Thursday, September 30, 2010

Twins Morneau Out for ALDS

Minnesota slugger Justin Morneau has ruled himself out of the first round of the playoffs. Morneau has been out since he suffered a concussion in Toronto July 7th, kneed in the head inadvertently by Blue Jays second baseman John McDonald.

That's bad news for Twins fans, but Jim Thome has really picked up the slack. The White Sox made a big mistake by not bringing him back.

Reds Earn NL Central Title

Cincinnati clinches its first playoff spot in 15 years by wrapping up the National League Central title. The Yankees and Rays also earn playoff spots in the AL.

Wow! What a way to clinch the division! Congrats to Jay Bruce and the Reds.

The NL Central team has been swept in the postseason since 2007. Look for the young upstart Reds to buck the trend.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Phillies Win NL East Again

Philadelphia's Roy Halladay nailed down the Phillies fourth consecutive National League East title Monday with a standout performance against Washington.

Monday, September 20, 2010

When Will Baseball Break With Maple?

There's no other way to ask it.

When is Major League Baseball going to break with Maple?

Yesterday, Cubs rookie outfielder Tyler Colvin, who leads the league in rookie homeruns with twenty, was at third when the bat from teammate Wellington Castillo separated.
He was injured when the fat part of the maple bat impaled him in the chest.

Colvin's season is over. His career was almost ended in an instant, thanks to another runaway piece of maple wood.

Commisioner Selig said the problem has been handled, citing that baseball is down over 50 percent in broken bats.

One problem: This is not like the rest of baseball, where percentages tell the entire story.

Cubs infielder Jeff Baker tells the story of seeing an umpire in Kansas City get slashed in the neck with a maple bat. Don Long was hit in the cheek by the same part of the bat a few years ago.

Is a player going to have to get killed on the field by a bat impaling their heart to get baseball to do something?

Baseball just keeps sitting on their hands, hoping nobody gets hurt by maple bats.

They can't wait anymore.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Joe Torre to retire as Dodgers manager

Joe Torre announced Friday he will retire as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are mired near the bottom of the NL West, and the team immediately said hitting coach Don Mattingly will replace him.

Three great managers retiring at the end of the year. Lou Piniella, Joe Torre, and Bobby Cox. I can't wait to watch when the three of them are enshrined into Cooperstown. They will have LOTS of stories to tell.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Funny Friday: "Sid The Kid" Homers

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby homered into PNC Park's right-field seats while taking batting practice with eight Penguins teammates. Crosby was the only one of the group to reach the seats.

BTW, Vikings get their revenge tonight to open up the NFL Season.

Have a great weekend!