In second place this week by a single point are the Vacuous Vipers. Their single point lead is over the SoCal Capuchins. The battle down the stretch between the Vipers' Justin Morneau and the Caps' Adam Dunn could decide the league crown.
Now, not so quietly making noise are the Keen Koalas. They've worked themselves back into the race and are only 9 points out of first place. With 2.5 months left in the season the Koalas have a shot to win it all.
Mired down in a tie for 5th place are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips and the Invisible Hands. Both Robert and Rod Weissler need to make a move if either of their teams is to have a chance down the stretch.
Trivia: Darryl Strawberry was drafted 1st overall by the New York Mets in 1980. By 1983 he was in the bigs playing at Shea Stadium. He won Rookie of The Year honors in 1983 and would become one of the foundation players for the 1986 World Champions. That 1986 Mets team featured such stars as Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, Dwight Gooden, and Mookie Wilson.
Baseball Card of the Week: 25 years ago, the 1984 Fleer baseball set hit the shelves of grocery stores all over America. The set turned out to be one of Fleer's best sets with sharp photography and a clean design. One of my favorite cards in the whole set is the #599 Darryl Strawberry pictured here. It's a card of a young guy on top of his game. He looks so happy to be in thr bigs. It's just a great card.
Unitl next week folks, keep hitting em' where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
The All Star Game break is over, the AL won the game and will have home field advantage in the World Series again. That means the Angels will be hosting games 1,2,6, and 7 of the fall classic. At least I think they will. It was a short week of play in the majors and race is staying tighter than ever in the Longball League. Let's look at the standings.
On top of the heap this week are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. The big bat combo of Ryan Howard and Albert "The Machine" Pujols are the reason why the Monkeys are hanging on to the top spot.
In second place this week by a single point are the Vacuous Vipers. Their single point lead is over the SoCal Capuchins. The battle down the stretch between the Vipers' Justin Morneau and the Caps' Adam Dunn could decide the league crown.
Now, not so quietly making noise are the Keen Koalas. They've worked themselves back into the race and are only 9 points out of first place. With 2.5 months left in the season the Koalas have a shot to win it all.
Mired down in a tie for 5th place are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips and the Invisible Hands. Both Robert and Rod Weissler need to make a move if either of their teams is to have a chance down the stretch.
Trivia: Darryl Strawberry was drafted 1st overall by the New York Mets in 1980. By 1983 he was in the bigs playing at Shea Stadium. He won Rookie of The Year honors in 1983 and would become one of the foundation players for the 1986 World Champions. That 1986 Mets team featured such stars as Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, Dwight Gooden, and Mookie Wilson.
Baseball Card of the Week: 25 years ago, the 1984 Fleer baseball set hit the shelves of grocery stores all over America. The set turned out to be one of Fleer's best sets with sharp photography and a clean design. One of my favorite cards in the whole set is the #599 Darryl Strawberry pictured here. It's a card of a young guy on top of his game. He looks so happy to be in thr bigs. It's just a great card.
Unitl next week folks, keep hitting em' where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Monday, July 13, 2009
Week 14
Hey All! We've reached the traditional halfway point of the baseball season. The 80th All-Star game is upon us. This past week coming into the break was a a wild one around the major leagues. The Angels swept the Yankees, the Phillies unloaded on the Reds, winning a 22-1 laugher, and the Giants' Jonathan Sanchez threw a no-hitter v. the Padres. It was a pretty wild week in the Longball League too. Let's look at the standings.
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are back in first place this week. The Monkeys' combo of Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols is on fire right now. Pujols is set up nicely to be the star of the All-Star festivities this week in front of the home folks in St. Louis.
The Vacuous Vipers and the SoCal Capuchins are tied for second place at 255 points. Justin Morneau's one point week is what let the Caps catch up to Vipers.
It's no fluke, folks. The Keen Koalas are holding firm onto fourth place and have even widened the gap over the fifth place Invisible Hands. Adrian Gonzalez is continuing to just hurt the Hands with his poor June and July.
Sitting in last place are those Sierra Vista Coachwhips. However, they are now playing with a full team again as they've just gotten Raul Ibanez back from the DL.
Trivia: Since the 80th All-Star game is upon us, I thought I'd look back at the 50th All-Star game, held in 1979 at the Kingdome, in Seattle. The National League won the game, 7-6. Lee Mazilli of the Mets was the late inning hero for the NL with a solo homer to tie the game in the 8th off Jim Kern of the Rangers. Then in the top of the 9th, Mazilli drew a bases loaded walk off Yankee Ron Guidry to put the NL up for good. The game marked the only time the Kingdome would host the midsummer classic.
Baseball Card of the Week: Dave Parker's 1979 Topps issue is this week's pick. Why? Because you can't talk about the 1979 all-star game without mentioning Dave "The Cobra" Parker. He was the MVP of the game and had two of the most memorable assists in all-star history. In the third inning he threw out Boston's Jim Rice with an absolute frozen rope from right field. Then a couple of innings later, he nailed Brian Downing of the Angels at the plate with an even more impressive throw. Oh what an arm, the Cobra had.
Okay folks, until next week, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Comissioner
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are back in first place this week. The Monkeys' combo of Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols is on fire right now. Pujols is set up nicely to be the star of the All-Star festivities this week in front of the home folks in St. Louis.
The Vacuous Vipers and the SoCal Capuchins are tied for second place at 255 points. Justin Morneau's one point week is what let the Caps catch up to Vipers.
It's no fluke, folks. The Keen Koalas are holding firm onto fourth place and have even widened the gap over the fifth place Invisible Hands. Adrian Gonzalez is continuing to just hurt the Hands with his poor June and July.
Sitting in last place are those Sierra Vista Coachwhips. However, they are now playing with a full team again as they've just gotten Raul Ibanez back from the DL.
Trivia: Since the 80th All-Star game is upon us, I thought I'd look back at the 50th All-Star game, held in 1979 at the Kingdome, in Seattle. The National League won the game, 7-6. Lee Mazilli of the Mets was the late inning hero for the NL with a solo homer to tie the game in the 8th off Jim Kern of the Rangers. Then in the top of the 9th, Mazilli drew a bases loaded walk off Yankee Ron Guidry to put the NL up for good. The game marked the only time the Kingdome would host the midsummer classic.
Baseball Card of the Week: Dave Parker's 1979 Topps issue is this week's pick. Why? Because you can't talk about the 1979 all-star game without mentioning Dave "The Cobra" Parker. He was the MVP of the game and had two of the most memorable assists in all-star history. In the third inning he threw out Boston's Jim Rice with an absolute frozen rope from right field. Then a couple of innings later, he nailed Brian Downing of the Angels at the plate with an even more impressive throw. Oh what an arm, the Cobra had.
Okay folks, until next week, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Comissioner
Monday, July 6, 2009
Week 13
Hey All,
We're about a week away from the All-Star break and as the divisional races really heat up in the Major Leagues, the race in the Longball League is getting even tighter.
After spending a brief week out of the top spot, the Vacuous Vipers are once again back on top of the Longball League. Justin Morneau's four homer, eight RBI week is why the Vipers are back on top.
Falling back to second place by one point are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. As has been the case all season, Albert Pujols is the big man for San Pedro. Pujols finished with the most votes of anyone in all-star balloting and will start at first base for the National League in the midsummer classic.
Even thought their owner is a continent away, the SoCal Capuchins are holding firm onto third place. Adam Dunn's solid season is the main reason why fans of the Nationals actually show up to their stadium.
Yes folks, it may be by just a few points, but the Keen Koalas are in fourth place this week. They haven't been this high up in the standings all season. Their recent pick up of Adam Dunn has really helped the marsupials. Can they keep climbing up the standings? It looks good for them right now.
Down in fifth place sit the Invisible Hands. Adrian Gonzalez's June-July swoon has just hurt this club the last few weeks.
In last place are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. They held onto Raul Ibanez even though he's been on the DL for a good three weeks, and got poor production out of Evan Longoria last week.
The Whips need some help.
Trivia: On April 22, 1970, Tom Seaver struck out 19 San Diego Padres en route to a 2-1 complete game victory. In fact, Seaver struck out the last 10 batters of the game to set a MLB record for most consecutive strikeouts in a game. The game was played in 2:44.
