Wow, it's already June! Let's take a look at the Longball League as the MLB season starts month #3.
Roster Moves
The Taylor Run Red Foxes made three injury moves on 6/1/2013
They Dropped:
B. Harper WAS
S. Strasburg WAS
M. Morse SEA
They Added:
P. Goldschmidt ARI
C. Davis BAL
J. Zimmerman WAS
Who's Hot/Who's Not
Hitters
Hot: Ryan Doumit turned in a 2 HR 10 RBI week for the Twins
Not: BJ Upton. No numbers to put up here. When management tells you it might be a good idea to work on your problems down at Triple-A, you're not so hot.
Pitchers
Hot: St. Louis closer Edward Mujica recorded 4 saves this past week.
Not: Colorado's John Garland gave up 10 earned runs in 10 innings pitched this week.
This Week's Three Trivial Things
1. Cubs pitcher Travis Wood helped his own cause in a big way v. the White Sox last Tuesday when he hit a Grand Slam off Jake Peavy. The Cubs went on to win the game, 8-3. It was the first Grand Slam by a Cubs pitcher since Burt "Happy" Hooton hit one off Tom Seaver on September 16, 1972. Yes, the Cubs did win the game, 18-5.
2. Houston is 0 for the O. The Astros haven't beaten the A's this season. They are 0-6 v. their new AL West rival.
3. Eric Wedge may be out as manager soon in Seattle. He may not get another job for awhile. His Mariner squads consistently rank as the worst teams in Seattle history as far as runs scored per game, batting average, and on-base percentage are concerned. Wow, that's going some knowing how bad Seattle has been throughout the years.
Cool Baseball Card of the Week: 1958 Topps #418- World Series Batting Foes
From time to time Topps enjoyed putting multi-player or "combo" cards in their sets. These cards usually featured top players on a single team or opposing players on a card to spice up the set. Well, pictured below here is one of the best combo cards of all time. The Hammer and The Mick squared off in consecutive World Series with Braves winning in seven games in 1957 and the Yankees returning the favor in 1958. Not a bad card, huh?
Halo Woes
With as bad as the Angels are playing, I sometimes wonder if Who really is on first, What is playing second and I Don't Know is on third.
Until next week folks, remember that high expectations and bad contracts can ruin a ball club.
-The Commissioner
