Hey All,
In the major leagues this week we saw the Red Sox break out of their early season funk, and the Angels slip deeper into theirs. Things got a little heated in the Longball League as well, with the standings doing an early season flip-flop.
Who's Hot
Hitters: Matt Kemp (LAD), Josh Hamilton (TEX), this is a recording.
Pitchers: Tim Lincecum (SF), Felix Hernandez (SEA)
Who's Not
Hitters: Albert (No Homers) Pujols (LAA), Mark Teixeira (NYY)
Pitchers: Cliff Lee (PHI), J. Verlander (DET)
Roster Moves
4/19/2012
Tax Dodgers dropped Jose Bautista (TOR), added Josh Hamliton (TEX)
4/24/2012
Scorpions dropped Jose Bautista (TOR), added Josh Hamilton (TEX)
4/29/2012
Scorpions dropped Albert Pujols (LAA), added Miguel Cabrera (DET)
San Pedro Sea Monkeys dropped Albert Pujols (LAA), added Josh Hamilton (TEX)
This Week's Three Trivial Things (Angels Deep Dive Edition)
1. No four or more; The Halos have 0 wins when their opponent scores four or more runs in a game.
2. No help at all; Halo hurler Ervin Santana is 0-5 with no help from his teammates. In four of his five losses the Angels have scored 0 runs. The Angels have been shutout four times already this season. All four shutouts happened when Santana has pitched.
3. You know it's going really bad when; When Torii Hunter makes an error that costs his team a game. Hunter made such an error on Sunday. How rare was such an error? Hunter has the highest lifetime fielding percentage of just about any outfielder ever. The error was just the 36th in a career in which he's had 4557 fielding chances. Boy, it is going bad for the Angels.
Baseball Card of the Week: This week's honor goes to the new rookie phenom of the Washington Nationals, Bryce Harper. In his weekend debut vs. the Dodgers, the 19-year old showed that he does have every one of the five tools we were told he has. So, here's a look at the kid's Topps Rookie Card. It was unveiled by Topps over the weekend and should be included in the second series of their 2012 set.
Until next week folks, remember that if you expand your strike zone, your batting average will droop like a rock.
-The Commissioner