Baseball Card of the Week: This week's card is 1970 Topps #345- Al Ferrara. Why Al? Well, in the aforementioned great game by Tom Seaver, Ferrara not only accounted for the Padres only run with a third inning homer off Tom Terrific, he was also the 1st and last batter in Seaver's run of 10 consecutive strikeouts to finish the game.
Well Folks, until next week, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
We're about a week away from the All-Star break and as the divisional races really heat up in the Major Leagues, the race in the Longball League is getting even tighter.
After spending a brief week out of the top spot, the Vacuous Vipers are once again back on top of the Longball League. Justin Morneau's four homer, eight RBI week is why the Vipers are back on top.
Falling back to second place by one point are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. As has been the case all season, Albert Pujols is the big man for San Pedro. Pujols finished with the most votes of anyone in all-star balloting and will start at first base for the National League in the midsummer classic.
Even thought their owner is a continent away, the SoCal Capuchins are holding firm onto third place. Adam Dunn's solid season is the main reason why fans of the Nationals actually show up to their stadium.
Yes folks, it may be by just a few points, but the Keen Koalas are in fourth place this week. They haven't been this high up in the standings all season. Their recent pick up of Adam Dunn has really helped the marsupials. Can they keep climbing up the standings? It looks good for them right now.
Down in fifth place sit the Invisible Hands. Adrian Gonzalez's June-July swoon has just hurt this club the last few weeks.
In last place are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. They held onto Raul Ibanez even though he's been on the DL for a good three weeks, and got poor production out of Evan Longoria last week.
The Whips need some help.
Trivia: On April 22, 1970, Tom Seaver struck out 19 San Diego Padres en route to a 2-1 complete game victory. In fact, Seaver struck out the last 10 batters of the game to set a MLB record for most consecutive strikeouts in a game. The game was played in 2:44.
Baseball Card of the Week: This week's card is 1970 Topps #345- Al Ferrara. Why Al? Well, in the aforementioned great game by Tom Seaver, Ferrara not only accounted for the Padres only run with a third inning homer off Tom Terrific, he was also the 1st and last batter in Seaver's run of 10 consecutive strikeouts to finish the game.
Well Folks, until next week, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Monday, June 29, 2009
Week 12
Hey All! After a good 10 days or so of vacation, it's time to catch up with both MLB and the Longball League. Let's look at the standings.
What you're seeing is not a misprint. The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are in first place as we come into the last few days of June. Albert Pujols is the reason they are there. His 28 homers and 74 RBIs are the best in the whole league.
Sitting in second place only four points out are the Vacuous Vipers. Chase Utley's weak play is at the heart of the Phillies' June swoon. His bad June has really put a hurt on the Vipers. We'll have to see how well Utley plays now that interleague play is over.
The SoCal Capuchins are firmly sitting in third place. Chase Utley is hurting the Capuchins as well.
Down in fourth place are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. Raul Ibanez has been injured and hasn't played since June 17th. However, he has been cleared for batting practice as of today and could be back in the lineup soon. He was on a tear before his injury. The 'Whips hope he can come back strong off the DL.
The Invisible Hands are sitting in fifth place. The big reason for this is Adrian Gonzalez. The Padre slugger has only two homers and four RBIs since being picked up by the Hands on June 8th. If the Hands can get a big bat, they will vault to the top of the standings.
Hey, the Keen Koalas are tied for 5th place and are only 25 points out of first with three months left in the season!!!!! The Koalas' pick ups of Adam Dunn and Albert Pujols have enabled the little marsupials to get back in the race.
Baseball Card of the Week: For just tearing the cover off the ball in the last few weeks, Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals gets a shoutout from The Commissioner. He's pictured here on his 2008 Topps Heritage card. It must be fun to be him right now.
Trivia: Home Runs are always aboout the big guys who can hit the longball. At least I thought so until I looked at the list of the smallest guy ever to hit 30 or more homers in a season. At the top of that list is Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs. In 1930, Hack hit 56 homers for the Cubbies. Hack Wilson was 5-6, 190 lbs. Little guys can hit too.
Until next time folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
What you're seeing is not a misprint. The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are in first place as we come into the last few days of June. Albert Pujols is the reason they are there. His 28 homers and 74 RBIs are the best in the whole league.
Sitting in second place only four points out are the Vacuous Vipers. Chase Utley's weak play is at the heart of the Phillies' June swoon. His bad June has really put a hurt on the Vipers. We'll have to see how well Utley plays now that interleague play is over.
The SoCal Capuchins are firmly sitting in third place. Chase Utley is hurting the Capuchins as well.
Down in fourth place are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. Raul Ibanez has been injured and hasn't played since June 17th. However, he has been cleared for batting practice as of today and could be back in the lineup soon. He was on a tear before his injury. The 'Whips hope he can come back strong off the DL.
The Invisible Hands are sitting in fifth place. The big reason for this is Adrian Gonzalez. The Padre slugger has only two homers and four RBIs since being picked up by the Hands on June 8th. If the Hands can get a big bat, they will vault to the top of the standings.
Hey, the Keen Koalas are tied for 5th place and are only 25 points out of first with three months left in the season!!!!! The Koalas' pick ups of Adam Dunn and Albert Pujols have enabled the little marsupials to get back in the race.
Baseball Card of the Week: For just tearing the cover off the ball in the last few weeks, Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals gets a shoutout from The Commissioner. He's pictured here on his 2008 Topps Heritage card. It must be fun to be him right now.
Trivia: Home Runs are always aboout the big guys who can hit the longball. At least I thought so until I looked at the list of the smallest guy ever to hit 30 or more homers in a season. At the top of that list is Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs. In 1930, Hack hit 56 homers for the Cubbies. Hack Wilson was 5-6, 190 lbs. Little guys can hit too.
Until next time folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Monday, June 15, 2009
Week 10
Hey All! Last week was the start of the last round of interleague play for the 2009 season. It's been fun and exciting. It was especially exciting for me last Friday when I was able to see the Angels demolish the Padres 11-6 en route to a three game series sweep of the Friars over the weekend. It was a truly fun, family night in our favorite seats in the first row behind the bullpens at the Big A. Let's look at this week's standings in the Longball League.
Their lead is ever-shrinking, but the Vacuous Vipers are still holding on to first place. The Vipers can look to Chase Utley as the reason why they are still on top. Another good sign for the Vipers is that Evan Longoria is starting to heat up again. Maybe his hamstring problems are behind him.
Sitting in second are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. Mark Teixeira has been absolutely awesome lately for the Yankees. He along with recent pick up Raul Ibanez of the Phillies are reasons why the defending champs are back in the thick of the race.
Picking up Joe Mauer may have helped, but Albert Pujols is the big reason why the San Pedro Sea Monkeys have climbed back up into third place this week. Phat Albert had a 4 homer, 6 RBI week for the Monkeys. Monkey's manager, Lee Ursich wishes there were more men on base when Albert hit his homers last week.
The SoCal Capuchins have slipped to fourth place this week. However they are only 10 points out of first place. Adam Dunn didn't have a great week against Tampa Bay pitching. That's a big key to why the Caps are down a bit this week.
Bad Luck hit the Invisible Hands this week when they picked up Adrian Gonzalez of the Padres. Gonzalez came into last week as the major league leader in home runs. Then he ran into the Dodger and Angel pitching staffs last week. Adrian put a big zero up on the board for the Hands last week. That's a zero in both HRs and RBIs.
And last, but still really last are the Keen Koalas. They've got the pieces in place to make a run, but sitting 38 points out of first in mid June isn't good. It would be a great story if they can get back into the race.
Trivia: This week's trivia come from a question posed by Mo Lenker while we were sitting behind the bullpens at the Big A last week. She asked, "Why is it called the bullpen?" Well Mo, here's your answer. During the civil war, soldiers that were taken prisoner were put in small fenced in enclosures that were tabbed bullpens by their captors. The name was then carried over to baseball to describe the enclosures where the relief pitchers sit during a ballgame in the earliest days of baseball. Then, the term came into widespread use during the early part of the twentieth century when the Bull Durham Tobacco Company put up large billboards over those areas that featured a picture of a large bull on them. The billboards were in every big league park right over the bullpen. So, the term became synonymous with relief pitchers and chewing tobacco.
