Hey All,
I hope everyone had a good Father's Day weekend. The Invisible Hands are still in first, but the point differential between 1st and 7th place is down to 43 points. Also, many owners are waiting anxiously to hear how Albert Pujols' wrist and shoulder are doing. A big injury to him could really shake up the league.
1. The winning run was scored on a balk? Yes folks, it was. In Atlanta last Thursday night, the Mets were tied 8-8 with the Braves. NY reliever D.J. Carrasco was in a jam. He had runners on second and third and Braves' stud outfielder Jason Heyward. Then, Carrasco flinched. Home Plate Umpire James Hoye called a balk. Diory Hernandez strolled in from home plate and the Braves walked off with a 9-8 victory. It was the second time in Mets franchise history that they lost a game due to balk.
2. Cleveland won't cut this Cord soon. Rookie Cord Phelps smashed a walkoff 3-run homer to give the Indians a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday night. What's cool about this homer is that Phelps is the son of one of our league members' old college roommates. Welcome to the show, kid.
3. The Florida Marlins have gone 1-18 so far in the month of June. Florida Manager Edwin Rodriguez resigned Sunday in the wake of his team's poor performance. The Fish have nine games left this month and could easily set the record for the worst month ever by a major league team.
Trivia: As of Sunday night, Jack McKeon has been named interim manager of the Florida Marlins. That makes him the big leagues' oldest manager at 80 years old. McKeon is not the oldest manager of all-time, however. That title is still held by Connie Mack. Connie Mack managed the Philadelphia A's in 1950 when he was 87 years old.
Baseball Card of the Week: In honor of taking the helm of the Marlins again at 80, here's a look at Jack McKeon's 1974 Topps card #166. It's from his first ever year as a manager when he was the skipper of the Kansas City Royals.
Until next week folks, remember Vernon Wells has finally broken above the Mendoza Line. He's batting a cool .202.
-The Commissioner
