Week 12

Hey All,

It's great to be back here blogging after a great week in Lake Tahoe. I also did get to see a cool minor league ballpark during one of our stops on the road trip. I got to see Banner Island Ballpark, in Stockton CA. It's home to the Stockton Ports. The Ports are an A-Ball team in the California League. However, a quest for a cap from there was thwarted by a closed team store at the ballpark. Oh well, back to the bigs. How about that Edwin Jackson no-hitter last week? How about the Angels taking 5 out of 6 from the Dodgers in interleague play? Finally, how about the Blue Jays having to play three "home games" in Philadelphia after being pushed out of the Rogers Centre by the G20 Economic Summit?

The Thunder Mountain Lightning have jumped back in first place with Mo's Mollusks hot their heels. Meanwhile, the Invisible Hands, Tax Dodgers, and San Pedro Sea Monkeys all remain within striking distance. Also, from the quietly making noise department, David Wright is really having a great year for the Keen Koalas.

Trivia: The Rockies have two former SEC quarterbacks in their starting lineup. Seth Smith and Todd Helton both played QB in the SEC. Smith played for Ole Miss, while Helton called signals at Tennessee. Both Smith and Helton also hold a tie to the Manning family. While at UT, Helton played with Peyton, while Smith played with Eli at Ole Miss.

Baseball Card of the Week: Well, how could it be anybody other than Edwin Jackson of Arizona? His eight walk, 150 pitch effort wasn't beautiful, but it was a no-no. Edwin is pictured here on his 2010 Topps card which doesn't reflect his pickup by the D-Backs. We'll have to wait for his update card to see him in an Arizona uniform.

Longball League 2010- Week 2	HR	RBI	W	SO	Total
San Pedro Sea Monkeys- Lee
A. Pujols- Stl. Dropped 5/28/10	9	34			43
J. Mauer- MIN Dropped on 5/28/10	2	22			24
R. Howard- Phi	15	55			70
V. Guerrero- Tex Added on 5/28/10	3	18			21
K. Morales- LAA- Dropped on 6/1/10	1	5			6
M. Cabrera- DET- Added on 6/1/10	6	16			22
F. Hernandez- Sea			5	105	110
R. Halladay- Phi			9	102	111
	36	150	14	207	407
Mighty Mollusks
A. Pujols- Stl.	16	51			67
A. Gonzales- SD	16	49			65
R. Howard- Phi	15	55			70
A. Wainwright- St. L			10	107	117
J. Verlander- Det.			9	93	102
	47	155	19	200	421
Thunder Mountain Lightning- Liza
A. Rodriguez- NYY	11	54			65
M. Kemp -LA	12	40			52
M. Reynolds- ARI	17	48			65
D. Haren- ARI			7	109	116
C. Kershaw- LA			5	80	85
S. Starsburg- WAS			2	41	43
	40	142	14	230	426
AngelSox- Rally
C. Quentin- CWS Dropped on 6/1/10	5	26			31
P. Konerko- CWS Added on 6/1/10	6	23			29
H. Matsui- LAA	10	46			56
T. Hunter- LAA	12	53			65
J. Weaver- LAA			7	118	125
D. Hudson- CWS Dropped on 6/1/10			1	14	15
J. Danks- CWS- Added on 6/1/10			3	23	26
	34	148	11	155	348
Jalama Beach Waves- Luci
T. Tulowitzki- COL Dropped on 5/4/10	1	13			14
P. Fielder- MIL Dropped on 5/4/10	2	9			11
M. Reynolds- ARI Added on 5/4/10	8	24			32
P. Konerko- CWS Added on 5/4/10	8	32			40
C. Utley- PHI	11	37			48
T. Lincecum- SF			8	117	125
Z. Greinke- KC DRopped on 5/4/10			0	33	33
U. Jimenez- Added on 5/4/10			7	46	53
	30	115	15	196	356
Sierra Vista Coachwhips- Robert
C. Pena- TB	16	49			65
A. Rodriguez- NYY	11	54			65
R. Ibanez- PHI Dropped on 6/1/10	3	21			24
V. Guerrero- Tex Added on 6/1/10	3	16			19
C.C. Sabathia- NYY			9	89	98
J. Beckett- Bos Dropped on 6/1/10			1	40	41
A. Wainwright- St. L Added on 6/1/10			3	29	32
	33	140	13	158	344
Keen Koalas- Margaret
A. Pujols- Stl.	16	51			67
H. Ramirez- Fla	11	44			55
D. Wright- NYM	14	61			75
T. Lincecum- SF added on 4/19/10			6	93	99
A. Wainwright- St. L added on 4/19/10			7	75	82
J. De La Rosa- COL dropped 4/19/10			0	1	15
T. Clippard- WAS dropped 4/19/10			1	9	10
	41	151	14	178	384
Invisible Hands- Rod
A. Pujols- Stl.	16	51			67
R. Howard- Phi	15	55			70
P. Fielder- MIL	15	32			47
T. Lincecum- SF			8	117	125
Z. Greinke- KC dropped on 4-17-10			0	14	14
D. Haren- Ari added on 4-17-10			6	89	95
	46	138	14	220	418
Tax Dodgers- Larry
A. Pujols- Stl.	16	51			67
R. Howard- Phi	15	55			70
P. Fielder- MIL Dropped on 6/14/10	10	22			32
M. Cabrera- DET- Added on 6/14/10	3	7			10
A. Ethier- LA Dropped on 5/18/10	1	4			5
T. Lincecum- SF			8	117	125
J. Verlander- Det. dropped on 4/12/10			0	9	9
R. Halladay- Phi picked up on 4/12/10			7	85	92
	45	139	15	211	410