Baseball Card of the Week: Since we were talking about bullpens, I thought I'd salute one of the best players to ever make the walk from the bullpen to the mound, Rich "Goose" Gossage. The Goose finally made into the Hall of Fame this year. In my mind, he was one of the toughest guys to ever take the mound. He was a true fireball throwing closer. Just his stare alone was intimidating. His fastball wasn't bad either. The Goose is pictured here on his 1979 topps card #225.
Well folks, until next week keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Their lead is ever-shrinking, but the Vacuous Vipers are still holding on to first place. The Vipers can look to Chase Utley as the reason why they are still on top. Another good sign for the Vipers is that Evan Longoria is starting to heat up again. Maybe his hamstring problems are behind him.
Sitting in second are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. Mark Teixeira has been absolutely awesome lately for the Yankees. He along with recent pick up Raul Ibanez of the Phillies are reasons why the defending champs are back in the thick of the race.
Picking up Joe Mauer may have helped, but Albert Pujols is the big reason why the San Pedro Sea Monkeys have climbed back up into third place this week. Phat Albert had a 4 homer, 6 RBI week for the Monkeys. Monkey's manager, Lee Ursich wishes there were more men on base when Albert hit his homers last week.
The SoCal Capuchins have slipped to fourth place this week. However they are only 10 points out of first place. Adam Dunn didn't have a great week against Tampa Bay pitching. That's a big key to why the Caps are down a bit this week.
Bad Luck hit the Invisible Hands this week when they picked up Adrian Gonzalez of the Padres. Gonzalez came into last week as the major league leader in home runs. Then he ran into the Dodger and Angel pitching staffs last week. Adrian put a big zero up on the board for the Hands last week. That's a zero in both HRs and RBIs.
And last, but still really last are the Keen Koalas. They've got the pieces in place to make a run, but sitting 38 points out of first in mid June isn't good. It would be a great story if they can get back into the race.
Trivia: This week's trivia come from a question posed by Mo Lenker while we were sitting behind the bullpens at the Big A last week. She asked, "Why is it called the bullpen?" Well Mo, here's your answer. During the civil war, soldiers that were taken prisoner were put in small fenced in enclosures that were tabbed bullpens by their captors. The name was then carried over to baseball to describe the enclosures where the relief pitchers sit during a ballgame in the earliest days of baseball. Then, the term came into widespread use during the early part of the twentieth century when the Bull Durham Tobacco Company put up large billboards over those areas that featured a picture of a large bull on them. The billboards were in every big league park right over the bullpen. So, the term became synonymous with relief pitchers and chewing tobacco.
Baseball Card of the Week: Since we were talking about bullpens, I thought I'd salute one of the best players to ever make the walk from the bullpen to the mound, Rich "Goose" Gossage. The Goose finally made into the Hall of Fame this year. In my mind, he was one of the toughest guys to ever take the mound. He was a true fireball throwing closer. Just his stare alone was intimidating. His fastball wasn't bad either. The Goose is pictured here on his 1979 topps card #225.
Well folks, until next week keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Monday, June 8, 2009
Week 9
Hey all! We're into the second week of June and while the Angels bullpen continues to let me down, the race in the Longball League hasn't. Things are getting tight, let's look at the standings.
Those Vacuous Vipers are suffering from Evan Longoria's recent drop off in production. Longoria's bad right hamstring has flared up again. he played in only three games last week and went scoreless for the week. Rays Manager Joe Maddon says he'll be back in the lineup tonight, but will he contribute?
Tied for second place are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips and the SoCal Capuchins. They've been trading the second slot off and on here for awhile, so you knew a tie would happen one week. The Coachwhips dropped the injured Josh Hamilton and replaced him with Raul Ibanez of the Phillies. His two homer, eight RBI week was a good boost for the snakes. As for the Caps, they keep rolling along behind the awakened Ryan Howard. He's on a roll and so are the Caps.
Sitting in fourth just four points out of second are the Invisible Hands. Ryan Howard and Justin Morneau are in a groove for the Hands. They may be just four points out of fourth, but they have team hot on their trail. The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are just one point behind the Hands and only 15 points out of first. Yes folks, the top five teams are separated by a mere 15 points. The Monkeys did make their move and went after Joe Mauer of the Twins. He looks like he'll fit in nicely with Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols on the Monkey's squad.
The Keen Koalas are in last place, but they did finally swap out Matt Holiday for Adam Dunn. Maybe he can get the Koala's back into contention.
Trivia: On April 22, 1959, the Chicago White Sox score 11 runs in the seventh inning en route to a 20-6 drubbing of the Kansas City A's. The big fact about the inning is that the White Sox scored their 11 runs on one hit! Yes folks, one hit. The A's gave up one hit, walked 10 and committed three errors in the inning.
Baseball Card of the Week: This week's card is 1959 Topps #119- Johnny Callison. He's the man that had the only hit for the White Sox in that weird seventh inning. It was a single that was misplayed into a two base error that allowed the first two runs of the inning to score.
Until next time folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Those Vacuous Vipers are suffering from Evan Longoria's recent drop off in production. Longoria's bad right hamstring has flared up again. he played in only three games last week and went scoreless for the week. Rays Manager Joe Maddon says he'll be back in the lineup tonight, but will he contribute?
Tied for second place are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips and the SoCal Capuchins. They've been trading the second slot off and on here for awhile, so you knew a tie would happen one week. The Coachwhips dropped the injured Josh Hamilton and replaced him with Raul Ibanez of the Phillies. His two homer, eight RBI week was a good boost for the snakes. As for the Caps, they keep rolling along behind the awakened Ryan Howard. He's on a roll and so are the Caps.
Sitting in fourth just four points out of second are the Invisible Hands. Ryan Howard and Justin Morneau are in a groove for the Hands. They may be just four points out of fourth, but they have team hot on their trail. The San Pedro Sea Monkeys are just one point behind the Hands and only 15 points out of first. Yes folks, the top five teams are separated by a mere 15 points. The Monkeys did make their move and went after Joe Mauer of the Twins. He looks like he'll fit in nicely with Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols on the Monkey's squad.
The Keen Koalas are in last place, but they did finally swap out Matt Holiday for Adam Dunn. Maybe he can get the Koala's back into contention.
Trivia: On April 22, 1959, the Chicago White Sox score 11 runs in the seventh inning en route to a 20-6 drubbing of the Kansas City A's. The big fact about the inning is that the White Sox scored their 11 runs on one hit! Yes folks, one hit. The A's gave up one hit, walked 10 and committed three errors in the inning.
Baseball Card of the Week: This week's card is 1959 Topps #119- Johnny Callison. He's the man that had the only hit for the White Sox in that weird seventh inning. It was a single that was misplayed into a two base error that allowed the first two runs of the inning to score.
Until next time folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Monday, June 1, 2009
Week 8
Hey all! With the calendar turning to June and thoughts of summer, the baseball season is 1/3 over and the race for the Longball League pennant is getting tighter. Let's look at the standings.
Don't look now folks, but the Vacuous Vipers lead is shrinking. It was 23 points two weeks ago, but it's down to a 15 point lead today. Evan Longoria's recent slowdown and Chase Utley's poor week have brought the Vipers back to the pack a bit.
The Sierra Vista Coachwhips are taking their turn back in second place again with a two point lead over the SoCal Caps. Ryan Howard finally woke up with a big week. His 4 homer, 10 RBI week was just what the Coachwhips needed.
Sitting in third are the SoCal Capuchins. Yes, they've been trading second place with the SVC's on a regular basis, but now they have another squad hot on their heels. However, they are the only squad with Adam Dunn on the roster. If he keeps hitting, they will be in this race to the end.
Now, not so quietly making noise are the Invisible Hands. They are only 6 points out of second place. Justin Morneau and Ryan Howard are now carrying this squad. Look out, League! The Hands are starting to make a move towards the top of the standings.
Speaking of moves, the San Pedro Sea Monkeys are announcing here that as of 6-1, they are dropping Carlos Pena and adding The Twins' Joe Mauer to the roster. The Monkeys hope he's the missing piece they need to get back into the race.
So what can we say now about those not so Keen Koalas? Our baseball insider, Lee Ursich, thinks the Koalas need to drop Matt Holliday if they want to try to get back into this thing.
