The Commissioner is back form a great trip Chicago where he crossed US Cellular Field and Wrigley Field off his bucket list. Now, it's time to check out the workings of the Longball League as we head into the All-Star Break.
Roster Moves
7/8/2013
The San Pedro Sea Monkeys dropped A. Soriano WAS and picked up J. Grilli PIT
7/10/2013
The AngelSox and the Tax Dodgers both dropped Y. Darvish TEX and picked up J. Verlander DET
7/11/2013
The Invisible Hands dropped Y. Darvish TEX and picked F. Hernandez SEA
Who's Hot/Who's Not
Hitters
Hot: Texas slugger Adrian Beltre hit .407 for the week with 3 HRs, 8 RBI and didn't strike out in 30 plate appearances.
Not: Oswaldo Acia of the Twins hit .045 for the week with 12 strikeouts and didn't walk once.
Pitchers
Hot: Tim Lincecum threw a no-hitter. 'nuf ced.
Not: Joe Blanton went 0-2 with an ERA of 10.00 and gave up five home runs for the Angels this week.
This Week's Five Cool Things- Wrigley Field and US Cellular Field
1. Watching the lineup for bleacher seats at Wrigley was very cool. I believe the bleachers at Wrigley are the last General Admission seats left in the Major Leagues. The cool part wasn't the people in line, it was watching the people holding spots in line for others who where making runs 40 feet across the street to Murphy's Bleachers for brats and drinks from their walk-up window.
2. Hey, you gotta love a bar with a batting cage! Sluggers, and several other Wrigley hangouts have batting cages. That's just pretty awesome.
3. I know one has been approved for the next season, so I'm glad I saw Wrigley Field before a vision board is put in.
4. People say US Cellular isn't that great of a yard, but hey it is 1,000 times better than the Oakland Coliseum.
5. It was great to see baseball tailgating at US Cellular Field. White Sox fans have it down pretty good.
Cool Baseball Card of the Week: 1961 Post Cereal #4- Mickey Mantle
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The Post Cereal baseball card sets of the 1960s are hailed by many collectors as the greatest food company issued sets of all-time. The 1961 set consisted of 200 cards. However, with variations from different print runs the set numbers about 350 cards. It's a fun to build if you want o get a vintage set for an inexpensive price. A regular 1960 Topps set goes for about 5,000 dollars in NM-MT condition, while a high grade Post Set can be built for about 2,000 dollars. Oh, yeah this card of Mickey Mantle is pretty cool too.
Until next time folks, remember that the Longball League season is almost 2/3 over.
-The Commissioner
