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
