NFL preseason games filling the airwaves means that the Longball League season is almost over. It should be a pretty exciting finish.
Roster Moves: There were no roster moves this week in the league.
Who's Hot/Who's Not This Week
Hitters
Hot: Justin Morneau came out of nowhere with a 5 HR 12 RBI week for the Twins.
Not: Angels call-up Chris Nelson batted a blistering .194 with one walk this week.
Pitchers
Hot: Dodger hurler Zack Greinke went 2-0 and fanned 11 this week.
Not: Mariano Rivera racked up two blown saves for the Yankees this week.
This Week's Three Trivial Things
1. Oakland's Josh Reddick bashed five HRs over two consecutive games v. the Blue Jays this week. This feat has only been accomplished 25 times in MLB history. Reddick joins a pretty select group of players on this list. A,,ong them are Stan Musial, Ralph Kiner. Dave Kingman, Gary Carter, and Billy Williams.
2. Can Chris Davis do it? The Orioles slugger has 42 home runs so far this season and is in pace to hit 58 HRs. Another big day or two could put him on pace to hit 60. That would be fun to watch.
3. Some players hit the ground running and never look back. Bob Feller was one of those players. In his first MLB game, Feller went the distance, striking out 15 St. Louis Browns en route to his first win.
Cool Baseball Card of the Week: 1990 Topps #414A- Frank Thomas (No Name on Front)
Most error cards in the hobby don't attract a great deal of attention. Only a handful of legitimate error cards carry a big money reputation and the 1990 Frank Thomas error is one of them. To put it simply, the card was printed with a good deal of the black that should have been around the border of the card along with Thomas' name missing from the front. It was an error that was corrected very early in the print run thus creating the scarcity. It goes for well over 1,000 dollars. It's Funny what people will pay for cardboard.
-The Commissioner