Baseball Card of the Week: We salute Harvey Haddix for a heroic feat that occurred 50 years ago this past week. Haddix pitched 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves only to lose the game 1-0 on a Joe Adcock homer in the bottom of the 13th. No pitcher before or since has thrown that many perfect innings in one game. "Hard Luck Harvey" as he would be known ever since that game, is pictured here on his 1959 topps card #184. The card didn't keep up with Haddix's acquisition by the Pirates and shows him with Cincinnati.
Trivia: We all know about mythical slugger Roy Hobbs' ballpark busting blasts in the movie The Natural, but did you know that one of Hobbs' epic shots was based on a real life homerun? In 1946, Bama Rowell of the Boston Braves hit a home run that broke the Bulova clock that sat atop the right field scoreboard at Ebbets Field. That homer became the inspiration for Roy Hobbs' clock shattering shot in movie. One last note about Bama Rowell's dinger. Bulova watches had promised to give a new watch to any player who actually hit the clock in a game. It took awhile for the company to pay off. Rowell hit the homer in 1946. He didn't get that free watch until
1987.
Until next time folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Don't look now folks, but the Vacuous Vipers lead is shrinking. It was 23 points two weeks ago, but it's down to a 15 point lead today. Evan Longoria's recent slowdown and Chase Utley's poor week have brought the Vipers back to the pack a bit.
The Sierra Vista Coachwhips are taking their turn back in second place again with a two point lead over the SoCal Caps. Ryan Howard finally woke up with a big week. His 4 homer, 10 RBI week was just what the Coachwhips needed.
Sitting in third are the SoCal Capuchins. Yes, they've been trading second place with the SVC's on a regular basis, but now they have another squad hot on their heels. However, they are the only squad with Adam Dunn on the roster. If he keeps hitting, they will be in this race to the end.
Now, not so quietly making noise are the Invisible Hands. They are only 6 points out of second place. Justin Morneau and Ryan Howard are now carrying this squad. Look out, League! The Hands are starting to make a move towards the top of the standings.
Speaking of moves, the San Pedro Sea Monkeys are announcing here that as of 6-1, they are dropping Carlos Pena and adding The Twins' Joe Mauer to the roster. The Monkeys hope he's the missing piece they need to get back into the race.
So what can we say now about those not so Keen Koalas? Our baseball insider, Lee Ursich, thinks the Koalas need to drop Matt Holliday if they want to try to get back into this thing.
Baseball Card of the Week: We salute Harvey Haddix for a heroic feat that occurred 50 years ago this past week. Haddix pitched 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves only to lose the game 1-0 on a Joe Adcock homer in the bottom of the 13th. No pitcher before or since has thrown that many perfect innings in one game. "Hard Luck Harvey" as he would be known ever since that game, is pictured here on his 1959 topps card #184. The card didn't keep up with Haddix's acquisition by the Pirates and shows him with Cincinnati.
Trivia: We all know about mythical slugger Roy Hobbs' ballpark busting blasts in the movie The Natural, but did you know that one of Hobbs' epic shots was based on a real life homerun? In 1946, Bama Rowell of the Boston Braves hit a home run that broke the Bulova clock that sat atop the right field scoreboard at Ebbets Field. That homer became the inspiration for Roy Hobbs' clock shattering shot in movie. One last note about Bama Rowell's dinger. Bulova watches had promised to give a new watch to any player who actually hit the clock in a game. It took awhile for the company to pay off. Rowell hit the homer in 1946. He didn't get that free watch until
1987.
Until next time folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Monday, May 25, 2009
Week 7
Hey All! It was a fun Memorial Day weekend in the big leagues. A small taste of interleague play put a charge into the weekend across the country. It was a neat thing in Los Angeles especially where the Angels took 2 out of 3 from the Dodgers in a series that had a playoff atmosphere. Let's take a look at the standings.
Still atop the ladder are the Vacuous Vipers. However, their lead did shrink by a few points this week as their star Evan Longoria proved he was human with a 0 home run, 3 RBI week. Chase Utley and Justin Morneau did pick up the slack though, so the Vipers still have a commanding lead in the standings.
The SoCal Capuchins jumped back into second place with a strong effort from Adam Dunn. His 12 points led his squad for the week. Once again, it seems that the Caps like several other squads in the league are hoping for Ryan Howard to heat up.
The Sierra Vista Coachwhips fell back to third place, but they did see the long awaited arrival of Mark Teixeira's bat. Tex had a 5 homer, 10 RBI week for the 'Whips. If the 'Whips could get all three players hitting at once, they could really make a run at the top.
The Invisible Hands haved moved into fourth place this week with a strong week from Justin Morneau. Morneau had a 1 homer, 8 RBI week. He feasted last week on White Sox pitching. The whole Twins team did as well, which included a 20-1 thumping of the Pale Hose in Chicago.
Meawhile the Sea Monkeys continue to falter. They were once in first place, now they have fallen to fifth. There will be a roster move this week. Sources within the organization say that Joe Mauer of the Twins could be picked up soon.
Still sitting in the cellar are the Keen Koalas. With Matt Hoilliday's bat coming alive, the Koalas have a chance to get back into this thing. The Koalas don't want to be the first team in Longball League history to spend the entire year in last place.
Baseball Card of the Week: With the kid having a great year, I thought Justin Morneau deserved a shoutout. It is a cool card of him too. He looks like he's about to knock one out of the yard.
Trivia: The Angels win over the Dodgers yesterday gave the Halos 12 wins in their last 16 games vs. the blue crew. Way to go Halos!!!!!
Allright guys, until next time, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Still atop the ladder are the Vacuous Vipers. However, their lead did shrink by a few points this week as their star Evan Longoria proved he was human with a 0 home run, 3 RBI week. Chase Utley and Justin Morneau did pick up the slack though, so the Vipers still have a commanding lead in the standings.
The SoCal Capuchins jumped back into second place with a strong effort from Adam Dunn. His 12 points led his squad for the week. Once again, it seems that the Caps like several other squads in the league are hoping for Ryan Howard to heat up.
The Sierra Vista Coachwhips fell back to third place, but they did see the long awaited arrival of Mark Teixeira's bat. Tex had a 5 homer, 10 RBI week for the 'Whips. If the 'Whips could get all three players hitting at once, they could really make a run at the top.
The Invisible Hands haved moved into fourth place this week with a strong week from Justin Morneau. Morneau had a 1 homer, 8 RBI week. He feasted last week on White Sox pitching. The whole Twins team did as well, which included a 20-1 thumping of the Pale Hose in Chicago.
Meawhile the Sea Monkeys continue to falter. They were once in first place, now they have fallen to fifth. There will be a roster move this week. Sources within the organization say that Joe Mauer of the Twins could be picked up soon.
Still sitting in the cellar are the Keen Koalas. With Matt Hoilliday's bat coming alive, the Koalas have a chance to get back into this thing. The Koalas don't want to be the first team in Longball League history to spend the entire year in last place.
Baseball Card of the Week: With the kid having a great year, I thought Justin Morneau deserved a shoutout. It is a cool card of him too. He looks like he's about to knock one out of the yard.
Trivia: The Angels win over the Dodgers yesterday gave the Halos 12 wins in their last 16 games vs. the blue crew. Way to go Halos!!!!!
Allright guys, until next time, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Monday, May 18, 2009
Week 6
This was a pretty interesting week in the big leagues, the Angels got three complete games from their pitching staff in six days, the Phillies' Jayson Werth stole 2nd, 3rd, and home in succession in one trip around the bases, and Tampa Bay Rays' manager, Joe Maddon, screwed up his lineup card and lost his DH for a game. However, the RBIs and homers kept coming in the Longball League. Let's look at the standings...
The Vacuous Vipers kept their big lead over the field even though Evan Longoria had an off week. However, the Twins' Justin Morneau had another stellar week. Throw in the usual good effort from Chase Utley and Vipers are cruising in first place midway through May.
With Josh Hamilton off the DL and knocking the cover off the ball again, the Sierra Vista Coachwhips have vaulted into second place. If you look at the numbers, only eight points separate 2nd through 5th place in the standings. Mark Teixiera's awakening in New York is coming alive at the right time for Coachwhips as well.
Just a point out of second place sit the SoCal Capuchins. Chase Utley and Adam Dunn are leading this club. It was fun to watch the Phillies take on the Nationals this week knowing that Mo could see her whole ballclub in action in this series. The Phillies got the best of the Nats, but the Caps were the big winners in this NL East series.
