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
