Hey All,
The last week of August is at hand. Football season is around the corner, but baseball is season is getting ready for its' stretch run. Scoreboard watching and September callups are soon at hand. Meanwhile, in the Longball League it looks like we've got a two team race down the stretch for the pennant. The SV Coachwhips and the Invisible Hands look to fight it out down to the wire.
One, The Philadelphia Phillies are on their way to 108 wins and nobody is saying a word about it. It must be weird to be that good and draw no attention.
Two, The San Francisco Giants are hanging in the NL West race depute losing seven players to injury in the last five days. A week ago the G-Men had so many players that they couldn't find roster spots for them all. Now, they look like a MASH unit.
Three, The Angels are keeping hope alive. With some dramatic wins in the last few days and some fun players to watch like ROY candidate Mark Trumbo and speedster Peter Bourjos, the stretch drive will be interesting.
Trivia: The Houston Astros are on pace to lose 111 games this season, however that wouldn't be the worst record in the majors since 2000. That would belong to the 2003 Detroit Tigers. The toothless Tigers were a dismal 43-119 that year. Lefty pitcher Mike Maroth was the staff ace with a big 9-21 record.
Baseball Card of the Week: In honor of that lousy Tigers team, here's a look at the card of their manager, Alan Trammell. The great old Tiger player, couldn't manage the club at all. Here we see Alan pictured on his 1990 Topps card.
Until next week folks, remember it's time to get your fantasy football teams in order. HaHa!
-The Commissioner