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys seem to be slowly fading from the picture. The top brass of the Monkeys have hinted that another player move may be imminent.
The Invisible Hands have now worked their way back into the picture and may make a real jump in the standings as they sit a mere eight points out of second place. The Hands really need Ryan Howard to go on a home run binge.
The Keen Koalas are trying hard, but their just not getting any results from it. They really need Matt Holliday to get hot here in the end of may.
Baseball Card of the Week: It's hard to believe Jim Bouton's Ball Four came out almost 40 years ago this spring. I decided to salute Bouton this week and show his 1965 Topps card. Bouton's book is tame by today's standards, but it was a big deal to the baseball establishment in 1970. It's also a pretty good read. It's a neat view of what life was like in the major leagues.
Trivia: I mentioned earlier how the Angels had three complete games in six days last week. That's big stuff nowadays, which puts this next fact into perspective. Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn threw 360 complete games in his career. Pretty impressive, huh?
Until next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner.
The Vacuous Vipers kept their big lead over the field even though Evan Longoria had an off week. However, the Twins' Justin Morneau had another stellar week. Throw in the usual good effort from Chase Utley and Vipers are cruising in first place midway through May.
With Josh Hamilton off the DL and knocking the cover off the ball again, the Sierra Vista Coachwhips have vaulted into second place. If you look at the numbers, only eight points separate 2nd through 5th place in the standings. Mark Teixiera's awakening in New York is coming alive at the right time for Coachwhips as well.
Just a point out of second place sit the SoCal Capuchins. Chase Utley and Adam Dunn are leading this club. It was fun to watch the Phillies take on the Nationals this week knowing that Mo could see her whole ballclub in action in this series. The Phillies got the best of the Nats, but the Caps were the big winners in this NL East series.
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys seem to be slowly fading from the picture. The top brass of the Monkeys have hinted that another player move may be imminent.
The Invisible Hands have now worked their way back into the picture and may make a real jump in the standings as they sit a mere eight points out of second place. The Hands really need Ryan Howard to go on a home run binge.
The Keen Koalas are trying hard, but their just not getting any results from it. They really need Matt Holliday to get hot here in the end of may.
Baseball Card of the Week: It's hard to believe Jim Bouton's Ball Four came out almost 40 years ago this spring. I decided to salute Bouton this week and show his 1965 Topps card. Bouton's book is tame by today's standards, but it was a big deal to the baseball establishment in 1970. It's also a pretty good read. It's a neat view of what life was like in the major leagues.
Trivia: I mentioned earlier how the Angels had three complete games in six days last week. That's big stuff nowadays, which puts this next fact into perspective. Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn threw 360 complete games in his career. Pretty impressive, huh?
Until next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Hey All!
It was a pretty fun week in the majors. The Angels have gotten back to the .500 mark after a devastating start, the Dodgers are now 1-3 after losing Manny Pinhead for 50 games and the slumping Cleveland Indians scored only more run than I did this weekend. Then on the lighter side of things, Ken Griffey, Jr. hit a home run through the Subway Target at the Metrodome and won $25,000 for a lucky fan. Let's take a look at the standings...
Sitting in first place and smashing the competition are Vacuous Vipers. The Vipers' Evan Longoria is having a season for the ages. His 11 home runs and 44 RBIs have paced the snakes to a 22 point lead as we enter mid May. Chase Utley and Justin Morneau have been crushing the ball as well. If these guys don't cool off, the Vipers could run away with the title.
The SoCal Capuchins are looking strong in second place, but did fall further behind to the Vipers this week. Adam Dunn and Chase Utley are pacing the Caps' effort. If Ryan Howard gets into a groove, then they could make a run at the top.
Sitting in third are those San Pedro Sea Monkeys. Albert Pujols is the leader of this squad, but his going 0 for 11 this last weekend hurt the Monkeys. Like the Caps, the Sea Monkeys are hoping Ryan Howard gets his stroke going.
With only two active players, the Sierra Vista Coachwhips have moved up a notch into fourth place and are hot on the heels of the SP Sea Monkeys who sit in third. Evan Longoria is the reason for their success. Imagine how high the Coachwhips could move up if they found a replacement for the injured Josh Hamilton.
The Invisible Hands moved down to the fifth spot. However, their acquisition of Carlos Pena has begun to pay off and the Hands may soon be moving back into the upper division.
Those Keen Koalas are still in last place, but they can still get back into the race with a couple of good weeks from Matt Holliday and Albert Pujols. Holliday needs to get hot for this to happen.
Baseball Card of the Week: With as hot as he is, how could it be anyone but Evan Longoria this week? He's only in his second season in the big leagues and is showing that he will be around for a long time. Man, this guy can hit! He also plays a mean third base.
Trivia: This is not really some trivia, but a telling stat about the San Francisco Giants. The Giants poor run production has been talked about a lot this year. I think this stat brings their lack of run production into graphic relief. The three starting pitchers in the major leagues who get the least amount of run support are Randy Johnson, Barry Zito, and Matt Cain. These three guys are the Giants top three starters.
All right folks, until next time keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
It was a pretty fun week in the majors. The Angels have gotten back to the .500 mark after a devastating start, the Dodgers are now 1-3 after losing Manny Pinhead for 50 games and the slumping Cleveland Indians scored only more run than I did this weekend. Then on the lighter side of things, Ken Griffey, Jr. hit a home run through the Subway Target at the Metrodome and won $25,000 for a lucky fan. Let's take a look at the standings...
Sitting in first place and smashing the competition are Vacuous Vipers. The Vipers' Evan Longoria is having a season for the ages. His 11 home runs and 44 RBIs have paced the snakes to a 22 point lead as we enter mid May. Chase Utley and Justin Morneau have been crushing the ball as well. If these guys don't cool off, the Vipers could run away with the title.
The SoCal Capuchins are looking strong in second place, but did fall further behind to the Vipers this week. Adam Dunn and Chase Utley are pacing the Caps' effort. If Ryan Howard gets into a groove, then they could make a run at the top.
Sitting in third are those San Pedro Sea Monkeys. Albert Pujols is the leader of this squad, but his going 0 for 11 this last weekend hurt the Monkeys. Like the Caps, the Sea Monkeys are hoping Ryan Howard gets his stroke going.
With only two active players, the Sierra Vista Coachwhips have moved up a notch into fourth place and are hot on the heels of the SP Sea Monkeys who sit in third. Evan Longoria is the reason for their success. Imagine how high the Coachwhips could move up if they found a replacement for the injured Josh Hamilton.
The Invisible Hands moved down to the fifth spot. However, their acquisition of Carlos Pena has begun to pay off and the Hands may soon be moving back into the upper division.
Those Keen Koalas are still in last place, but they can still get back into the race with a couple of good weeks from Matt Holliday and Albert Pujols. Holliday needs to get hot for this to happen.
Baseball Card of the Week: With as hot as he is, how could it be anyone but Evan Longoria this week? He's only in his second season in the big leagues and is showing that he will be around for a long time. Man, this guy can hit! He also plays a mean third base.
Trivia: This is not really some trivia, but a telling stat about the San Francisco Giants. The Giants poor run production has been talked about a lot this year. I think this stat brings their lack of run production into graphic relief. The three starting pitchers in the major leagues who get the least amount of run support are Randy Johnson, Barry Zito, and Matt Cain. These three guys are the Giants top three starters.
All right folks, until next time keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commissioner
Monday, May 4, 2009
Week 4
Hey all!
It was a week of offense in the major leagues. There were plenty of big preformances over the past week and one really long game. Yesterday, the Mariners beat the A's, 8-7 in 15 innings. It was the longest game of the year. Meanwhile, after the first month of the season is in the books, the Toronto Blue Jays are sitting at 18-9, tops in the AL East. The Jays haven't been this good this early since they won the series back in 1993. Then, in the same division the Baltimore Orioles have lost 14 of 17 games. If this keeps up, there will be a battle for the worst team in the Washington, D.C. area between the Nationals and the Orioles. Let's look at the standings...
After a week out of the top spot, the Vacuous Vipers have reclaimed first place in a big way. Evan Longoria hit 2 home runs and racked up 14 RBIs to pace the Vipers. Justin Morneau and Chase Utley had good weeks as well, which led to the Vipers racking up 35 points this week. Can the Vipers stay this hot all year?
