Hey All,
As the big leagues keep rolling along, so does the Longball League. The standings have flipped again with the Thunder Mountain Lightning taking their turn atop the heap. Meanwhile, the rest of the league is nipping at their heels. Maybe I should just copy and paste this paragraph each week? Hahahaha!
1: Seriously, just how do you win a game in which you make five errors? On Saturday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame five errors to beat the Minnesota Twins, 9-6. The Diamondbacks scored six runs in a wild eighth inning that featured a grand slam by Arizona's Kelly Johnson. Meanwhile, the Twins rotten season continues as they fell to 15-29 on the season with the loss.
2. Interleague play is upon us again. I have to say I do like it, but some matchups I could do without. I don't think we need to see Houston go to Toronto or Minnesota take on Arizona.
3. Diamondbacks-Twins Redux: In that wild game I mentioned earlier, I saw one of the worst bunts ever executed in the big leagues. Diamondbacks' LF, Gerardo Parra turned to lay down a bunt in the eighth inning. He made contact so poorly that he popped it up. However, he hit it so hard that it went over the head of the the third baseman who was charging in at the time. It fell in for the cheapest infield single I'd ever seen.
Trivia: I was fooling around on the BaseballReference.com website and decided to look at their list of players who made it to the majors and played in only one game. Coming into the 2011 season, 1,480 players played in only one game in their big league careers. I see now that Moonlight Graham has plenty of company in the annals of baseball.
Baseball Card of the Week: In honor of all those guys who played just one game in the bigs, here's a look at a fan-made card of Moonlight Graham.
Until next week folks, remember that Vernon Wells is still on the disabled list.
-The Commissioner
