It's been a fun start to the MLB season with all kinds of things happening at the ballpark. Heck, I've seen runner's interference called twice in two days. I hadn't seen that called twice in the last 20 years. It's been a big starting week in the Longball League too.
The Sierra Vista Coachwhips have vaulted into the early lead on the big bats of Miguel Cabrera and Mark Teixeira. Sitting in second are The Mighty Mollusks. They just seem to be there at the top of the standings every week. Sitting in third place are the San Pedro Sea Monkeys with the AngelSox and the Invisible Hands hot on their heels tied for fourth. The Thunder Mountain Lightning are sitting down in the lower division while the Tax Dodgers, 'Vettes, and Demis are all off to staggering starts. The Demis didn't get a full week into the 2011 campaign without having to drop a player when that total jerk Manny Ramirez tested dirty again for PEDs and promptly retired from baseball. What a loser.
Trivia: With all the talk this week about the awful starts to the season by the Red Sox and Rays, I thought I'd bring back up the worst start of all time by the 1988 Baltimore Orioles. The '88 O's didn't just stumble out of the gate. They stumbled, staggered, fell, got up and staggered some more while opening the season with 21 straight losses. Yeah folks, they started 0-21. The Orioles finally won their first game on April 29th. It was a 9-0 drubbing of the Chicago White Sox.
Baseball Card of the Week: In honor of those awful Orioles of 1988, I put a card here of catcher Mickey Tettleton who firmly believed that he hit more home runs when he ate Fruit Loops for breakfast. That earned him the nickname "The Looper" and a spot as our first Baseball Card of the Week for 2011.
Until next week folks, remember that the baserunner can't impede the fielders path to a batted ball or they will be called out for intereference.
-The Commissioner
