Saturday, August 27, 2011

Week 21

Hey All,

What a week! The east coast got hit with an Earthquake and a Hurricane. The weather sure played havoc with the MLB schedule. There will be a not of makeup games down the stretch. Those games will have a big impact on the Longball League standings. Once again in the LL, we see the SV Coachwhips are hanging onto the top spot. Can they hang on for one more month?

Here's this week's Three Things from the Major Leagues...

One, it's a rare thing when you see something that has never happened before in an MLB game, but that did happen this week, when the New York Yankees blasted three grand slams off the hapless Oakland A's. The Yankees won the game, 22-9. So, always be aware at the ballpark, you just might see something that you've never seen before.

Two, Hurricane Irene is causing rainouts all over the east coast. This will make for some crazy makeup games and could really alter the pennant races in the east.

Three, September is almost here. That means roster call ups and new players who could have big impacts on the pennant races. An extra pitcher down the stretch or fresh set of legs on the bases could be huge factors down the stretch.

Trivia: With Hurricane Irene whipping on the east coast this week and causing rainouts all over, I decided to find out what team has been rained out the most over the last decade. The Boston Red Sox have been rained out the most over the last decade. They've had 35 games postponed due to bad weather. In contrast, there has only been one game rained out on the west coast during the same time span. The lone west coast rainout was in San Diego on April 4, 2006. The Padres game with San Francisco Giants was postponed due to the wet stuff.

Baseball Card of the Week: In honor of his hitting the Yankees' 3rd Grand Slam v. the A's, the honor goes to Curtis Granderson. Here, we see him pictured on his 2011 Topps Heritage #169.

Until next week folks, remember the Angels are now starting to phase Vernon Wells and his .205 batting average out of the lineup.

-The Commissioner