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