Making the jump to second place are the SoCal Capuchins. Chase Utley and Adam Dunn continue to keep the Caps in the upper division. Adam Dunn may be the only reason to catch a Nationals game this year.
Dropping down to third place are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. A zero point week from Hanley Ramirez really hurt the Monkeys' cause. Ramirez was hit on the wrist by a pitch last week, but stayed in the lineup and did nothing. That has prompted Monkeys' GM Lee Ursich to use his first roster move of the year to dump Ramirez and pick up Carlos Pena of the Tampa Bay Rays effective 5-4-09. Carlos' big bat will be appreciated in San Pedro.
Starting to make that climb up the ladder are the Invisible Hands. They moved up one notch from 5th to 4th place after replacing Josh Hamilton with Carlos Pena after Hamilton was placed on the 15 day DL on May 1. Look for the Hands to make a serious run at the upper division soon.
Falling down to fifth place this week are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. Josh Hamilton's injury and Mark Teixeira's abysmal start with the Yankees have really hurt the defending league champs. How bad has Teixeira's start been? Well, he's now getting booed after every at bat by the Yankee faithful. I guess the fans are getting their money's worth out of their $1250 seats.
Still in last, but starting to make some noise are the Keen Koalas. The Koalas made their first roster move last Monday when they dropped David wright and added Albert Pujols of the Cardinals. The move has already paid off as Pujols has almost scored more points in one week (6), than Wright did in the first three weeks of the season (7).
Baseball Card of the Week: This week's card is one of the great combo cards from the 1959 Topps set. It features the great White Sox kestone combo of Nellie Fox and Luis Aparicio. These two paced the "Go-Go Sox" to the AL pennant in 1959. They would go on to lose the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the White Sox pennant win was a big deal during the decade of Yankee dominance that was the 1950s.
Trivia: How does it feel to be the second man in the history books twice? Just ask former Cleveland Indian great, Larry Doby. He was the second black man to play in the majors after Jackie Robinson, then 30 years later, he became the second black manager in the majors. That's a couple of instances where being second is still pretty darn important.
Until next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commssioner
It was a week of offense in the major leagues. There were plenty of big preformances over the past week and one really long game. Yesterday, the Mariners beat the A's, 8-7 in 15 innings. It was the longest game of the year. Meanwhile, after the first month of the season is in the books, the Toronto Blue Jays are sitting at 18-9, tops in the AL East. The Jays haven't been this good this early since they won the series back in 1993. Then, in the same division the Baltimore Orioles have lost 14 of 17 games. If this keeps up, there will be a battle for the worst team in the Washington, D.C. area between the Nationals and the Orioles. Let's look at the standings...
After a week out of the top spot, the Vacuous Vipers have reclaimed first place in a big way. Evan Longoria hit 2 home runs and racked up 14 RBIs to pace the Vipers. Justin Morneau and Chase Utley had good weeks as well, which led to the Vipers racking up 35 points this week. Can the Vipers stay this hot all year?
Making the jump to second place are the SoCal Capuchins. Chase Utley and Adam Dunn continue to keep the Caps in the upper division. Adam Dunn may be the only reason to catch a Nationals game this year.
Dropping down to third place are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. A zero point week from Hanley Ramirez really hurt the Monkeys' cause. Ramirez was hit on the wrist by a pitch last week, but stayed in the lineup and did nothing. That has prompted Monkeys' GM Lee Ursich to use his first roster move of the year to dump Ramirez and pick up Carlos Pena of the Tampa Bay Rays effective 5-4-09. Carlos' big bat will be appreciated in San Pedro.
Starting to make that climb up the ladder are the Invisible Hands. They moved up one notch from 5th to 4th place after replacing Josh Hamilton with Carlos Pena after Hamilton was placed on the 15 day DL on May 1. Look for the Hands to make a serious run at the upper division soon.
Falling down to fifth place this week are the Sierra Vista Coachwhips. Josh Hamilton's injury and Mark Teixeira's abysmal start with the Yankees have really hurt the defending league champs. How bad has Teixeira's start been? Well, he's now getting booed after every at bat by the Yankee faithful. I guess the fans are getting their money's worth out of their $1250 seats.
Still in last, but starting to make some noise are the Keen Koalas. The Koalas made their first roster move last Monday when they dropped David wright and added Albert Pujols of the Cardinals. The move has already paid off as Pujols has almost scored more points in one week (6), than Wright did in the first three weeks of the season (7).
Baseball Card of the Week: This week's card is one of the great combo cards from the 1959 Topps set. It features the great White Sox kestone combo of Nellie Fox and Luis Aparicio. These two paced the "Go-Go Sox" to the AL pennant in 1959. They would go on to lose the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the White Sox pennant win was a big deal during the decade of Yankee dominance that was the 1950s.
Trivia: How does it feel to be the second man in the history books twice? Just ask former Cleveland Indian great, Larry Doby. He was the second black man to play in the majors after Jackie Robinson, then 30 years later, he became the second black manager in the majors. That's a couple of instances where being second is still pretty darn important.
Until next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commssioner
Monday, April 27, 2009
Week 3
Hey All!!!!
While I was immersed in the NFL Draft over the last week, another fun week of Major League Baseball went by. Grand slams, a couple of shutouts and a straight steal of home plate highlighted this week's games. So let's get into the TWIB notes in the Longball League.
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys have taken over first place this week with another monster week from Albert Pujols. His start to this season is just simply incredible. He's got 7 homers to start the season, but he already has 25 RBIs!!! That's just a mind boggling stat. How mind boggling is it? Well, he's on pace for 231 RBI, that's 40 over the record of 191 set by Hack Wilson in 1930!
Odds are over the long season he won't keep up this pace, but it is sure fun to watch.
Dropping a notch down to second place this week are Vacuous Vipers. While the Sea Monkeys are relying on one big bat, the Vipers have best overall squad in the league. 3 points of production separates the three players on the squad. That kind of production will keep the Vipers in the hunt deep into September.
The SoCal Capuchins are sitting in third place, a good distance back from the league leaders. However, they are in a big fight to hold on to third place. Chase Utley's awakening along with the Adam Dunn's steady play has helped the Caps stay in the upper division. If Ryan Howard's bat would wake up then the Caps could make a serious run at the league lead.
Mark Teixeira's injury plagued start along with Josh Hamilton's slow April have combined to keep the Sierra Vista Coachwhips down in fourth place. Only Evan Longoria has been solid for the defending champs so far.
Deep down in fifth place sit the Invisible Hands. Josh Hamilton has been a key cause of problems for the Hands also. The Hands, like the Caps, need Ryan Howard to wake up soon. If Hamilton's problems continue, roster moves may be in order.
Speaking of roster moves, the Keen Koalas need some help immediately. Matt Holliday and David Wright have combined for 1 total home run this year. That won't get it done in the Longball League.
Baseball Card of the Week: 40 years ago, the New York Mets turned into the Amazin' Mets and shocked the baseball world with a win over the Baltimore Orioles in 1969 World Series. Key to the team's succes was the great pitiching of former USC Trojan, Tom Seaver. He's pictured here on his 1969 Topps card #480. Tom Terrific went 25-7 with a 2.21 ERA that year and won game 4 of the World Series, 2-1 behind a big home run from Don Clendenon. The game was played on the day your Commissioner turned 9 months old.
Trivia: This season an important durability record will be broken by catcher Ivan Rodriguez. Entering this season he only needs to catch in 54 games to break the all-time mark of 2,226 games behind the plate held by Carlton Fisk. Way to go, Pudge!
Until Next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commisssioner
While I was immersed in the NFL Draft over the last week, another fun week of Major League Baseball went by. Grand slams, a couple of shutouts and a straight steal of home plate highlighted this week's games. So let's get into the TWIB notes in the Longball League.
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys have taken over first place this week with another monster week from Albert Pujols. His start to this season is just simply incredible. He's got 7 homers to start the season, but he already has 25 RBIs!!! That's just a mind boggling stat. How mind boggling is it? Well, he's on pace for 231 RBI, that's 40 over the record of 191 set by Hack Wilson in 1930!
Odds are over the long season he won't keep up this pace, but it is sure fun to watch.
