Friday, April 30, 2010

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

***IS ANYONE HOTTER THAN CANO?***
What really strikes me as unusual, is that Robbie is hot in the field, too. I have no idea how he can get anything on that cross-body throw and yet it's always quick and accurate. He's carrying the team right now, with those highly paid big boppers, A-Rod & Teixeira, looking all too human. If they get cooking, things could get a little scary for the rest of the league.
Let's not forget the pitching staff. Even when the starters don't have their best stuff, they hang in there anyway. There is one exception and we'll see him on Saturday. Maybe Vasquez will find something by then.

***THE SAD STATE OF THE ORIOLES***
They didn't look as inept as their record indicated against the Yanks. The fans sure have given up on them, though. A three game series against NY would normally fill the stands even during the week, but in this series, the attendance averaged 21,000+ in a stadium with a capacity of 48,000+, about 43%. They're already 13 games out and on a pace to lose 120 games.

***YANKS VISIT THE WHITE HOUSE***
When asked what it was like being in the Oval Office, Derek Jeter said, "It was sorta like being in George Steinbrenner's office." I don't know which leader should have been impressed.

***WE HAVE ANOTHER 'UNWRITTEN' RULE***
In a game against the Cleveland Indians, The Angels Howie Kendrick had a walk-off hit against pitcher Chris Perez. With the score tied in the bottom of the 9th, men on 1st & 3rd with two outs, Howie pushed a bunt between the pitcher and 1st base for a hit, scoring the winning run. Perez was incensed, saying that "...major leaguers would want to get a swinging hit in those circumstances. I don't want to say it was 'bush league,' but it wasn't the classy thing to do."
So, trying to get a win any way you can isn't the right thing? There's another unwritten rule I never heard of.
David Thomas of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, had this to say about unwritten rules: "I'd tell you which rule, but then it wouldn't be unwritten."

***POSADA TALKS ABOUT CATCHING***
I know you're all expecting a joke here (actually, so was I), but this is really an article where Posada discusses various pitchers he's caught (There's another straight line I'm going to ignore).

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Auh45VVfFReaAXFkdHF5BFoRvLYF?slug=ti-posada042710

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