Week 25

Hey All,

As you can see by the final standings, that the Sierra Vista Coachwhips are the 2011 Longball League Champions!!! Congratulations, Robert!!!

Well, as for the rest of us, there is always next year!

Thanks to everyone for playing this season and I hope you all enjoy watching the playoffs and World Series. It's always fun to see who will step up and etch his name into baseball lore alongside all those other October heroes.

Have a great offseason!

-The Commissioner

Week 24

Hey All,

Two weeks remain in the MLB regular season. Many teams are being eliminated from the pennant chase, while others are fighting like mad to make the postseason. Meanwhile, the Longball League is still a tight race.

The SV Coachwhips are holding onto an 18 point lead as the Invisible Hands are hot on their heels. Meanwhile, the Tax Dodgers are making a run down the stretch as well. The last two weeks will be exciting ones.

This week's Three Things From The Major Leagues...

One, The Tampa Bay Rays have put a huge scare into the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox are feeling like it's 1978 all over again.

Two, the Angels look like they were given a TKO from the AL West race by losing two of three games at lowly Baltimore. Well, maybe not a TKO, but certainly a standing eight count.

Three, Justin Verlander is gonna win 25 games this year. WOW!!!!!

Trivia: as Justin Verlander looks to be on the verge of a 25 win season. Here's a look back at Baseball's last 25 game winner. Back in 1990, Bob Welch of the Oakland A's won 27 games. He finished the year at 27-6 with a 2.95 ERA.

Baseball Card of the Week: In honor of his 27 wins in 1990, here's a look at Bob Welch's 1990 Topps card.

Until next week folks, remember that Vernon Wells is still hitting just .219!

-The Commissioner

Week 23

Hey All!

There are 20 days left in the regular season and 18 points separate first and second places in the Longball League. The SV Coachwhips are holding on to to first place in hopes of claiming their second league crown. Meanwhile, right on their tails are the Invisible Hands. The Hands are seeking their first pennant.

This Week's Three Things From The Major Leagues...

One, earlier this week v. the A's, the Kansas City Royals had a starting lineup that featured three players with the same batting average. Alex Gordon, Melky Cabrera, and Billy Butler all had a .303 batting average coming into the game. I've never seen that happen this late with any team.

Two, the Angels three top starters are as tough as any three top starters in baseball.

Three, If Detroit's Justin Verlander doesn't win the AL Cy Young by a unanimous vote, it would be a shame. The guy is just incredible.

Trivia: Exactly, 92 years ago this past Saturday in 1919, the first baseman for the Chicago White Sox had a meeting with a friend. Chick Gandil's friend was a gambler named Joseph "Sport" Sullivan. It was in this meeting that Gandil pitched the gambler the idea that he could get a group of his teammates to throw the upcoming World Series. It led to one of the worst moments in baseball history. Gandil and seven other White Sox would go down in history as the Black Sox. The bums who threw the World Series.

Baseball Card of the Week: This week's honor is a dubious one, as we see pictured here the T2-6 card of Chick Gandil.

Until next week folks, remember that Vernon Wells is hitting just .218!

-The Commissioner

Week 22

Hey all!

Labor day is here and that means that the stretch drive is in full swing and the playoffs are right around the corner. It also looks like we've got our stretch drive teams for the Longball League crown. The SV Coachwhips and the Invisible Hands are the teams with their eyes on the pennant. 20 points are all that separates the two squads with a little over three weeks to go.

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

One, the Giants have hit the wall and are fading fast in the NL west. A .238 team BA won't get it done.

Two, nobody told the Dodgers they were out of the NL west. They are playing some of their best baseball of the season and could make life interesting for Arizona down the stretch.

Three, the Angels are determined to make me suffer for a few more weeks. This team really isn't good enough to win it all, but they just might sneak into the playoffs.

Trivia: 70 years ago in 1941, Ted Williams was the last man to hit .400 for a season. Ted played in 143 of 154 games that year and his average never dipped below .400 in the last 80 games of the season. Amazing.

Baseball Card of the Week: In honor of Ted Williams, here's a look at his rookie card, 1939 Play Ball #92.

Until next week folks, remember that Vernon Wells is still hitting just .221

-The Commissioner