Dropping a notch down to second place this week are Vacuous Vipers. While the Sea Monkeys are relying on one big bat, the Vipers have best overall squad in the league. 3 points of production separates the three players on the squad. That kind of production will keep the Vipers in the hunt deep into September.
The SoCal Capuchins are sitting in third place, a good distance back from the league leaders. However, they are in a big fight to hold on to third place. Chase Utley's awakening along with the Adam Dunn's steady play has helped the Caps stay in the upper division. If Ryan Howard's bat would wake up then the Caps could make a serious run at the league lead.
Mark Teixeira's injury plagued start along with Josh Hamilton's slow April have combined to keep the Sierra Vista Coachwhips down in fourth place. Only Evan Longoria has been solid for the defending champs so far.
Deep down in fifth place sit the Invisible Hands. Josh Hamilton has been a key cause of problems for the Hands also. The Hands, like the Caps, need Ryan Howard to wake up soon. If Hamilton's problems continue, roster moves may be in order.
Speaking of roster moves, the Keen Koalas need some help immediately. Matt Holliday and David Wright have combined for 1 total home run this year. That won't get it done in the Longball League.
Baseball Card of the Week: 40 years ago, the New York Mets turned into the Amazin' Mets and shocked the baseball world with a win over the Baltimore Orioles in 1969 World Series. Key to the team's succes was the great pitiching of former USC Trojan, Tom Seaver. He's pictured here on his 1969 Topps card #480. Tom Terrific went 25-7 with a 2.21 ERA that year and won game 4 of the World Series, 2-1 behind a big home run from Don Clendenon. The game was played on the day your Commissioner turned 9 months old.
Trivia: This season an important durability record will be broken by catcher Ivan Rodriguez. Entering this season he only needs to catch in 54 games to break the all-time mark of 2,226 games behind the plate held by Carlton Fisk. Way to go, Pudge!
Until Next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't.
-The Commisssioner
Monday, April 20, 2009
Week 2
Hey All!!!!!
The second week of the season has come and with it came a lot of big scores around MLB. In the New Yankee Stadium, the Indians and the Yankees combined to hit 20 home runs in four games. That's the most homers ever hit in the first four days in a new ballpark. Let's look at the standings.
The Vacuous Vipers have jumped into first place behind the bats of Chase Utley and Justin Morneau. Evan Longoria was slowed down this week with a bad right foot that limited him to just DH duty, but the Vipers are the only team with all three players in double figures so far.
Sittng in second are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. Phat Albert Pujols had a monster week for the Monkeys with 3 homers and 11 RBIs. The solid play of Hanley Ramirez has also helped the Monkeys stay in the upper division.
The SoCal Capuchins are tasting the rarefied air of third place this week. Mo Lenker's squad hasn't been this high in the standings since early last year. The Caps' big gun is Adam Dunn of the Nationals. The Nats are pretty bad, but he really swings the bat well.
For the first time in a long time, the Sierra Vista Coachwhips are in fourth place. There is a volatility to the standings in the early weeks of the season, but the 'Whips have to be concerned over the lack of production from Mark Teixeira.
The Invisible Hands find themselves in fifth place this week. However, Hands' bats came alive last week and if that continues they should not find themselves in fifth place for very long.
The Keen Koalas are down in last place again this week, but they did manage to get off the deck and put up a good week. There is still plenty of time for the KK's to make a run to the top.
Baseball Card of the Week: It was another tough week for baseball with the tragic death of Mark "The Bird" Fidrych. Here's a look at the Fidrych card from the Topps Fan Favorites set of 2003. Fidrych's incredible rookie campaign was one for the ages. In 1976, he won 19 games. No other rookie had ever won more in the major leagues. However, it was his antics on the mound that captured America's attention. He talked to the ball, manicured the mound between innings, and showed a genuine love for the game. He died tragically in an accident on his farm in Massachusetts. He was only 54. We'll miss you, Bird.
Trvia: The Los Angeles Dodgers Orlando Hudson hit for the cycle last week v. the San Francisco Giants. He was the first Dodger to hit for the cycle since Wes Parker in 1970. Dodger announcer Vin Scully was at the mic for both games.
Until next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't!!!!!
-The Commissioner
The second week of the season has come and with it came a lot of big scores around MLB. In the New Yankee Stadium, the Indians and the Yankees combined to hit 20 home runs in four games. That's the most homers ever hit in the first four days in a new ballpark. Let's look at the standings.
The Vacuous Vipers have jumped into first place behind the bats of Chase Utley and Justin Morneau. Evan Longoria was slowed down this week with a bad right foot that limited him to just DH duty, but the Vipers are the only team with all three players in double figures so far.
Sittng in second are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. Phat Albert Pujols had a monster week for the Monkeys with 3 homers and 11 RBIs. The solid play of Hanley Ramirez has also helped the Monkeys stay in the upper division.
The SoCal Capuchins are tasting the rarefied air of third place this week. Mo Lenker's squad hasn't been this high in the standings since early last year. The Caps' big gun is Adam Dunn of the Nationals. The Nats are pretty bad, but he really swings the bat well.
For the first time in a long time, the Sierra Vista Coachwhips are in fourth place. There is a volatility to the standings in the early weeks of the season, but the 'Whips have to be concerned over the lack of production from Mark Teixeira.
The Invisible Hands find themselves in fifth place this week. However, Hands' bats came alive last week and if that continues they should not find themselves in fifth place for very long.
The Keen Koalas are down in last place again this week, but they did manage to get off the deck and put up a good week. There is still plenty of time for the KK's to make a run to the top.
Baseball Card of the Week: It was another tough week for baseball with the tragic death of Mark "The Bird" Fidrych. Here's a look at the Fidrych card from the Topps Fan Favorites set of 2003. Fidrych's incredible rookie campaign was one for the ages. In 1976, he won 19 games. No other rookie had ever won more in the major leagues. However, it was his antics on the mound that captured America's attention. He talked to the ball, manicured the mound between innings, and showed a genuine love for the game. He died tragically in an accident on his farm in Massachusetts. He was only 54. We'll miss you, Bird.
Trvia: The Los Angeles Dodgers Orlando Hudson hit for the cycle last week v. the San Francisco Giants. He was the first Dodger to hit for the cycle since Wes Parker in 1970. Dodger announcer Vin Scully was at the mic for both games.
Until next week folks, keep hitting 'em where they ain't!!!!!
-The Commissioner
Monday, April 13, 2009
Hey All!!!!
The season has begun and the joy I feel has been tempered by the tragic death of Angels young pitcher Nick Adenhart. It was a horrible thing to hear about last Thursday. It was another senseless act by a drunk driver. All I can say is that my condolences go out to Nick's family and I hope the drunk driver spends the rest of his life in jail. Now, on to more pleasant things.
In this first week of the season I see that the Sierra Vista Coachwhips are picking up where they left off as they sit on top of the standings with 25 points. Evan Longoria's monster week along with a good week from Josh Hamilton has set the pace for the 'Whips.
Hot on the 'Whips heels in second place are the Vacuous Vipers. This is Lu's team and after last year's last place effort it is good to see her squad off to a good start in 2009.
In third place sits The Commissioner's team, the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. My big hitter for the week was the Marlins' Hanley Ramirez. The Florida Marlins are a young team with some big bat potential. Don't be surprised if they are in the thick of the NL East race this year.
Sitting in fourth are the Invisible Hands. Ryan Howard's slow start has not helped this squad at all. However, it should be a good week for Howard as the Phightin' Phillies do play a series at winless Washington this week.
The SoCal Caps are occupying the fifth slot with subpar efforts from both Chase Utley and Ryan Howard. Funny to think that the only home run this team hit this week was from Mo's third player, Adam Dunn of the Nationals.
There is no way to sugarcoat this one, the Keen Koalas have gotten off to a rotten start. This team didn't register a single home run all week. This team can only go up from here.
Baseball Card of the Week: Yes, that's Hank Aaron's brother on that 1971 Topps card. It's good to give a little nod to The Hammer's brother. Tommie hit a total of 13 home runs in the major leagues. He also got to do a rare thing. He played his entire career on the same team with his brother. That's pretty cool.
