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
