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
