Scoreboard watching can be tough when your team has a bad week, but such is life in the Major Leagues and the Longball League. Boy, those SV Coachwhips just keep hang in' on despite a lousy week from Mark Teixeira.
This week's Three Things in the Major Leagues...
One, Dan Uggla's hit streak ended at 33 games on Sunday. Congrats to the big Atlanta Brave on hitting .377 during that streak along with 15 homers. Rest easy Joe DiMaggio, your record looks safer than ever.
Two, where would the Angels be this year without 12 blown saves? Rookie Jordan Walden has eight to lead the majors and Fernando Rodney owns the other four. Well, one thing is for sure, they wouldn't be four games back in the AL West coming into this week.
Three, the Brewers are hot and looking at an NL Central title. They just look like a team that is on a mission to win it.
Trivia: On this date in 1919, the Brooklyn Robins and the Chicago Cubs split a double header. They played both games in a total of 2:17! The first game, the Cubs won 2-0 behind the arm of Grover Cleveland Alexander in a quick 1:10. In the second game, the Dodgers won, 1-0 behind Zach Wheat's 5th inning hit. That game took a whole 1:07.
Baseball Card of the Week: In honor of that quick double header, here's a look at Brooklyn star Zach Wheat's 1909 T-206 card.
Until next week folks, remember that Vernon Wells is still hitting just .204, that makes him 154th out of the 155 players that qualify for the batting title.
-The Commissioner