Trivia: The Texas Rangers Josh Hamilton was intenionally walked with the bases loaded last year. It happened when Tampa Bay Rays were up 7-3 on the Rangers with the sacks full and two out in the top of the ninth. The Rays went on to win the game 7-4 when the next batter, Marlon Byrd was struck out by reliever Dan Wheeler. It was only the fifth time on MLB history that a man was given an intentional walk with the bases loaded. Heck, it was only the second time in 107 years in the American League. It is a rarely used strategy, but in all five times it has been done, the team giving up the intentional pass has won the game.
Until next week, keep hittin 'em where they ain't!!!!
-The Commissioner
The season has begun and the joy I feel has been tempered by the tragic death of Angels young pitcher Nick Adenhart. It was a horrible thing to hear about last Thursday. It was another senseless act by a drunk driver. All I can say is that my condolences go out to Nick's family and I hope the drunk driver spends the rest of his life in jail. Now, on to more pleasant things.
In this first week of the season I see that the Sierra Vista Coachwhips are picking up where they left off as they sit on top of the standings with 25 points. Evan Longoria's monster week along with a good week from Josh Hamilton has set the pace for the 'Whips.
Hot on the 'Whips heels in second place are the Vacuous Vipers. This is Lu's team and after last year's last place effort it is good to see her squad off to a good start in 2009.
In third place sits The Commissioner's team, the San Pedro Sea Monkeys. My big hitter for the week was the Marlins' Hanley Ramirez. The Florida Marlins are a young team with some big bat potential. Don't be surprised if they are in the thick of the NL East race this year.
Sitting in fourth are the Invisible Hands. Ryan Howard's slow start has not helped this squad at all. However, it should be a good week for Howard as the Phightin' Phillies do play a series at winless Washington this week.
The SoCal Caps are occupying the fifth slot with subpar efforts from both Chase Utley and Ryan Howard. Funny to think that the only home run this team hit this week was from Mo's third player, Adam Dunn of the Nationals.
There is no way to sugarcoat this one, the Keen Koalas have gotten off to a rotten start. This team didn't register a single home run all week. This team can only go up from here.
Baseball Card of the Week: Yes, that's Hank Aaron's brother on that 1971 Topps card. It's good to give a little nod to The Hammer's brother. Tommie hit a total of 13 home runs in the major leagues. He also got to do a rare thing. He played his entire career on the same team with his brother. That's pretty cool.
Trivia: The Texas Rangers Josh Hamilton was intenionally walked with the bases loaded last year. It happened when Tampa Bay Rays were up 7-3 on the Rangers with the sacks full and two out in the top of the ninth. The Rays went on to win the game 7-4 when the next batter, Marlon Byrd was struck out by reliever Dan Wheeler. It was only the fifth time on MLB history that a man was given an intentional walk with the bases loaded. Heck, it was only the second time in 107 years in the American League. It is a rarely used strategy, but in all five times it has been done, the team giving up the intentional pass has won the game.
Until next week, keep hittin 'em where they ain't!!!!
-The Commissioner
Saturday, April 4, 2009
The Grapefruit and Cactus leagues have all wound down, fifth starters have been found, and every team still has a shot at the pennant. Yes folks, it's Opening Day!!!!!
Opening Day. What a term!!!!! It brings a wonderful feeling to me that is born of the many things that I love about baseball. I dig Opening Day for the big reasons. One big reason being that the 162 game marathon of a season is back in my life like an old friend that I can start back up with like we never parted. The other big reason is that I really want to watch my Angels make another run at the World Series. However, I really dig baseball for the little reasons.
I dig little reasons like the sqeeze play, infield fly rule and rally caps. I also like Dot races, sausage races and Twingo. I like hearing Rory Markas saying "Just another Halo victory!", about 100 times a year. I like hearing out of town voices like Bob Uecker, Harry Kalas, and Jon Miller. I like the slider, hangin' curve, knucklle ball, and the split-finger fastball. I like Rally Monkeys, stoplight dogs, and parking attendants that say "en-yoy." I like the feel of a new cap, checking the out of town scoreboard, and the thrill of opening a new pack of baseball cards. I like watching Baseball Tonight, the All-Star Game, and a day game at Wrigley Field. I like clean singles, seeing-eye singles, gorks, flares, and ringing doubles off the wall in left-center. I like pocket balls, at 'em balls and line shots to the gap. I dig dingers, big flys, and walk-off blasts. I could on go, but I think you get my point. I like the game for the big and the little reasons. I hope you do too.
Here's a bit of trivia for the week. 19 years ago, Frankin Stubbs did what only 7 other men have done in Major League history. He played an entire nine inning game at first base without recording a single putout. He did it as a member of the Houston Astros on July 25, 1990. The Astros beat the Braves 5-1 in front of 9,492 fans at Atlanta's old Fulton County Stadium. Both teams were about 20 games out of first place at the time. The closest Stubbs came to making a putout in the game was when he fielded a grounder hit to him in the seventh inning. However, instead of running to first base and recording the putout unassisited, he flipped the ball to pitcher Danny Darwin who covered the bag and recorded the putout. Weird, huh?
Next Week: Initial League Standings and more Trivia!!!!! Have a good week folks and remember to hit 'em where they ain't.
Opening Day. What a term!!!!! It brings a wonderful feeling to me that is born of the many things that I love about baseball. I dig Opening Day for the big reasons. One big reason being that the 162 game marathon of a season is back in my life like an old friend that I can start back up with like we never parted. The other big reason is that I really want to watch my Angels make another run at the World Series. However, I really dig baseball for the little reasons.
I dig little reasons like the sqeeze play, infield fly rule and rally caps. I also like Dot races, sausage races and Twingo. I like hearing Rory Markas saying "Just another Halo victory!", about 100 times a year. I like hearing out of town voices like Bob Uecker, Harry Kalas, and Jon Miller. I like the slider, hangin' curve, knucklle ball, and the split-finger fastball. I like Rally Monkeys, stoplight dogs, and parking attendants that say "en-yoy." I like the feel of a new cap, checking the out of town scoreboard, and the thrill of opening a new pack of baseball cards. I like watching Baseball Tonight, the All-Star Game, and a day game at Wrigley Field. I like clean singles, seeing-eye singles, gorks, flares, and ringing doubles off the wall in left-center. I like pocket balls, at 'em balls and line shots to the gap. I dig dingers, big flys, and walk-off blasts. I could on go, but I think you get my point. I like the game for the big and the little reasons. I hope you do too.
Here's a bit of trivia for the week. 19 years ago, Frankin Stubbs did what only 7 other men have done in Major League history. He played an entire nine inning game at first base without recording a single putout. He did it as a member of the Houston Astros on July 25, 1990. The Astros beat the Braves 5-1 in front of 9,492 fans at Atlanta's old Fulton County Stadium. Both teams were about 20 games out of first place at the time. The closest Stubbs came to making a putout in the game was when he fielded a grounder hit to him in the seventh inning. However, instead of running to first base and recording the putout unassisited, he flipped the ball to pitcher Danny Darwin who covered the bag and recorded the putout. Weird, huh?
Next Week: Initial League Standings and more Trivia!!!!! Have a good week folks and remember to hit 'em where they ain't.
Monday, March 2, 2009
The Longball League 2009
Hello and happy spring training to all my family and friends who will be drafting teams for the 2009 Longball League!!! It's seems like only yesterday that the Sierra Vista Coachwhips were crowned as the 2008 Longball League Champions!!! My congratulations go out again to Robert Weissler for putting together that championship squad. I hope the 2009 season will feature a pennant race as exciting as 2008's was. So, let's get on to the rules for this season.
Rules
8. Have fun!!!!
Rules
1. Each team will consist of three players from the current 2009 Major League rosters.
2. Each manager will pick whichever three players he wants for his squad. THERE IS NO DRAFT! Over the course of the long season no two teams will end up with the same roster.
3. The length of the season is exactly the same as the major league season.
4. The scoring is as follows; each player gets 1 point for each home run he hits and 1 point for each run he bats in. The total of the HRs and RBIs for the three men on your team is the total score for your team.
5. Each owner is granted unlimited substitutions for injured players.
6. Each owner is granted 6 additional roster moves. These moves can be used at any time during the season to replace an underachieving player. However, once an owner has used all six roster moves, then that owner can only replace a player due to injury.
7. All teams must be submitted to me, The Commissioner by April 5, 2009. The MLB regular season starts on April 6th 2009.8. Have fun!!!!
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