Week 21

Hey All,

Another summer has flown by, kids are going back to school and soon footballs will fill the air. However, there's still a little over a month to go in the regular season in the majors. That means the most exciting part of the season is coming. Ahh yes, the stretch run in the bigs should produce an exciting finish in the Longball League as well.

The San Pedro Sea Monkeys have been able to open a some breathing room at the top of the Longball League standings. This is due to two reasons. One, the Sea Monkeys got great production out of their lineup last week. Number two is the fact that Ryan Howard put up a big fat zero on the board this past week. However, all it takes is one bad week the other way and the standings could be completely upside down.

Trivia: With the young, speedy, Dexter Fowler setting a new Colorado Rockies club record for triples in one season this week with 17, I started wondering who is the oldest player to ever hit a three-bagger? The answer is Pete Rose. In 1986 at the age of 45, Rose slammed a pitch off San Francisco Giant pitcher, Greg Minton and raced around the bases for a triple. An interesting side note to this is that Rose's first hit in the bigs back in 1963 was a triple off Bob Friend of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Baseball Card of the Week: In honor of that triple back in 1986, here's a look at Pete's 1986 Topps card. Just in case you need an extra bit of trivia, the second oldest player to hit a triple at age 44 is Carlton Fisk. He did it 1991 for the Chicago White Sox.

Until next week folks, remember that the baseballs at Coors Field in Colorado are kept in a humidor so that they don't fly that far in the high altitude.

-The Commissioner

Longball League 2010- Week 17	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 Dropped 8/3/10	23	81			104
J. Bautisita- TOR Added 8/3/10	10	17			27
V. Guerrero- Tex Added on 5/28/10	12	54			66
K. Morales- LAA- Dropped on 6/1/10	1	5			6
M. Cabrera- DET- Added on 6/1/10	19	59			78
F. Hernandez- Sea			10	192	202
R. Halladay- Phi			16	186	202
	76	282	26	378	762
Mighty Mollusks
A. Pujols- Stl.	35	95			130
A. Gonzales- SD	27	86			113
R. Howard- Phi Dropped 8/3/10	23	81			104
M. Cabrera- DET- Added on 8/3/10	7	14			21
A. Wainwright- St. L			17	178	195
J. Verlander- Det.			14	168	182
	92	276	31	346	745
Thunder Mountain Lightning- Liza
A. Rodriguez- NYY Dropped 8/23-10	21	97			118
R. Cano- NYY Added 8/23/10	0	1			1
M. Kemp -LA	22	74			96
M. Reynolds- ARI	29	76			105
D. Haren- LAA			9	176	185
C. Kershaw- LA Added 8/23/10			5	86	6
S. Strasburg- Dropped 8/23/10			5	92	97
T. Lincecum- Added on 7/29/10			1	16	17
	72	248	20	370	710
AngelSox- Rally
C. Quentin- CWS Dropped on 6/1/10	5	26			31
P. Konerko- CWS Added on 6/1/10	18	59			77
H. Matsui- LAA	16	69			85
T. Hunter- LAA	18	70			88
J. Weaver- LAA			11	200	211
D. Hudson- CWS Dropped on 6/1/10			1	14	15
J. Danks- CWS- Added on 6/1/10			8	83	91
	57	224	20	297	598
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	20	52			72
P. Konerko- CWS Added on 5/4/10	20	68			88
C. Utley- PHI	11	37			48
T. Lincecum- SF			11	179	190
Z. Greinke- KC DRopped on 5/4/10			0	33	33
U. Jimenez- Added on 5/4/10			11	111	122
	54	179	22	323	578
Sierra Vista Coachwhips- Robert
C. Pena- TB	24	72			96
A. Rodriguez- NYY Dropped on 8/24/10	21	97			118
R. Howard- Phi Added on 8/24/10	0	0			0
R. Ibanez- PHI Dropped on 6/1/10	3	21			24
V. Guerrero- Tex Added on 6/1/10	12	52			64
C.C. Sabathia- NYY			18	160	178
J. Beckett- Bos Dropped on 6/1/10			1	40	41
A. Wainwright- St. L Added on 6/1/10			10	100	110
	60	242	29	300	631
Keen Koalas- Margaret
A. Pujols- Stl.	35	95			130
H. Ramirez- Fla	18	67			85
D. Wright- NYM	21	86			107
T. Lincecum- SF added on 4/19/10			9	155	164
A. Wainwright- St. L added on 4/19/10			14	156	170
J. De La Rosa- COL dropped 4/19/10			0	1	15
T. Clippard- WAS dropped 4/19/10			1	9	10
	74	248	24	321	667
Invisible Hands- Rod
A. Pujols- Stl.	35	95			130
R. Howard- Phi Added 8/22/10	23	82			105
M. Cabrera- DET- Added on 8/3/10	7	14			21
P. Fielder- MIL Dropped 8/22/10	25	63			88
T. Lincecum- SF			11	179	190
Z. Greinke- KC dropped on 4-17-10			0	14	14
D. Haren- Ari added on 4-17-10			8	156	164
	90	254	19	349	712
Tax Dodgers- Larry
A. Pujols- Stl.	35	95			130
R. Howard- Phi Added 8/22/10	23	82			105
P. Fielder- MIL Dropped on 6/14/10	11	34			45
M. Cabrera- DET- Dropped on 7/26/10	7	31			38
J. Hamilton- TEX- Added on 7/26/10	8	21			29
A. Ethier- LA Dropped on 5/18/10	1	4			5
T. Lincecum- SF			11	179	190
J. Verlander- Det. dropped on 4/12/10			0	9	9
R. Halladay- Phi picked up on 4/12/10			14	171	185
	85	267	25	345	736